Alijah Carnell holds the LDT · Backup spot in Penn State Nittany Lions’s defensive tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Alijah Carnell is a 6'5", 299-pound linebacker from Henderson, Nevada who attended Bishop Gorman High School. At Bishop Gorman, he compiled 31 tackles as a senior, including 20 solo tackles, one tackle for loss, one sack and five QB hurries while helping the program to state championships in his junior and senior seasons with a combined 26-1 record. Carnell played at Iowa State before transferring to Penn State. In 2025, he appeared in 11 games for the Cyclones, recording six tackles including a half-sack. He is a redshirt sophomore transfer.

Iowa State2024 – 2025

Penn State2026 — present