2019 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

2019 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 53–39 vs. Memphis
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	East Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 9
Record	11–2 (7–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	James Franklin (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ricky Rahne (2nd season; regular season) Tyler Bowen (1st as OC; 2nd overall season; Cotton Bowl)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Brent Pry (4th as DC; 6th overall season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Tim Banks (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Beaver Stadium
Seasons ←  2018 2020  →

2019 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 3 Ohio State xy$^		9	–	0					13	–	1
No. 9 Penn State		7	–	2					11	–	2
No. 18 Michigan		6	–	3					9	–	4
Indiana		5	–	4					8	–	5
Michigan State		4	–	5					7	–	6
Maryland		1	–	8					3	–	9
Rutgers		0	–	9					2	–	10
West Division
No. 11 Wisconsin xy		7	–	2					10	–	4
No. 10 Minnesota x		7	–	2					11	–	2
No. 15 Iowa		6	–	3					10	–	3
Illinois		4	–	5					6	–	7
Purdue		3	–	6					4	–	8
Nebraska		3	–	6					5	–	7
Northwestern		1	–	8					3	–	9
Championship: Ohio State 34, Wisconsin 21
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach James Franklin and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Penn State competed as a member of the Big Ten East Division of the Big Ten Conference.

Offseason

Staff changes

On January 2, 2019, James Franklin announced that wide receivers coach David Corley was relieved of his duties. This came just one day after Penn State's 27–24 loss to Kentucky in the Citrus Bowl. ^[1] On January 10, former Duke assistant coach Gerad Parker was announced as the team's new wide receivers coach. ^[2] On February 15, 2019, it was announced that special teams coordinator and assistant defensive line coach Phil Galiano would be leaving Penn State to become an assistant special teams coach with the New Orleans Saints. ^[3] On February 21, 2019, Penn State hired Joe Lorig, from Texas Tech, as special teams coordinator and defensive assistant. ^[4]

Recruiting

The Nittany Lions signed 19 recruits on early signing day in December 2018. ^[5] Four recruits signed with Penn State on February 6, 2019, pushing their total commitments to 23. ^[6]

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Brandon Smith ILB	Mineral, Virginia	Louisa County	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	May 21, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Adisa Isaac DE	Brooklyn, New York	Canarsie	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Dec 17, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Noah Cain RB	Bradenton, Florida	IMG Academy	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Lance Dixon OLB	West Bloomfield Township, Michigan	West Bloomfield	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	Jul 1, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Tyler Rudolph S	Montville, Connecticut	St. Thomas More	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	May 21, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Taquan Roberson QB	Wayne, New Jersey	DePaul Catholic	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 26, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Anthony Whigan OT	Scranton, Pennsylvania	Lackawanna College	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Aug 7, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Keaton Ellis CB	State College, Pennsylvania	State College	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 9, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Brenton Strange TE	Parkersburg, West Virginia	Parkersburg	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 1, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Michael Johnson Jr. QB	Eugene, Oregon	Sheldon	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Aug 1, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Marquis Wilson CB	Windsor, Connecticut	Windsor	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 20, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Devyn Ford RB	Stafford, Virginia	North Stafford	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	May 18, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Caedan Wallace OG	Princeton, New Jersey	Hun School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	288 lb (131 kg)	Apr 21, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
John Dunmore WR	Hollywood, Florida	Chaminade-Madonna Prep	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Jul 4, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
D'Von Ellies DT	Owings Mills, Maryland	McDonogh	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Jan 20, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Saleem Wormley OG	Smyrna, Delaware	Smyrna	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	318 lb (144 kg)	Jul 23, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Hakeem Beamon DE	Midlothian, Virginia	Manchester	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	259 lb (117 kg)	Jun 1, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Joey Porter Jr. CB	Wexford, Pennsylvania	North Allegheny	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 11, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Jaquan Brisker S	Scranton, Pennsylvania	Lackawanna College	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	May 17, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Smith Vilbert SDE	Montvale, New Jersey	Saint Joseph Regional	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	250 lb (110 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Joseph Appiah Darkwa DT	Düsseldorf, Germany	U 19 A	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Feb 1, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Daequan Hardy CB	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Penn Hills	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Feb 5, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:
TJ Jones WR	Lake City, Florida	Columbia	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Feb 6, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 11   247Sports: 13   ESPN: 13
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Penn State Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 26, 2019. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 26, 2019. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 26, 2019.

2019 NFL Draft

See also: 2019 NFL draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Team
Miles Sanders	Running back	2	53	Philadelphia Eagles
Connor McGovern	Offensive lineman	3	90	Dallas Cowboys
Shareef Miller	Defensive end	4	138	Philadelphia Eagles
Amani Oruwariye	Cornerback	5	146	Detroit Lions
Trace McSorley	Quarterback	6	197	Baltimore Ravens
Nick Scott	Safety	7	243	Los Angeles Rams
Kyle Vasey	Long snapper	UFA [7]		Atlanta Falcons
Kevin Givens	Defensive tackle	UFA [8]		San Francisco 49ers
Ryan Bates	Offensive lineman	UFA [9]		Philadelphia Eagles
DeAndre Thompkins	Wide receiver	UFA [9]		Philadelphia Eagles
Koa Farmer	Outside linebacker	UFA [10]		Oakland Raiders
Johnathan Thomas	Running back	UFA [10]		Cincinnati Bengals
Chasz Wright	Offensive tackle	UFA

Transfers

The Nittany Lions added 2 players and lost 12 players due to transfer.

