# Penn State Nittany Lions

Big Ten · West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium, University Park, PA
Head coach: Matt Campbell · year one · 107-70 career over 16 seasons
Offense: Spread · Defense: 4-2-5

## 2026 outlook

- 2025 record: 7-6 (3-6 in conference)
- National title odds: +7500 (#18 on the futures board)
- Season win total: 9.5 (over priced +114)
- Returning starter games: 26%
- Schedule difficulty: 62nd-hardest of 138 FBS teams

## Returning production by unit

| Unit | Returning games | Games back | Depth back |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skill offense | 0% | 0/74 | 3/14 |
| Offensive line | 80% | 51/64 | 8/15 |
| Defensive front | 0% | 0/88 | 5/19 |
| Secondary | 40% | 24/60 | 5/13 |

## Roster movement

- Key returning: Jahmir Joseph (CB), Anthony Donkoh (OL), Dominic Rulli (OL), Garrett Sexton (OL), Tony Rojas (LB)
- Key departures (with destination): Dani Dennis-Sutton (DE), King Mack (SAF) – NCST, Zakee Wheatley (SAF), Elliot Washington II (CB) – CLEM, Kaytron Allen (RB)
- Key arrivals (with previous school): Rocco Becht (QB) – ISU, Carson Hansen (RB) – ISU, Brett Eskildsen (WR) – ISU, Chase Sowell (WR) – ISU, Benjamin Brahmer (TE) – ISU

## Depth chart

### Offense

- WR-X: Chase Sowell, Karon Brookins, Peter Gonzalez
- WR-Z: Brett Eskildsen, Lyrick Samuel, Amarion Jackson
- WR-F: Koby Howard, Zay Robinson, Keith Jones Jr.
- LT: Malachi Goodman, Owen Aliciene, Kuol Kuol II
- LG: Trevor Buhr, Chimdy Onoh, Donnie Harbour
- C: Brock Riker, Vaea Ikakoula, Dominic Rulli
- RG: Cooper Cousins, Will Tompkins
- RT: Anthony Donkoh, Garrett Sexton
- TE: Andrew Rappleyea, Benjamin Brahmer, Gabe Burkle, Cooper Alexander, Finn Furmanek
- QB: Rocco Becht, Alex Manske, Connor Barry, Kase Evans, Peyton Falzone
- RB: Carson Hansen, James Peoples, Quinton Martin Jr., Cam Wallace, D'Antae Sheffey

### Defense

- LDE: Yvan Kemajou, Ikenna Ezeogu, Dayshaun Burnett
- LDT: Armstrong Nnodim, Alijah Carnell, Dallas Vakalahi, Liam Andrews
- RDT: Keanu Williams, Siale Taupaki, Ty Blanding
- RDE: Max Granville, Alexander McPherson, LaVar Arrington II
- WLB: Tony Rojas, Alex Tatsch, Cam Smith
- MLB: Kooper Ebel, Caleb Bacon, Cael Brezina, John Klosterman
- LCB: Daryus Dixson, Joshua Johnson, Hunter Sowell
- SS: Marcus Neal Jr., Vaboue Toure, Omarion Davis
- FS: Jeremiah Cooper, Jamison Patton
- RCB: Audavion Collins, Jahmir Joseph
- NB: Zion Tracy, Ibn McDaniels, Xxavier Thomas

### Special Teams

- PT: Nathan Tiyce, Lucas Tenbrock
- PK: Ryan Barker, Cristiano Rosa, Matthew Parker
- KO: Cristiano Rosa, Ryan Barker, Matthew Parker
- LS: Blaise Sokach-Minnick, Andrew Dufault
- H: Nathan Tiyce, Lucas Tenbrock
- PR: Koby Howard, Xxavier Thomas
- KR: Cam Wallace, Zay Robinson

## 2026 schedule

| Week | Opponent | Site | TV | Spread |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Marshall | Home | Fox Sports 1 | PSU -24.5 |
| 2 | Temple | Away | ESPN2 | – |
| 3 | Buffalo | Home | BTN | – |
| 4 | Wisconsin | Home | – | – |
| 5 | Northwestern | Away | FOX | – |
| 6 | USC | Home | – | PSU -1.5 |
| 7 | Michigan | Away | – | – |
| 9 | Purdue | Home | – | – |
| 10 | Washington | Away | – | – |
| 11 | Minnesota | Home | – | – |
| 12 | Rutgers | Home | – | – |
| 13 | Maryland | Away | – | – |

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Source: SharpData OS – https://www.sharpdataos.com/cfb/teams/penn-state
Depth chart updated 2026-08-11. Odds shown are point-in-time snapshots.