Penn State Nittany Lions

Big Ten · West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium · University Park, PA

7-6 2025 record (3-6 conf)
Win total (O -162)
13% Returning starter games
68th Hardest path of 138

Coaching

All coaches
Matt Campbell Head Coach 1st year
107–70 Career · 16 seasons
Spread Offense
4-2-5 Defense

Returning production

UnitRet gamesGamesDepthShare
Skill offense 0%0 / 743 / 146%
Offensive line 22%13 / 608 / 1944%
Defensive front 0%0 / 885 / 1917%
Secondary 40%24 / 605 / 1325%

Back 21

Jahmir Joseph CB · 2 INT+PD · 5g 25%
Anthony Donkoh OL · 13g 9%
Dominic Rulli OL · 13g 9%
Garrett Sexton OL · 13g 9%
Tony Rojas LB · 8 havoc · 4g 8%
Andrew Rappleyea TE · 180 yds · 13g 3%

Gone 46

Dani Dennis-Sutton DE · 27 havoc · 13g · gone 26%
King Mack SAF · 2 INT+PD · 13g · to NCST 25%
Zakee Wheatley SAF · 2 INT+PD · 12g · gone 25%
Elliot Washington II CB · 2 INT+PD · 12g · to CLEM 25%
Kaytron Allen RB · 1,371 yds · 12g · gone 19%
TJ Shanahan Jr. OL · 13g · to FLA 9%

New 30

Rocco Becht QB · 2,700 yds · 12g · from ISU
Carson Hansen RB · 1,086 yds · 11g · from ISU
Brett Eskildsen WR · 526 yds · 12g · from ISU
Chase Sowell WR · 500 yds · 12g · from ISU
Benjamin Brahmer TE · 489 yds · 12g · from ISU
James Peoples RB · 394 yds · 14g · from OSU

2025 Percentile vs FBS

Offense

Points per game 31.0 75
Explosive play rate 11.4% 56
Red zone TD rate 71.9% 63
Line yards per carry 2.6 65
Sack rate allowed 5.8% 52

Defense

Points allowed per game 20.5 76
Explosive rate allowed 10.9% 55
Red zone score rate allowed 82.6% 57
Line yards per carry allowed 2.3 63
Sack rate 7.9% 83

2025 Margin by Game

NEV
FIU
VILL
ORE
UCLA
NW
IOWA
OSU
IND
MSU
NEB
RUTG
CLEM

2026 schedule

68th-hardest path in FBS · 1 title-contender games · 5 road
W1Sat 7:30 PMvs Marshall5-7 28W 45-0Fox Sports 1
W2Sat 4:00 PM@ Temple5-7 36W 27-9ESPN2
W3Sat 4:00 PMvs Buffalo5-7 23W 55-13BTN
W4Sat 9:00 PMvs Wisconsin4-8 33L 20-24Peacock
W5Sat 12:00 AM@ Northwestern7-6 41L 13-34FOX
W6Sat 11:30 PMvs USC9-4 48L 23-31NBC/Peacock
W7Sat 7:30 PM@ Michigan9-4 50L 18-21CBS
W9Sat 5:00 PMvs Purdue2-10 25
W10Sat 6:00 PM@ Washington9-4 46
W11Sat 6:00 PMvs Minnesota8-5 36
W12Sat 6:00 PMvs Rutgers5-7 31
W13Sat 6:00 PM@ Maryland4-8 30

Depth chart

Confirmed unavailable players omitted · backups promoted Transfer First year
Starter2nd3rd
QB Rocco Becht SR · #3 Alex Manske FR · #7 Connor Barry SR · #10
RB Carson Hansen SR · #21 James Peoples JR · #1 Quinton Martin Jr. SO · #25
WR-X Chase Sowell SR · #0 Amarion Jackson FR · #9 Keith Jones Jr. SO · #15
WR-Z Brett Eskildsen JR · #4 Karon Brookins FR · #8 Peter Gonzalez SO · #7
LT Malachi Goodman FR · #78 Garrett Sexton SO · #71 Henry Boehme JR · #67
LG Trevor Buhr JR · #70 Donnie Harbour SO · #79 Hunter Albright FR · #76
C Brock Riker SO · #51 Vaea Ikakoula FR · #54 Dominic Rulli SR · #52
RG Cooper Cousins JR · #50 Jim Fitzgerald SR · #65
RT Anthony Donkoh JR · #68 Chimdy Onoh JR · #55 Owen Aliciene FR · #77
WR-F Zay Robinson FR · #2 Logan Cunningham SR · #31
TE-Y Andrew Rappleyea JR · #87 Finn Furmanek JR · #89 Bobby Mears JR · #86
TE-H Gabe Burkle SR · #84 Benjamin Brahmer SR · #18 Brian Kortovich FR · #83