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Transfer from
Weston Carr	WR	6'2	200	Senior	Benicia, CA	Azusa Pacific [11]
Jordan Stout	K	6'2	197	Sophomore	Honaker, VA	Virginia Tech [12]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Transfer to
Manny Bowen	#43	OLB	6'2	231	Senior	Barnegat, NJ	Utah [13]
Torrence Brown	#19	DE	6'3	257	Senior	Tuscaloosa, AL	Southern Miss [14]
Danny Dalton	#80	TE	6'4	247	Junior	Marshfield, MA	Boston College [15]
Dae'lun Darien	#41	OLB	6'4	223	Junior	Baltimore, MD	Delaware [16]
Alex Gellerstedt	#51	OL	6'6	311	Junior	Dublin, OH	Virginia [17]
Isaiah Humphries	#2	S	6'0	187	Freshman	Rowlett, TX	California [18]
Sterling Jenkins	#76	OT	6'8	334	Senior	Pittsburgh, PA	Duquesne [19]
Juwan Johnson	#84	WR	6'4	225	Senior	Glassboro, NJ	Oregon [20]
Zech McPhearson	#14	CB	5'11	184	Junior	Columbia, MD	Texas Tech [21]
Jarvis Miller	#9	OLB	6'2	223	Senior	Suffield, CT	UMass [22]
Ayron Monroe	#23	S	5'11	206	Senior	Largo, MD	Temple [23]
Tommy Stevens	#2	QB	6'5	230	Senior	Indianapolis, IN	Mississippi State [24]

Returning starters

Offense (9) Player Class Position 2018 Career Steven Gonzalez Senior Guard 13 games 29 games Will Fries Junior Offensive tackle 11 games 20 games K. J. Hamler Sophomore Wide receiver 13 games 13 games Michal Menet Junior Center 12 games 12 games Pat Freiermuth Sophomore Tight end 9 games 9 games Jahan Dotson Sophomore Wide receiver 4 games 4 games Mac Hippenhammer Sophomore Wide receiver 1 game 1 game Mike Miranda Sophomore Guard 1 game 1 game Cam Sullivan-Brown Sophomore Wide receiver 1 game 1 game Reference: [25] [26]

Defense (11) Player Class Position 2018 Career John Reid Senior Cornerback 11 games 27 games Cam Brown Senior Linebacker 12 games 14 games Jan Johnson Senior Linebacker 13 games 13 games Robert Windsor Senior Defensive tackle 12 games 13 games Yetur Gross-Matos Junior Defensive end 13 games 13 games Garrett Taylor Senior Safety 12 game 12 games Tariq Castro-Fields Junior Cornerback 2 games 2 games Fred Hansard Sophomore Defensive tackle 1 game 1 game Micah Parsons Sophomore Linebacker 1 game 1 game Antonio Shelton Junior Defensive tackle 1 game 1 game Jonathan Sutherland Sophomore Safety 1 game 1 game Reference: [25] [26]

Special teams (2) Player Class Position 2018 Career Blake Gillikin Senior Punter 13 games 39 games Jake Pinegar Sophomore Kicker 13 games 13 games Reference: [25] [26]

Preseason Big Ten poll

Although the Big Ten Conference has not held an official preseason poll since 2010, Cleveland.com has polled sports journalists representing all member schools as a de facto preseason media poll since 2011. For the 2019 poll, Penn State was projected to finish in fourth in the East Division. ^[27]

Media poll (East Division)
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Michigan	222 (20)
2	Ohio State	214 (14)
3	Michigan State	156
4	Penn State	154
5	Indiana	86.5
6	Maryland	82.5
7	Rutgers	37

Schedule

Spring game

Date	Time	Spring Game	Site	Result	Attendance
April 13 [28]	3:00 p.m. [29]	Blue vs. White	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	Blue 24–7	61,000 [30]

Regular season

The team hosted three non-conference games against the Idaho Vandals (first ever meeting) from the Big Sky Conference, Buffalo Bulls from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and the Pittsburgh Panthers from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). ^{[31] [32]}

During the 2019 Nittany Lions season, Penn State went against Big Ten conference opponents Maryland, Purdue, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Indiana, Ohio State and Rutgers. The 2019 schedule consisted of 7 home games and 5 away. ^[33]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	3:30 p.m.	Idaho *	No. 15	Beaver Stadium State College, PA	BTN	W 79–7	104,527
September 7	7:30 p.m.	Buffalo *	No. 15	Beaver Stadium State College, PA	FOX	W 45–13	104,136
September 14	12:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh *	No. 13	Beaver Stadium State College, PA (rivalry)	ABC	W 17–10	108,661
September 27	8:00 p.m.	at Maryland	No. 12	Maryland Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	FS1	W 59–0	53,228
October 5	12:00 p.m.	Purdue	No. 12	Beaver Stadium State College, PA	ESPN	W 35–7	106,536
October 12	7:30 p.m.	at No. 17 Iowa	No. 10	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ABC	W 17–12	69,034
October 19	7:30 p.m.	No. 16 Michigan	No. 7	Beaver Stadium State College, PA (rivalry, College Gameday )	ABC	W 28–21	110,669
October 26	3:30 p.m.	at Michigan State	No. 6	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)	ABC	W 28–7	70,298
November 9	12:00 p.m.	at No. 17 Minnesota	No. 4	TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN (Governor's Victory Bell)	ABC	L 26–31	51,883
November 16	12:00 p.m.	Indiana	No. 9	Beaver Stadium State College, PA	ABC	W 34–27	106,323
November 23	12:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Ohio State	No. 8	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (Rivalry, Big Noon Kickoff , College GameDay)	FOX	L 17–28	104,355
November 30	3:30 p.m.	Rutgers	No. 10	Beaver Stadium State College, PA	BTN	W 27–6	98,895
December 28	12:00 p.m.	vs. No. 17 Memphis *	No. 10	AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	ESPN	W 53–39	54,828
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 5) released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Idaho

