2016 Penn State Nittany Lions Football Roster

Head Coach: James Franklin

Season: 12th

Avg. NIL: $9.9K

Total NIL: $49K

Adam DeBoef

Class year: 2014 H.S.
Height: 6-5
Weight: 269

High School:: State College Area
Hometown:: (State College, PA)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: IOL

Alex Barbir

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 5-10
Weight: 195

High School:: South Forsyth
Hometown:: (Cumming, GA)

82.09

Natl: 1189

Pos: 5

St: 97

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: K

Alex Gellerstedt

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-6
Weight: 281

High School:: Dublin Coffman
Hometown:: (Dublin, OH)

85.87

Natl: 673

Pos: 49

St: 29

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: OT

Amani Oruwariye

Class year: 2014 H.S.
Height: 6-1
Weight: 204

Age: 29 yrs

High School:: Gaither
Hometown:: (Tampa, FL)

85.40

Natl: 729

Pos: 59

St: 106

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: CB

Age: 29

Andre Robinson

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 5-9
Weight: 213

High School:: Bishop McDevitt
Hometown:: (Harrisburg, PA)

90.78

Natl: 258

Pos: 28

St: 7

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: RB

Antoine White

Class year: 2014 H.S.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 283

High School:: Millville
Hometown:: (Millville, NJ)

85.63

Natl: 707

Pos: 80

St: 18

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: DL

Antonio Valentino Shelton

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 280

High School:: Westerville North
Hometown:: (Westerville, OH)

82.43

Natl: 1127

Pos: 99

St: 58

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: DL

RS-FR

Ayron Monroe

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 5-11
Weight: 210

High School:: St. John's College
Hometown:: (Washington, DC)

86.90

Natl: 2

Pos: 1

St: 2

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: S

Billy Fessler

Class year: 2014 H.S.
Height: 5-11
Weight: 191

Age: 30 yrs

High School:: Cathedral Prep
Hometown:: (Erie, PA)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: QB

Age: 30

Blake Gillikin

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-1
Weight: 180

High School:: Westminster School
Hometown:: (Atlanta, GA)

81.80

Natl: 1252

Pos: 3

St: 103

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: P

Brandon Polk

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 5-9
Weight: 167

High School:: Briar Woods
Hometown:: (Ashburn, VA)

88.07

Natl: 482

Pos: 69

St: 19

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: WR

Brandon Smith

Class year: 2013 H.S.
Height: 6-0
Weight: 231

High School:: Lewisburg
Hometown:: (Lewisburg, PA)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LB

Brendan Brosnan

Class year: 2014 H.S.
Height: 6-6
Weight: 293

High School:: Maine South
Hometown:: (Park Ridge, IL)

83.50

Natl: 992

Pos: 76

St: 32

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: IOL

Cam Brown

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-5
Weight: 233

Age: 27 yrs

High School:: Paint Branch
Hometown:: (Potomac, MD)

89.80

Natl: 318

Pos: 33

St: 10

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LB

Age: 27

Charlie Shuman

Class year: 2014 H.S.
Height: 6-8
Weight: 297

High School:: Pittsford Sutherland
Hometown:: (Pittsford, NY)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: OT

Chris Godwin

Class year: 2014 H.S.
Height: 6-1
Weight: 205

Age: 29 yrs

High School:: Middletown
Hometown:: (Middletown, DE)

92.52

Natl: 164

Pos: 26

St: 1

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: WR

Age: 29

Chris Gulla

Class year: 2013 H.S.
Height: 6-1
Weight: 208

High School:: Toms River North
Hometown:: (Toms River, NJ)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: P

Christian Campbell

Class year: 2014 H.S.
Height: 6-1
Weight: 191

Age: 29 yrs

High School:: Central
Hometown:: (Phenix City, AL)

82.60

Natl: 1158

Pos: 104

St: 38

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: CB

Age: 29

Colin Castagna

Class year: 2014 H.S.
Height: 6-4
Weight: 254

High School:: Barrington
Hometown:: (Barrington, IL)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Connor McGovern

