Carolina Panthers release safety Drew Hartlaub

The Carolina Panthers have released former Penn State safety Drew Hartlaub, according to Pro Football Network’s Aaron Wilson.

Hartlaub, a former fan-favorite walk-on with the Nittany Lions, grew up in Hanover, Pa., just two hours from Penn State’s campus. He never saw much action during his four-year tenure with the program, mostly playing special teams and providing an extra body on the practice field. He recorded 16 total tackles in his collegiate career.

Despite this, he still managed to find himself with an opportunity with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent last week, but it didn’t last long. The 5-foot-11, 183-pound safety is now forced to look for a home elsewhere in the NFL and will have to work from the ground up once he gets there.

LOOK: Carolina Panthers release new jersey numbers for Matt Corral, rookies

The Panthers have revealed the jersey numbers for their rookie class, including quarterback Matt Corral. If the former Ole Miss star is as good for Carolina as he was in Oxford, his jersey could become a hot commodity in The Queen City. 

Here’s the full list of jersey numbers for the Panthers 2022 rookie class.

• No. 79 — Ikem Ekwonu, OT, NC State
• No. 9 — Matt Corral, QB, Ole Miss 
• No. 40 — Brandon Smith, LB, Penn State
• No. 46 — Amare Barno, DE, Virginia Tech
• No. 64 — Cade Mays, OL, Tennessee
• No. 35 — Kalon Barnes, CB, Baylor
• No. 87 — Josh Babics, TE, North Dakota State
• No. 4 — Davis Cheek, QB, Elon
• No. 52 — Isaiah Graham-Mobley, LB, Boston College
• No. 37 — Drew Hartlaub, S, Penn State
• No. 10 — Ra’shaun Henry, WR, Virginia
• No. 13 — Talolo Limu-Jones, WR, Eastern Washington
• No. 37 — John Lovett, RB, Penn State
• No. 78 — Marquan McCall, DT, Kentucky
• No. 90 — Arron Mosby, LB, Fresno State
• No. 15 — Andrew Parchment, WR, Florida State
• No. 85 — Charleston Rambo, WR, Miami
• No. 94 — Khalan Tolson, LB, Illinois
• No. 83 — Derek Wright, WR, Utah