See also: 2019 Idaho Vandals football team

Idaho vs. Penn State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Idaho (FCS)	0	0	0	7	7
No. 15 Penn State	20	24	14	21	79

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

• Date: August 31
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); partly sunny
• Game attendance: 104,527
• Referee: Tom Stapleton
• TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin, James Laurinaitis, Elise Menaker
• ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com

Game information

First quarter PSU – Jake Pinegar, 28-yard field goal, 11:30 (PSU 3–0) PSU – Jordan Stout, 53-yard field goal, 8:35 (PSU 6–0) PSU – Journey Brown, 23-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 5:03 (PSU 13–0) PSU – Ricky Slade, 1-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 1:50 (PSU 20–0) Second quarter PSU – K. J. Hamler, 36-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 10:28 (PSU 27–0) PSU – Devyn Ford, 81-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 4:27 (PSU 34–0) PSU – Hamler, 21-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 1:39 (PSU 41–0) PSU – Pinegar, 38-yard field goal, 0:00 (PSU 44–0) Third quarter PSU – Journey Brown, 2-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 13:11 (PSU 51–0) PSU – Noah Cain, 3-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 11:28 (PSU 58–0) Fourth quarter PSU – Brenton Strange, 4-yard TD pass from Will Levis, Pinegar kick good, 14:51 (PSU 65–0) UI – Logan Kendall, 1-yard TD pass from Mason Petrino, Cade Coffey kick good, 12:35 (PSU 65–7) PSU – Cain, 9-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 7:48 (PSU 72–7) PSU – Nick Eury, 8-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 2:17 (PSU 79–7) Top passers UI – Mason Petrino – 11/17, 91 yards, TD, INT PSU – Sean Clifford – 14/23, 280 yards, 2 TD Top rushers UI – Aundre Carter – 14 carries, 32 yards PSU – Devyn Ford – 6 carries, 107 yards, TD Top receivers UI – Jeff Cotton – 6 receptions, 83 yards PSU – K. J. Hamler – 4 receptions, 115 yards, 2 TD Top defenders UI – Tre Walker – 8 tackles, 2 tackles-for-loss (TFL) PSU – Lamont Wade – 4 tackles

Buffalo

See also: 2019 Buffalo Bulls football team

Buffalo vs. Penn State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffalo	0	10	3	0	13
No. 15 Penn State	7	0	28	10	45

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

• Date: September 7
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C); intermittent clouds
• Game attendance: 104,136
• Referee: Michael Cannon
• TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman, Coley Harvey
• ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com

Game information

First quarter PSU – Jahan Dotson, 28-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Jake Pinegar kick good, 8:50 (PSU 7–0) Second quarter UB – Alex McNulty, 32-yard field goal, 9:42 (PSU 7–3) UB – Julien Bourassa, 6-yard TD pass from Matt Myers, McNulty kick good, 0:14 (UB 10–7) Third quarter PSU – John Reid, 36-yard interception return for TD, Pinegar kick good, 12:58 (PSU 14–10) PSU – Pat Freiermuth, 23-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 11:54 (PSU 21–10) UB – McNulty, 25-yard field goal, 6:59 (PSU 21–13) PSU – Noah Cain, 2-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 6:12 (PSU 28–13) PSU – Freiermuth, 28-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 2:56 (PSU 35–13) Fourth quarter PSU – Pinegar, 32-yard field goal, 13:58 (PSU 38–13) PSU – Dotson, 56-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 3:03 (PSU 45–13) Top passers UB – Matt Myers – 16/31, 245 yards, TD, INT PSU – Sean Clifford – 16/22, 279 yards, 4 TD Top rushers UB – Jaret Patterson – 23 carries, 71 yards PSU – Sean Clifford – 11 carries, 51 yards Top receivers UB – Antonio Nunn – 5 receptions, 113 yards PSU – Jahan Dotson – 4 receptions, 109 yards, 2 TD Top defenders UB – Joey Banks – 11 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL), 1 sack PSU – Jan Johnson – 12 tackles

Pittsburgh

See also: 2019 Pittsburgh Panthers football team and Penn State–Pittsburgh football rivalry

Pittsburgh vs. Penn State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Pittsburgh	0	10	0	0	10
No. 13 Penn State	7	3	7	0	17

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

• Date: September 14
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C); delayed start due to lightning; cloudy, showers
• Game attendance: 108,661
• Referee: Riley Johnson
• TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe
• ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com

Game information

First quarter PSU – Devyn Ford, 1-yard TD run, Jake Pinegar kick good, 4:31 (PSU 7–0) Second quarter UP – Alex Kessman, 25-yard field goal, 6:34 (PSU 7–3) UP – Vincent Davis, 3-yard TD run, Kessman kick good, 2:08 (UP 10–7) PSU – Jordan Stout, 57-yard field goal, 0:01 (TIE 10–10) Third quarter PSU – Noah Cain, 13-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 5:50 (PSU 17–10) Fourth quarter No scoring Top passers UP – Kenny Pickett – 35/51, 372 yards PSU – Sean Clifford – 14/30, 222 yards Top rushers UP – Shocky Jacques-Louis – 1 carry, 9 yards PSU – Journey Brown – 10 carries, 109 yards Top receivers UP – Taysir Mack – 12 receptions, 125 yards PSU – K. J. Hamler – 3 receptions, 68 yards Top defenders UP – Paris Ford – 11 tackles PSU – Micah Parsons – 9 tackles, 2 tackles-for-loss (TFL)