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-5.38
Weight: 308

Age: 32 yrs

High School:: Lake-Lehman
Hometown:: (Lopez, PA)

90.54

Natl: 273

Pos: 25

St: 8

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: IOL

Age: 32

Curtis Cothran

Class year: 2013 H.S.
Height: 6-5
Weight: 262

High School:: Council Rock North
Hometown:: (Newtown, PA)

84.67

Natl: 827

Pos: 83

St: 21

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: DL

Dae'lun Darien

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-4
Weight: 205

High School:: Dunbar
Hometown:: (Baltimore, MD)

83.50

Natl: 965

Pos: 114

St: 26

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LB

RS-JR

DaeSean Hamilton

Class year: 2013 H.S.
Height: 6-1
Weight: 214

Age: 30 yrs

High School:: Mountain View
Hometown:: (Stafford, VA)

89.57

Natl: 350

Pos: 44

St: 15

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: WR

Age: 30

Dan Chisena

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 182

High School:: Downingtown East
Hometown:: (Exton, PA)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: WR

Danny Dalton

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-4
Weight: 241

High School:: Marshfield
Hometown:: (Marshfield, MA)

88.33

Natl: 441

Pos: 22

St: 1

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: TE

Frank Di Leo

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 5-9
Weight: 210

High School:: St Ignatius College Prep
Hometown:: (Chicago, IL)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LB

Garrett Sickels

Class year: 2013 H.S.
Height: 6-4
Weight: 251

High School:: Red Bank Reg
Hometown:: (Little Silver, NJ)

92.28

Natl: 175

Pos: 8

St: 6

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Garrett Taylor

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-0
Weight: 198

High School:: St. Christopher's School
Hometown:: (Richmond, VA)

94.47

Natl: 85

Pos: 6

St: 3

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: S

Hunter Kelly

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 310

High School:: Neshaminy
Hometown:: (Langhorne, PA)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: IOL

Irvin Charles

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-4
Weight: 224

High School:: Paul VI
Hometown:: (Haddonfield, NJ)

90.17

Natl: 302

Pos: 41

St: 7

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: WR

Jake Zembiec

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 202

High School:: Aquinas Institute
Hometown:: (Rochester, NY)

89.33

Natl: 356

Pos: 25

St: 1

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: QB

Jarvis Miller

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 223

High School:: Suffield
Hometown:: (Suffield, CT)

83.50

Natl: 1044

Pos: 116

St: 5

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LB

Jason Cabinda

Class year: 2014 H.S.
Height: 6-1
Weight: 237

High School:: Hunterdon Central
Hometown:: (Flemington, NJ)

83.20

Natl: 1045

Pos: 118

St: 28

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LB

RS-FR

John Petrishen

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-0
Weight: 207

High School:: Central Catholic
Hometown:: (Pittsburgh, PA)

83.77

Natl: 993

Pos: 87

St: 23

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: S

John Reid

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 5-10
Weight: 181

Age: 29 yrs

High School:: St. Joseph's Prep School
Hometown:: (Philadelphia, PA)

93.51

Natl: 126

Pos: 14

St: 3

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: CB

Age: 29

Jonathan Holland

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-4
Weight: 238

High School:: The Bullis School
Hometown:: (Potomac, MD)

88.75

Natl: 417

Pos: 16

St: 9

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: TE

Josh McPhearson

Class year: 2012 H.S.
Height: 5-10
Weight: 193

High School:: Fork Union Military Academy
Hometown:: (Upper Marlboro, MD)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: ATH

Kevin Givens

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-1
Weight: 275

High School:: Altoona
Hometown:: (Altoona, PA)

84.13

Natl: 930

Pos: 90

St: 20

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: DL

Kyle Vasey

Class year: 2014 H.S.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 239

High School:: Wallenpaupack Area
Hometown:: (Hawley, PA)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LS