Roster 112

#PlayerPosClassHtWtHometown
0 Jahmir Joseph CBFR6'0"190Nyack, NY
0 Chase Sowell WRSR6'3"203Humble, TX
1 Ikenna Ezeogu DESR6'5"273Blue Springs, MO
1 James Peoples RBJR5'10"214San Antonio, TX
2 Audavion Collins CBSR5'11"183Covington, GA
2 Zay Robinson WRFR5'11"186Des Moines, IA
3 Jamison Patton SAFSR6'2"206Des Moines, IA
3 Rocco Becht QBSR6'1"208Wesley Chapel, FL
4 Brett Eskildsen WRJR6'1"198Frisco, TX
4 Jeremiah Cooper SAFSR6'0"188El Paso, TX
5 Daryus Dixson CBSO6'0"184Perris, CA
6 Koby Howard WRSO5'11"203Pensacola, FL
7 Peter Gonzalez WRSO6'2"211Mars, PA
7 Alex Manske QBFR6'3"210Algona, IA
7 Zion Tracy CBSR5'11"184Hempstead, NY
8 Kooper Ebel LBSR6'4"233Hartley, IA
8 Karon Brookins WRFR6'5"205Pennsauken, NJ
9 Cael Brezina LBJR6'3"233Downers Grove, IL
9 Amarion Jackson WRFR6'2"192Omaha, NE
10 Caleb Bacon DESR6'4"242Lake Mills, IA
10 Connor Barry QBSR6'1"211Vienna, VA
11 LaVar Arrington II DESO6'3"220Annapolis, MD
11 Lyrick Samuel WRFR6'4"183Brooklyn, NY
12 Xxavier Thomas SAFFR5'11"180Canonsburg, PA
12 Kase Evans QBFR6'3"200Lexington, TX
13 Hank Lustig WRFR5'9"170State College, PA
13 Tony Rojas LBJR6'2"236Fairfax, VA
14 Peyton Falzone TEFR6'5"216Nazareth, PA
15 Joshua Johnson CBFR6'2"189Ironton, OH
15 Keith Jones Jr. WRSO6'4"197New Orleans, LA
16 Donte Nastasi CBJR5'10"169State College, PA
17 Josiah Zayas CBFR6'2"205Piscataway, NJ
18 Max Granville DESO6'3"252Sugar Land, TX
18 Benjamin Brahmer TESR6'7"250Pierce, NE
19 Jack Lambert QBJR6'3"202Hampstead, NC
19 Yvan Kemajou DESO6'3"252Burtonsville, MD
20 Tyrell Chatman SAFFR6'2"196Lincoln, NE
21 Carson Hansen RBSR6'2"216Lakeville, MN
21 Vaboue Toure SAFSO6'1"209Pleasantville, NJ
24 Ibn McDaniels CBSO6'3"202Elizabeth, NJ
25 Alex Tatsch LBSO6'2"235Latrobe, PA
25 Quinton Martin Jr. RBSO6'1"212Belle Vernon, PA
26 Cam Wallace RBJR5'9"206Mount Vernon, GA
26 Cam Smith LBFR6'0"222Salem, NJ
27 Omarion Davis SAFSO5'11"198Charlotte, NC
28 Bryson Williams SAFFR6'4"188Omaha, NE
29 D'Antae Sheffey RBFR5'11"201State College, PA
29 Hunter Sowell CBFR5'10"180Humble, TX
30 Christian Askew CBFR6'4"199Kathleen, GA
31 Marcus Neal Jr. SAFJR6'1"216Kansas City, MO
31 Logan Cunningham WRSR5'8"183Belle Vernon, PA
32 John Klosterman LBSR5'11"223Iowa City, IA
33 Alexander McPherson DESO6'6"254Stuart, FL
34 Chris Fileppo LBSO6'4"219Doylestown, PA
35 Tyler Armstead CBSO6'1"177Canonsburg, PA