At Maryland

See also: 2019 Maryland Terrapins football team and Maryland–Penn State football rivalry

Penn State at Maryland – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Penn State	14	24	7	14	59
Maryland	0	0	0	0	0

at Maryland Stadium, College Park, MD

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C); clear
• Game attendance: 53,228
• Referee: Daniel Capron
• TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman, Coley Harvey
• ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com

Game information

First quarter PSU – Sean Clifford, 8-yard TD run, Jake Pinegar kick good, 12:55 (PSU 7–0) PSU – K. J. Hamler, 58-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 9:36 (PSU 14–0) Second quarter PSU – Ricky Slade, 3-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 13:23 (PSU 21–0) PSU – Nick Bowers, 15-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 9:40 (PSU 28–0) PSU – Journey Brown, 37-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 3:04 (PSU 35–0) PSU – Pinegar, 21-yard field goal, 0:00 (PSU 38–0) Third quarter PSU – J. Brown, 1-yard TD run, 7:16 (PSU 45–0) Fourth quarter PSU – Will Levis, 5-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 6:37 (PSU 52–0) PSU – Levis, 8-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 0:49 (PSU 59–0) Top passers PSU – Sean Clifford – 26/31, 398 yards, 3 TD, INT UM – Josh Jackson – 10/21, 65 yards, 2 INT Top rushers PSU – Sean Clifford – 7 carries, 54 yards, TD UM – Anthony McFarland Jr. – 9 carries, 24 yards Top receivers PSU – K. J. Hamler – 6 receptions, 108 yards, TD UM – Tayon Fleet-Davis – 11 yards Top defenders PSU – Ellis Brooks – 6 tackles, 2.5 tackles-for-loss (TFL), 2.5 sacks UM – Antoine Brooks – 6 tackles, 2 tackles-for loss (TFL)

Purdue

See also: 2019 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Purdue vs. Penn State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	0	7	0	0	7
No. 12 Penn State	21	7	0	7	35

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

• Date: October 5
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C); mostly sunny
• Game attendance: 106,536
• Referee: Jeff Servinski
• TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky, Allison Williams
• ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com

Game information

First quarter PSU – K. J. Hamler, 23- yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Jake Pinegar kick good, 10:22 (PSU 7–0) PSU – Clifford, 3-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 7:04 (PSU 14–0) PSU – Jahan Dotson, 72-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 5:20 (PSU 21–0) Second quarter PSU – Pat Freiermuth, 7-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 14:17 (PSU 28–0) PU – Amad Anderson, 15-yard TD pass from Jack Plummer, J. D. Dellinger kick good, 7:18 (PSU 28–7) Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter PSU – Noah Cain, 2-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 5:44 (PSU 35–7) Top passers PU – Jack Plummer – 13/27, 119 yards, TD PSU – Sean Clifford – 20/29, 264 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers PU – King Doerue – 11 carries, 26 yards PSU – Noah Cain – 12 carries, 105 yards, TD Top receivers PU – David Bell – 3 receptions, 59 yards PSU – Jahan Dotson – 2 receptions, 79 yards, TD Top defenders PU – Ben Holt – 11 tackles PSU – Lamont Wade – 11 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL), 1 sack

At No. 17 Iowa

See also: 2019 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

Penn State at Iowa – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Penn State	0	7	3	7	17
No. 17 Iowa	3	3	0	6	12

at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA

• Date: October 12
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C); mostly cloudy, windy
• Game attendance: 69,034
• Referee: John O'Neill
• TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe
• ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com

Game information

First quarter UI – Keith Duncan, 47-yard field goal, 2:12 (UI 3–0) Second quarter PSU – K. J. Hamler, 22-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Jake Pinegar kick good, 8:36 (PSU 7–3) UI – Duncan, 24-yard field goal, 0:20 (PSU 7–6) Third quarter PSU – Pinegar, 33-yard field goal, 2:08 (PSU 10–6) Fourth quarter PSU – Noah Cain, 5-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 5:17 (PSU 17–6) UI – Brandon Smith, 33-yard TD pass from Nate Stanley, 2-point conversion pass intercepted, 2:31 (PSU 17–12) Top passers PSU – Sean Clifford – 12/24, 117 yards, TD UI – Nate Stanley – 25/43, 286 yards, TD, INT Top rushers PSU – Noah Cain – 22 carries, 102 yards, TD UI – Tyler Goodson – 8 carries, 35 yards Top receivers PSU – K. J. Hamler – 7 receptions, 61 yards, TD UI – Brandon Smith – 7 receptions, 86 yards, TD Top defenders PSU – P. J. Mustipher – 7 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL) UI – Jack Koerner – 13 tackles

No. 16 Michigan

See also: 2019 Michigan Wolverines football team

Michigan vs. Penn State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Michigan	0	7	7	7	21
No. 7 Penn State	7	14	0	7	28

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

• Date: October 19
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C); clear, cool, crisp
• Game attendance: 110,669
• Referee: Ron Snodgrass
• TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Maria Taylor
• ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com