Manny Bowen

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 235

High School:: Barnegat
Hometown:: (Barnegat, NJ)

90.13

Natl: 1

Pos: 1

St: 1

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LB

Marcus Allen

Class year: 2014 H.S.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 208

Age: 29 yrs

High School:: Dr. Henry Wise
Hometown:: (Upper Marlboro, MD)

86.93

Natl: 556

Pos: 47

St: 15

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: S

Age: 29

RS-SO

Mark Allen

Class year: 2014 H.S.
Height: 5-6
Weight: 180

High School:: DeMatha Catholic
Hometown:: (Hyattsville, MD)

80.75

Natl: 1493

Pos: 159

St: 36

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: RB

Michael Shuster

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 200

High School:: Camp Hill
Hometown:: (Camp Hill, PA)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: QB

Mike Gesicki

Class year: 2014 H.S.
Height: 6-5.5
Weight: 247

Age: 29 yrs

High School:: Southern Reg
Hometown:: (Manahawkin, NJ)

91.44

Natl: 227

Pos: 8

St: 8

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: TE

Age: 29

Miles Sanders

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 5-10.6
Weight: 211

Age: 28 yrs

High School:: Woodland Hills
Hometown:: (Pittsburgh, PA)

96.33

Natl: 34

Pos: 1

St: 1

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: RB

Age: 28

Nicholas Cox

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-0
Weight: 223

High School:: Jesuit
Hometown:: (Tampa, FL)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LS

Nick Bowers

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-4
Weight: 265

High School:: Kittanning
Hometown:: (Kittanning, PA)

86.27

Natl: 665

Pos: 30

St: 15

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: TE

Noah Beh

Class year: 2014 H.S.
Height: 6-6
Weight: 291

High School:: Scranton Prep
Hometown:: (Scranton, PA)

88.10

Natl: 470

Pos: 32

St: 12

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: OT

Robert Windsor

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-4
Weight: 285

Age: 28 yrs

High School:: Fond Du Lac
Hometown:: (Fond Du Lac, WI)

83.73

Natl: 1003

Pos: 100

St: 3

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: DL

Age: 28

Ryan Bates

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-4
Weight: 301

High School:: Archbishop Wood
Hometown:: (Warminster, PA)

92.85

Natl: 148

Pos: 10

St: 4

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: IOL

Ryan Buchholz

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-6
Weight: 260

High School:: Great Valley
Hometown:: (Malvern, PA)

90.28

Natl: 295

Pos: 35

St: 8

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: DL

Ryan Monk

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-1
Weight: 290

High School:: Dallas
Hometown:: (Dallas, PA)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: DL

Saeed Blacknall

Class year: 2014 H.S.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 212

High School:: Manalapan
Hometown:: (Englishtown, NJ)

92.43

Natl: 174

Pos: 27

St: 5

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: WR

Saquon Barkley

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-0
Weight: 233

Age: 28 yrs

High School:: Whitehall
Hometown:: (Whitehall, PA)

93.67

Natl: 118

Pos: 15

St: 2

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: RB

Age: 28

Shareef Miller

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-5
Weight: 248

Age: 28 yrs

High School:: George Washington
Hometown:: (Philadelphia, PA)

88.37

Natl: 461

Pos: 31

St: 10

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Age: 28

Steven Gonzalez

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-4
Weight: 341

High School:: Union City
Hometown:: (Union City, NJ)

90.87

Natl: 245

Pos: 21

St: 6

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: IOL

Tom Devenney

Class year: 2013 H.S.
Height: 6-1
Weight: 308

High School:: Warwick
Hometown:: (Lititz, PA)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: IOL

Tommy Stevens

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-4
Weight: 219

Age: 28 yrs

High School:: Decatur Central
Hometown:: (Indianapolis, IN)

87.10

Natl: 582

Pos: 40

St: 7

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: QB

Age: 28

Torrence Brown

Class year: 2014 H.S.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 257

High School:: Tuscaloosa Academy
Hometown:: (Tuscaloosa, AL)

