See Penn State linebacker LaVar Arrington II and other first-year Lions in action during camp: PHOTOS

penn-state-football-randy-adirika — Nittany Lions defensive tackle Randy Adirika. (Pickel/BWI)

The 26-member Penn State football Class of 2025 is now three practices into its first preseason camp at Penn State. James Franklin’s latest signing group features eight Rivals300 members. It’s too early to say which of the group may be green-lit to play from the get-go as a true freshman. But, it’s a safe bet that some of them will find their way to the field early, and perhaps often, this fall. The first-year player class is also part of one of the oldest teams in the country. That, and the high number of former players on staff, is a big boon to them, in the mind of their head coach.

“We are proud of the 19 lettermen that we have on our staff spanning five decades of history, going back to the 1980s,” he said at team media day Saturday. “I think that’s a testament to this program, the culture that we’ve built, what Penn State means to so many people that these guys want to come back and be a part of our program, and I think it’s invaluable, right, for our freshmen, our to have sophomores, our juniors, being able to talk to these guys that have sat in their lockers, have sat in their meeting rooms, practice, practiced at the Lasch Building, have competed in Beaver Stadium and on the road in the Big Ten, just tremendous experience and value coming from that. So that’s been awesome.”

Our camera did not capture every Class of 2025 signee who is now a freshman during camp practice No. 3 on Saturday. But, we caught a bunch of them. Check out the photo gallery below to see some new Lions in action.