Game information

First quarter PSU – Pat Freiermuth, 17-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Jake Pinegar kick good, 5:59 (PSU 7–0) Second quarter PSU – Clifford, 2-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 14:56 (PSU 14–0) PSU – K. J. Hamler, 25-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 7:22 (PSU 21–0) UM – Zach Charbonnet, 12-yard TD run, Jake Moody kick good, 2:55 (PSU 21–7) Third quarter UM – Charbonnet, 12-yard TD run, Moody kick good, 1:05 (PSU 21–14) Fourth quarter PSU – Hamler, 53-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 13:14 (PSU 28–14) UM – Shea Patterson, 1-yard TD run, Moody kick good, 8:48 (PSU 28–21) Top passers UM – Shea Patterson – 24/41, 276 yards, 1 INT PSU – Sean Clifford – 14/25, 182 yards, 3 TD Top rushers UM – Zach Charbonnet – 15 carries, 81 yards, 2 TD PSU – Ricky Slade – 3 carries, 48 yards Top receivers UM – Nico Collins – 6 receptions, 89 yards PSU – K. J. Hamler – 6 receptions, 108 yards, 2 TD Top defenders UM – Kwity Paye – 10 tackles, 0.5 tackles-for-loss (TFL) PSU – Micah Parsons – 14 tackles

At Michigan State

See also: 2019 Michigan State Spartans football team and Michigan State–Penn State football rivalry

Penn State at Michigan State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Penn State	7	14	7	0	28
Michigan State	0	0	7	0	7

at Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI

• Date: October 26
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C); steady rain
• Game attendance: 70,298
• Referee: Jerry McGinn
• TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe
• ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com

Game information

First quarter PSU – Pat Freiermuth, 16-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Jake Pinegar kick good, 6:54 (PSU 7–0) Second quarter PSU – Freiermuth, 19-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick missed, 14:30 (PSU 13–0) PSU – K. J. Hamler, 27-yard TD pass from Clifford, Clifford run for 2-point conversion, 1:20 (PSU 21–0) Third quarter PSU – Freiermuth, 6-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 10:10 (PSU 28–0) MSU – Anthony Williams Jr., 4-yard TD run, Matt Coghlin kick good, 7:34 (PSU 28–7) Fourth quarter No scoring Top passers PSU – Sean Clifford – 18/32, 189 yards, 4 TD, INT MSU – Brian Lewerke – 16/34, 165 yards, INT Top rushers PSU – Journey Brown – 12 carries, 45 yards MSU – Elijah Collins – 17 carries, 53 yards Top receivers PSU – Pat Freiermuth – 5 receptions, 60 yards, 3 TD MSU – Cody White – 3 receptions, 66 yards Top defenders PSU – Micah Parsons – 12 tackles MSU – Tyriq Thompson – 11 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL)

At No. 13^AP/17^CFP Minnesota

See also: 2019 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Minnesota-Penn State football rivalry

Penn State at Minnesota – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5AP/4CFP Penn State	10	3	6	7	26
No. 13AP/17CFPMinnesota	14	10	0	7	31

at TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN

• Date: November 9
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. ET
• Game weather: 39 °F (4 °C); mostly cloudy
• Game attendance: 51,883
• Referee: Mark Kluczynski
• TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe
• ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com

Game information

First quarter UM – Rashod Bateman, 66-yard TD pass from Tanner Morgan, Brock Walker kick good, 12:06 (UM 7–0) PSU – Journey Brown, 45-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Jake Pinegar kick good, 10:51 (TIE 7–7) UM – Chris Autman-Bell, 21-yard TD pass from Morgan, Walker kick good, 4:29 (UM 14–7) PSU – Pinegar, 33-yard field goal, 2:12 (UM 14–10) Second quarter UM – Tyler Johnson, 38-yard TD pass from Morgan, Walker kick good, 7:18 (UM 21–10) UM – Walker, 26-yard field goal, 3:36 (UM 24–10) PSU – Pinegar, 21-yard field goal, 0:00 (UM 24–13) Third quarter PSU – Nick Bowers, 10-yard TD pass from Clifford, 2-point conversion run failed, 4:05 (UM 24–19) Fourth quarter UM – Seth Green, 1-yard TD run, Walker kick good, 14:11 (UM 31–19) PSU – J. Brown, 6-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 3:49 (UM 31–26) Top passers PSU – Sean Clifford – 18/43, 340 yards, TD, 3 INT UM – Tanner Morgan – 18/20, 339 yards, 3 TD Top rushers PSU – Journey Brown – 14 carries, 124 yards, 2 TD UM – Rodney Smith – 18 carries, 51 yards Top receivers PSU – K. J. Hamler – 7 receptions, 119 yards UM – Rashod Bateman – 7 receptions, 203 yards, TD Top defenders PSU – Micah Parsons – 11 tackles, 2 tackles-for-loss (TFL), 1 sack UM – Antoine Winfield Jr. – 11 tackles, 2 INT

No. 24^AP Indiana

See also: 2019 Indiana Hoosiers football team

Indiana vs. Penn State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24AP Indiana	14	0	3	10	27
No. 9AP/CFPPenn State	17	3	7	7	34

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

• Date: November 16
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. ET
• Game weather: 35 °F (2 °C); sunny, chilly
• Game attendance: 106,323
• Referee: Jeff Servinski
• TV announcers (ABC): Jason Benetti, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich
• ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com