82.57

Natl: 1163

Pos: 84

St: 39

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Trace McSorley

Class year: 2014 H.S.
Height: 6-0
Weight: 205

Age: 29 yrs

High School:: Briar Woods
Hometown:: (Ashburn, VA)

86.87

Natl: 567

Pos: 35

St: 23

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: QB

Age: 29

Troy Apke

Class year: 2014 H.S.
Height: 6-1
Weight: 205

Age: 30 yrs

High School:: Mt. Lebanon
Hometown:: (Pittsburgh, PA)

88.37

Natl: 450

Pos: 37

St: 9

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: S

Age: 30

Tyler Shoop

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 5-11
Weight: 176

High School:: Father Ryan
Hometown:: (Nashville, TN)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: WR

Zach Simpson

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 292

High School:: Hollidaysburg Area
Hometown:: (Hollidaysburg, PA)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: IOL

Zech McPhearson

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-2.1
Weight: 183

Age: 27 yrs

High School:: Riverdale Baptist
Hometown:: (Upper Marlboro, MD)

91.50

Natl: 217

Pos: 20

St: 6

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: CB

Age: 27

Tyrell Chavis

Class year: 2012 H.S.
Height: 6-4
Weight: 320

High School:: Fork Union Military Academy
Hometown:: (Richmond, VA)

89.04

Natl: 53

Pos: 8

St: 3

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: DL

Will Fries

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-6
Weight: 305

Age: 27 yrs

High School:: Cranford Sr
Hometown:: (Cranford, NJ)

89.03

Natl: 379

Pos: 28

St: 8

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: OT

Age: 27

Isaac Lutz

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 5-11
Weight: 190

High School:: Berks Catholic
Hometown:: (Reading, PA)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: WR

Michal Menet

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-4.13
Weight: 301

Age: 28 yrs

High School:: Exeter Township
Hometown:: (Reading, PA)

95.64

Natl: 53

Pos: 4

St: 2

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: IOL

Age: 28

Shane Simmons

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-4
Weight: 221

High School:: DeMatha Catholic
Hometown:: (Hyattsville, MD)

96.43

Natl: 30

Pos: 7

St: 1

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Shaka Toney

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-2.5
Weight: 242

Age: 27 yrs

High School:: Imhotep Institute
Hometown:: (Philadelphia, PA)

84.13

Natl: 864

Pos: 71

St: 19

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Age: 27

Jason Vranic

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: -

High School:
Hometown:: (Buffalo, NY)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LB

Ellison Jordan

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-0
Weight: 270

High School:: Gilman
Hometown:: (Baltimore, MD)

89.79

Natl: 320

Pos: 39

St: 11

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: DL

Joey Julius

Class year: 2014 H.S.
Height: -

High School:: Lower Dauphin
Hometown:: (Hummelstown, PA)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: K

Jan Johnson

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: -

High School:: Governor Mifflin
Hometown:: (Reading, PA)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LB

Sterling Jenkins

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-8
Weight: 329

High School:: Baldwin
Hometown:: (Pittsburgh, PA)

91.36

Natl: 217

Pos: 17

St: 5

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: OT

Juwan Johnson

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-4
Weight: 216

High School:: Glassboro
Hometown:: (Glassboro, NJ)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: WR

Daniel Joseph

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 240

High School:: Lake Forest Academy
Hometown:: (Lake Forest, IL)

92.41

Natl: 164

Pos: 21

St: 2

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Anthony Johnson

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 185

High School:: Euclid
Hometown:: (Cleveland, OH)

83.47

Natl: 969

Pos: 88

St: 47

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: CB

Nick Scott

Class year: 2014 H.S.
Height: 5-11
Weight: 195

Age: 30 yrs

High School:: Fairfax
Hometown:: (Fairfax, VA)

87.47

Natl: 518

Pos: 43

St: 21

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: S

Age: 30