35 Blaise Sokach-Minnick LSSR6'3"216West Pittston, PA
36 Amar'e Glover RBFR6'0"205Middletown, DE
37 Max Heffner WRFR5'11"176Birdsboro, PA
37 Jeremy Washington RBFR5'9"172Washington, DC
38 Nathan Tiyce PSO6'5"232Gerringong,, AUS
39 Ty Blanding DTJR6'1"301Bronx, NY
40 Jake Lukac TEFR6'1"210State College, PA
40 Keian Kaiser LBFR6'4"215Sidney, NE
41 Jake LaVerde SAFFR6'2"210Kirtland, OH
42 Mason Robinson DEJR6'3"255Randallstown, MD
43 Dayshaun Burnett DEFR6'3"226Pittsburgh, PA
45 Josh Banks LBFR6'1"200Hollidaysburg, PA
46 Evan Wolff LBFR6'2"215Moscow, PA
47 Aidan Probst DESO6'2"246Erie, PA
50 Cooper Cousins OLJR6'6"320Erie, PA
51 Brock Riker OLSO6'4"291Brock, TX
52 Dominic Rulli OLSR6'3"298Burlington, KY
54 Vaea Ikakoula OLFR6'3"326Laie, HI
55 Chimdy Onoh OLJR6'5"320Baltimore, MD
56 Alijah Carnell DTSO6'5"299Henderson, NV
56 Mason Bandhauer OLFR6'6"297Fort Collins, CO
61 Liam Horan OLSO6'3"292West Chester, PA
65 Jim Fitzgerald OLSR6'7"337Severna Park, MD
66 Will Tompkins OLFR6'5"311Cedar Falls, IA
67 Henry Boehme OLJR6'5"285Birmingham, AL
68 Anthony Donkoh OLJR6'5"334Aldie, VA
70 Trevor Buhr OLJR6'4"318Washington, MO
71 Garrett Sexton OLSO6'6"315Hartland, WI
72 Tyshon Huff OLJR6'4"292Cincinnati, OH
73 Caleb Brewer DTSO6'4"295Reading, PA
74 Kuol Kuol II OLFR6'6"291Centerville, OH
75 Pete Eglitis OLFR6'7"295Columbus, OH
76 Hunter Albright OLFR6'5"326Hollidaysburg, PA
77 Owen Aliciene OLFR6'7"303Cheshire, CT
78 Malachi Goodman OLFR6'6"330Bloomfield, NJ
79 Donnie Harbour OLSO6'3"333Milwaukee, WI
80 Cooper Alexander TESO6'4"241Washington, OK
81 Ben Whitver WRFR6'2"195Powhatan, VA
82 Ethan Black WRJR5'9"178Davidsville, PA
83 Brian Kortovich TEFR6'4"241Willoughby, OH
84 Gabe Burkle TESR6'6"247Cedar Rapids, IA
86 Bobby Mears TEJR6'4"257West Chester, PA
87 Andrew Rappleyea TEJR6'4"242Millbrook, NY
88 Elijah Reeder DEFR6'6"210Bayville, NJ
89 Finn Furmanek TEJR6'3"251State College, PA
89 Jackson Ford DEFR6'5"264Phoenixville, PA
90 Liam Andrews DTSO6'4"276Brookline, MA
91 Armstrong Nnodim DTSO6'2"310Mesquite, TX
92 Siale Taupaki DTSR6'2"326East Oakland, CA
92 Andrew Dufault LSSO6'1"249Medfield, MA
94 Ryan Barker KJR6'2"191Landenberg, PA
94 De'Andre Cook DTSO6'4"298Washington, DC
95 Cristiano Rosa KSR5'11"205Shelton, CT
96 Lucas Tenbrock PFR6'6"210St. Charles, IL
98 Dallas Vakalahi DTJR6'2"326West Valley, UT
98 Matthew Parker KFR6'0"224York, PA
99 Keanu Williams DTSR6'5"317Clovis, CA