Game information

First quarter PSU – Nick Bowers, 12-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Jake Pinegar kick good, 12:04 (PSU 7–0) IU – Ty Fryfogle, 38-yard TD pass from Peyton Ramsey, Logan Justus kick good, 9:31 (TIE 7–7) PSU – Pinegar, 47-yard field goal, 6:22 (PSU 10–7) IU – Ramsey, 1-yard TD run, Justus kick good, 3:27 (IU 14–10) PSU – Clifford, 38-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 1:03 (PSU 17–14) Second quarter PSU – Pinegar, 27-yard field goal, 3:03 (PSU 20–14) Third quarter PSU – Journey Brown, 35-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 10:24 (PSU 27–14) IU – Justus, 25-yard field goal, 3:04 (PSU 27–17) Fourth quarter IU – Ramsey, 1-yard TD run, Justus kick good, 10:45 (PSU 27–24) PSU – Clifford, 1-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 1:44 (PSU 34–24) IU – Justus, 27-yard field goal, 0:13 (PSU 34–27) Top passers IU – Peyton Ramsey – 31/41, 371 yards, TD PSU – Sean Clifford – 11/23, 179 yards, TD Top rushers IU – Stevie Scott III – 17 carries, 54 yards PSU – Journey Brown – 21 carries, 100 yards, TD Top receivers IU – Ty Fryfogle – 5 receptions, 131 yards, TD PSU – K. J. Hamler – 2 receptions, 52 yards Top defenders IU – Khalil Bryant – 10 tackles PSU – Tariq Castro-Fields – 8 tackles

At No. 2^AP/CFP Ohio State

See also: 2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team and Ohio State–Penn State football rivalry

Penn State at Ohio State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9AP/8CFP Penn State	0	0	17	0	17
No. 2AP/CFPOhio State	7	7	7	7	28

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH

• Date: November 23
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. ET
• Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C); mostly cloudy
• Game attendance: 104,355
• Referee: Michael Cannon
• TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft
• ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com

Game information

First quarter OSU – J. K. Dobbins, 4-yard TD run, Blake Haubeil kick good, 7:08 (OSU 7–0) Second quarter OSU – Dobbins, 1-yard TD run, Haubeil kick good, 2:00 (OSU 14–0) Third quarter OSU – K. J. Hill, 24-yard TD pass from Justin Fields, Haubeil kick good, 11:31 (OSU 21–0) PSU – Journey Brown, 18-yard TD run, Jake Pinegar kick good, 8:19 (OSU 21–7) PSU – Will Levis, 1-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 7:54 (OSU 21–14) PSU – Pinegar, 42-yard field goal, 4:22 (OSU 21–17) Fourth quarter OSU – Chris Olave, 28-yard TD pass from Fields, Haubeil kick good, 13:18 (OSU 28–17) Top passers PSU – Sean Clifford – 10/17, 71 yards OSU – Justin Fields – 16/22, 188 yards, 2 TD Top rushers PSU – Journey Brown – 11 carries, 64 yards, TD OSU – J. K. Dobbins – 36 carries, 157 yards, 2 TD Top receivers PSU – K. J. Hamler – 3 receptions, 45 yards OSU – K. J. Hill – 4 receptions, 46 yards, TD Top defenders PSU – Garrett Taylor – 13 tackles, 0.5 tackles-for-loss (TFL) OSU – Pete Werner – 10 tackles

Rutgers

See also: 2019 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

Rutgers vs. Penn State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rutgers	3	0	0	3	6
No. 12AP/10CFPPenn State	7	0	6	14	27

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

• Date: November 30
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. ET
• Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C); partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 98,895
• Referee: Jerry McGinn
• TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin, James Laurinaitis, Elise Menaker
• ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com

Game information

First quarter RU – Justin Davidovicz, 29-yard field goal, 3:32 (RU 3–0) PSU – Journey Brown, 2-yard TD run, Jake Pinegar kick good, 0:06 (PSU 7–3) Second quarter No scoring Third quarter PSU – J. Brown, 18-yard TD run, Pinegar kick blocked, 12:05 (PSU 13–3) Fourth quarter RU – Davidovicz, 38-yard field goal, 14:55 (PSU 13–6) PSU – Jahan Dotson, 44-yard TD pass from Will Levis, Pinegar kick good, 12:16 (PSU 20–6) PSU – J. Brown, 1-yard TD run, Pinegar kick blocked, 5:13 (PSU 27–3) Top passers RU – Johnny Langan – 12/24, 164 yards PSU – Will Levis – 8/14, 81 yards, TD, INT Top rushers RU – Isiah Pacheco – 18 carries, 102 yards PSU – Will Levis – 17 carries, 108 yards Top receivers RU – Isaiah Washington – 4 receptions, 63 yards PSU – Jahan Dotson – 1 reception, 44 yards, TD Top defenders RU – Christian Izien – 8 tackles PSU – Micah Parsons – 10 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL), 1 sack

vs. No. 15^AP/17^CFP Memphis (Cotton Bowl)

See also: 2019 Memphis Tigers football team and 2019 Cotton Bowl Classic

Memphis vs. Penn State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15AP/17CFP Memphis	13	10	13	3	39
No. 13AP/10CFPPenn State	7	28	10	8	53

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

• Date: December 28
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. ET
• Game weather: indoors, roof closed
• Game attendance: 54,828
• Referee: Jeff Flanagan
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, Olivia Dekker
• ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com

