Which Penn State players will be honored during Senior Day? Here's the list

Penn State will honor a large number of players on Saturday during its pregame Senior Day festivities at Beaver Stadium. Interim head coach Terry Smith said this week that the program would recognize around 30 members of the program before the Nittany Lions meet Nebraska on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET on NBC.

“We’re going to recognize 30-plus seniors this Saturday, a group that’s done so much for Penn State football,” Smith said. “And our community. This is a chance for our fans to celebrate these guys, and I’m really excited to make this a night that Penn State stands for.

“They’ve been incredible for us. There was a three-year stretch that I think we had the most victories in a three-year stretch in our history. These guys have really transformed the expectation for Penn State football, and as we move forward, they’ve set the standard.

“Just a tremendous group of young men and super proud that we can go out here at Beaver Stadium on Saturday night and pay tribute to these guys and hopefully get a victory for them.”

Most, but hardly all, of the honorees are from the program’s Class of 2022. That group came in at No. 7 in the Rivals Industry Rankings for that cycle. It featured Rivals Industry Rankings five-stars Dani Dennis-Sutton, Nick Singleton, and Kaytron Allen.

Entering Saturday’s matchup with the Cornhuskers, the Class of 2022 is 38-14 with a College Football Playoff appearance that ended in the semifinals in 2024. It also owns a 1-1 record in New Year’s Six bowl games.

Which Penn State players will be honored during Senior Day on Saturday?

Here is the full list from Penn State Athletics. The fact that a player is listed below does not guarantee that he will leave the Lions after this season; some below, like Wylie and Saunders, do have eligibility left. However, most will.

QB Drew Allar

RB Kaytron Allen

WR Ethan Black

OL Mason Carlan

WR Liam Clifford

RB Amiel Davis

LB Dominic DeLuca

DE Dani Dennis-Sutton

OL Matt Detisch

TE Khalil Dinkins

DT Zane Durant

LS Tyler Duzansky

DE Zuriah Fisher

DT Alonzo Ford Jr.

RB Jashaun Green

OL Ian Harvie

RB Tyler Holzworth

WR Kyron Hudson

OL Vega Ioane

P Gabe Nwosu

WR Trebor Pena

S Jackson Pryts

WR Devonte Ross

OL Nolan Rucci

OL Dominic Rulli

WR Kaden Saunders

OL Drew Shelton

DL Sam Siafa

RB Nick Singleton

LS Blaise Sokach-Minnick

P Riley Thompson

S Zakee Wheatley

LB Keon Wylie

Notes: Center Nick Dawkins is out of eligibility, of course, but is not participating this year since he has done so in the past. Other Penn State players have taken that path in recent years, as well.