Game information

First quarter UM – Riley Patterson, 48-yard field goal, 10:52 (UM 3–0) PSU – Journey Brown, 32-yard TD run, Jake Pinegar kick good, 9:56 (PSU 7–3) UM – Patrick Taylor Jr, 3-yard TD run, Patterson kick good, 7:44 (UM 10–7) UM – Patterson, 37-yard field goal, 2:55 (UM 13–7) Second quarter PSU – Noah Cain, 1-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 11:14 (PSU 14–13) PSU – Devyn Ford, 2-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 7:47 (PSU 21–13) PSU – J. Brown, 56-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 5:51 (PSU 28–13) UM – Kenneth Gainwell, 2-yard TD run, Patterson kick good, 3:15 (PSU 28–20) PSU – Jahan Dotson, 4-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 0:51 (PSU 35–20) UM – Patterson, 44-yard field goal, 0:00 (PSU 35–23) Third quarter UM – Brady White, 1-yard TD run, Patterson kick good, 12:16 (PSU 35–30) UM – Patterson, 51-yard field goal, 10:24 (PSU 35–33) PSU – Pinegar, 45-yard field goal, 7:13 (PSU 38–33) UM – Patterson, 41-yard field goal, 3:32 (PSU 38–36) PSU – Garrett Taylor, 15-yard interception return for TD, Pinegar kick good, 0:38 (PSU 45–36) Fourth quarter UM – Patterson, 42-yard field goal, 12:01 (PSU 45–39) PSU – Noah Cain, 1-yard TD run, 2-point conversion pass to Pat Freiermuth from Clifford, 6:31 (PSU 53–39) Top passers UM – Brady White – 32/51, 454 yards, 2 INT PSU – Sean Clifford – 11/20, 133 yards, TD, INT Top rushers UM – Patrick Taylor – 8 carries, 50 yards, TD PSU – Journey Brown – 16 carries, 202 yards, 2 TD Top receivers UM – Damonte Coxie – 8 receptions, 132 yards PSU – K. J. Hamler – 2 receptions, 46 yards Top defenders UM – Sanchez Blake – 13 tackles PSU – Micah Parsons – 14 tackles, 3 TFL (tackles-for-loss), 2 sacks

Rankings

Further information: 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	15	15	13	13-T	12	12	10	7	6	5	5	9	9	12	12	13	9
Coaches	14	14	11	12	11	11	9	7	6	5	5	11	9	12	11	12	9
CFP	Not released										4	9	8	10	10	10	Not released

Personnel

Coaching staff

Penn State football current coaching staff ^[35]

Name	Position	Alma Mater	Years at Penn State
James Franklin	Head Coach	East Stroudsburg University (1995)	6th
Brent Pry	Defensive coordinator/linebackers	University at Buffalo (1993)	6th
Ricky Rahne	Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach	Cornell University (2002)	6th
Tim Banks	Co-defensive coordinator/safeties	Central Michigan University (1995)	4th
Tyler Bowen	Off. Recruiting coordinator/tight ends	University of Maryland (2010)	2nd
Matt Limegrover	Run Game Coordinator/offensive line	University of Chicago (1991)	4th
Sean Spencer	Associate head coach/Run Game Coord./defensive line	Clarion University (1995)	6th
Gerad Parker	Wide receivers	University of Kentucky (2003)	1st
Ja'Juan Seider	Running backs	West Virginia University (2000)	2nd
Terry Smith	Assistant head coach/defensive recruiting coordinator/cornerbacks	Penn State University (1991)	6th
Joe Lorig	Special teams coordinator/defensive Assistant	Western Oregon University (1995)	1st
Dwight Galt III	Assistant AD, Performance Enhancement	University of Maryland (1981)	6th
V'Angelo Bentley	Graduate Assistant	University of Illinois (2015)	1st
Kevin Smith	Graduate Assistant	Urbana University (2014)	3rd
Kevin Reihner	Graduate Assistant	Stanford University (2015)	1st
Mark Dupuis	Graduate Assistant	University of Connecticut (2011)	3rd

Roster

2019 Penn State Nittany Lions football roster
Quarterback  7 Will Levis – freshman (6'3, 229)  9 Ta'Quan Roberson – freshman (5'11, 192) 13 Michael Johnson Jr. – freshman (6'2, 199) 14 Sean Clifford – sophomore (6'2, 216) 15 Michael Shuster – junior (6'2, 210) 19 Isaac Rumery – freshman (5'11, 203) Running back  3 Ricky Slade – sophomore (5'9, 198)  4 Journey Brown – sophomore (5'11, 206) 21 Noah Cain – freshman (5'10, 206) 28 Devyn Ford – freshman (5'11, 194) 40 Nick Eury – junior (5'9, 212) Wide receiver  1 K. J. Hamler – sophomore (5'9, 176)  5 Jahan Dotson – sophomore (5'11, 175)  6 Justin Shorter – freshman (6'4, 235)  8 John Dunmore – freshman (6'1, 179) 10 TJ Jones – freshman (6'1, 196) 11 Daniel George – freshman (6'2, 220) 12 Mac Hippenhammer – sophomore (5'11, 182) 23 Weston Carr – senior (6'2, 202) 29 Henry Fessler – freshman (5'10, 172) 44 Cameron Pica – sophomore (6'2, 215) 80 Justin Weller – sophomore (6'0, 190) 81 Cam Sullivan-Brown – sophomore (6'0, 194) 83 Alex Hoenstine – sophomore (6'1, 190) 84 Benjamin Wilson – junior (6'2, 204) 85 Isaac Lutz – junior (5'11, 193) 86 Alec Berger – sophomore (5'11, 175) 88 Dan Chisena – senior (6'3, 202) 89 Colton Maxwell – junior (6'0, 194) Tight end 17 Grayson Kline – freshman (6'5, 239) 43 Trevor Baker – sophomore (6'3, 227) 82 Zack Kuntz – freshman (6'7, 243) 83 Nick Bowers – senior (6'4, 260) 86 Brenton Strange – freshman (6'3, 233) 87 Pat Freiermuth – sophomore (6'5, 256) Placekicker 90 Rafael Checa – sophomore (6'2, 201) 92 Jake Pinegar – sophomore (6'2, 195) 95 Vlad Hilling – freshman (5'10, 226) 97 Sebastian Costantini – freshman (5'11, 195) 98 Jordan Stout – sophomore (6'3, 205) 99 Justin Tobin – junior (6'2, 208)		Offensive lineman 50 Will Knutsson – freshman (6'2, 296) 53 Rasheed Walker – freshman (6'6, 324) 55 Anthony Whigan – junior (6'4, 301) 59 Kaleb Konigus – freshman (6'2, 302) 62 Michal Menet – junior (6'4, 313) 63 Collin De Boef – freshman (6'5, 258) 68 Hunter Kelly – junior (6'2, 309) 69 C.J. Thorpe – sophomore (6'3, 322) 70 Juice Scruggs – freshman (6'3, 285) 71 Will Fries – junior (6'6, 313) 72 Bryce Effner – freshman (6'5, 297) 73 Mike Miranda – sophomore (6'3, 295) 74 Steven Gonzalez – senior (6'4, 341) 75 Des Holmes – sophomore (6'5, 315) 77 Sal Wormley – freshman (6'3, 319) 79 Caedan Wallace – freshman (6'5, 333) Defensive lineman 18 Shaka Toney – DE – junior (6'3, 243) 20 Adisa Isaac – DE – freshman (6'4, 241) 27 Aeneas Hawkins – DT – freshman (6'2, 272) 28 Odafe Oweh – DE – freshman (6'5, 255) 34 Shane Simmons – DE – junior (6'3, 259) 42 Ellison Jordan – DT – junior (6'0, 320) 44 Joseph Darkwa – DT – freshman (6'5, 272) 46 Nick Tarburton – DE – freshman (6'3, 263) 49 Daniel Joseph – DE – junior (6'3, 260) 51 Hakeem Beamon – DE – freshman (6'3, 259) 53 Fred Hansard – DT – sophomore (6'3, 316) 54 Robert Windsor – DT – senior (6'4, 285) 55 Antonio Shelton – DT – junior (6'2, 311) 58 Evan Presta – DT – sophomore (6'3, 288) 88 Judge Culpepper – DT – freshman (6'4, 284) 90 Damion Barber – DT – sophomore (6'3, 290) 91 Dvon Ellies – DT – freshman (6'1, 304) 92 Smith Vilbert – DE – freshman (6'6, 253) 93 P. J. Mustipher – DT – sophomore (6'4, 311) 98 Dan Vasey – DE – sophomore (6'4, 252) 99 Yetur Gross-Matos – DE – junior (6'5, 264) Punter 49 Cade Pollard – freshman (5'11, 225) 93 Blake Gillikin – senior (6'2, 196) 97 Carson Landis – sophomore (6'2, 205)		Linebacker  6 Cam Brown – senior (6'5, 233) 10 Lance Dixon – freshman (6'2, 213) 11 Micah Parsons – sophomore (6'3, 245) 12 Brandon Smith – freshman (6'3, 240) 13 Ellis Brooks – sophomore (6'1, 234) 36 Jan Johnson – senior (6'2, 231) 39 Robbie Dwyer – freshman (6'1, 235) 40 Jesse Luketa – sophomore (6'3, 247) 45 Charlie Katshir – freshman (6'3, 229) 50 Max Chizmar – sophomore (6'2, 230) Defensive back  2 Keaton Ellis – CB – freshman (5'11, 190)  3 Donovan Johnson – CB – sophomore (5'9, 185)  5 Tariq Castro-Fields – CB – junior (6'0, 197)  7 Jaquan Brisker – S – junior (6'1, 210)  8 Marquis Wilson – CB – freshman (5'11, 173)  9 Joey Porter Jr. – CB – freshman (6'2, 180) 16 John Petrishen – S – senior (6'0, 211) 17 Garrett Taylor – S – senior (6'0, 198) 19 Trent Gordon – CB – freshman (5'11, 188) 21 Tyler Rudolph – S – freshman (6'0, 204) 24 DJ Brown – CB – sophomore (5'10, 183) 25 Daequan Hardy – CB – freshman (5'9, 170) 26 Jonathan Sutherland – S – sophomore (5'11, 201) 27 Cody Romano– S – freshman (6'2, 209) 29 John Reid – CB – senior (5'10, 181) 35 Justin Neff – S – sophomore (6'1, 195) 36 Makai Self – CB – freshman (5'9, 167) 37 Drew Hartlaub – S – sophomore (5'11, 183) 38 Lamont Wade – S – junior (5'9, 199) 48 C.J. Holmes – S – sophomore (6'0, 216) Long snappers 91 Chris Stoll – sophomore (6'2, 245) 94 Joe Calcagno – sophomore (6'0, 279)

Source: ^[36]

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2020 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
2	38	Yetur Gross-Matos	DE	Carolina Panthers
2	46	K. J. Hamler	WR	Denver Broncos
4	141	John Reid	CB	Houston Texans
6	183	Cam Brown	OLB	New York Giants
6	193	Robert Windsor	DT	Indianapolis Colts

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