Penn State Nittany Lions Depth Chart
Offense
Season snap share: share of all the team’s offensive plays this season, with its likely range. Ordered by estimated snaps, latest game counted twice
Quarterbackseason snap share
QB1#3 Rocco BechtQB · SR · 8 G · 8 GS88%480 snapsQB2#7 Alex ManskeQB · FR · 3 G8%46 snapsQB3#10 Connor BarryQB · SR · 2 G3%15 snapsRunning backseason snap share
RB1#21 Carson HansenRB · SR · 8 G · 7 GS40%31–49% · ~216 est.RB2#1 James PeoplesRB · JR · 7 G · 1 GS29%23–36% · ~159 est.RB3Cam WallaceRB · 5 G · 1 GS19%15–24% · ~105 est.RB4#25 Quinton Martin Jr.RB · SO · 5 G15%12–19% · ~83 est.Wide receiversseason snap share
WR1#4 Brett EskildsenWR · JR · 8 G · 5 GS70%59–81% · ~380 est.WR2#0 Chase SowellWR · SR · 7 G · 7 GS64%54–75% · ~350 est.WR3#2 Zay RobinsonWR · FR · 8 G41%25–50% · ~222 est.—#6 Koby HowardWR · SO · 3 G · 1 GS26%20–30% · ~139 est.—#9 Amarion JacksonWR · FR · 3 G · 1 GS14%6–18% · ~74 est.—#8 Karon BrookinsWR · FR · 2 G9%4–12% · ~51 est.—#31 Logan CunninghamWR · SR · 1 G3%1–4% · ~14 est.Tight endseason snap share
TE1#18 Benjamin BrahmerTE · SR · 8 G · 5 GS60%51–72% · ~327 est.TE2#87 Andrew RappleyeaTE · JR · 8 G · 7 GS49%38–68% · ~267 est.TE3#84 Gabe BurkleTE · SR · 6 G · 5 GS18%12–24% · ~97 est.TE4#89 Finn FurmanekTE · JR · 3 G8%3–12% · ~46 est.Offensive lineby spot · starts · snap share
LT#78 Malachi GoodmanOL · FR · 8 G · 8 GS97%90–100% · ~528 est.LG#70 Trevor BuhrOL · JR · 8 G · 8 GS97%90–100% · ~528 est.C#51 Brock RikerOL · SO · 8 G · 8 GS97%90–100% · ~528 est.RG#50 Cooper CousinsOL · JR · 8 G · 8 GS97%90–100% · ~528 est.RT#68 Anthony DonkohOL · JR · 8 G · 8 GS97%90–100% · ~528 est.Defense
Season snap share: share of all the opponents’ plays this season, with its likely range. Ordered by estimated snaps, latest game counted twice
Defensive lineseason snap share
DL1#19 Yvan KemajouDE · SO · 8 G · 7 GS54%34–69% · ~250 est.DL2#33 Alexander McPhersonDE · SO · 7 G · 2 GS43%27–55% · ~200 est.DL3Keanu WilliamsDT · 8 G · 8 GS45%28–57% · ~208 est.DL4#92 Siale TaupakiDT · SR · 8 G · 8 GS41%26–53% · ~192 est.—#1 Ikenna EzeoguDE · SR · 8 G · 6 GS40%25–51% · ~186 est.—#91 Armstrong NnodimDT · SO · 5 G32%18–41% · ~150 est.—Dallas VakalahiDT · 5 G24%14–31% · ~112 est.—#90 Liam AndrewsDT · SO · 2 G15%7–19% · ~68 est.—#39 Ty BlandingDT · JR · 3 G · 1 GS11%6–15% · ~53 est.Linebackersseason snap share
LB1#8 Kooper EbelLB · SR · 8 G · 8 GS82%69–99% · ~384 est.LB2#13 Tony RojasLB · JR · 8 G · 8 GS81%67–97% · ~376 est.LB3#9 Cael BrezinaLB · JR · 7 G49%23–67% · ~228 est.—#10 Caleb BaconLB · SR · 8 G42%19–57% · ~195 est.—#25 Alex TatschLB · SO · 4 G24%9–32% · ~113 est.—#26 Cam SmithLB · FR · 1 G6%1–11% · ~29 est.—#32 John KlostermanLB · SR · 1 G4%0–7% · ~18 est.Special Teams
By kicks and punts
Kickerby kicks
K1#94 Ryan BarkerPK · JR · 8 G17kicks · 3 lastK2#95 Cristiano RosaPK · SR · 4 G14kicksK3#98 Matthew ParkerPK · FR · 1 G3kicksLong snapperroster order
LS1#35 Blaise Sokach-MinnickLS · SR · 1 GSRLS2#92 Andrew DufaultLS · SOSOSnaps by Game
| Player | Pos | Wk 1 vs Marshall | Wk 2 @ Temple | Wk 3 vs Buffalo | Wk 4 vs Wisconsin | Wk 5 @ Northwestern | Wk 6 vs USC | Wk 7 @ Michigan | Wk 9 vs Purdue | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team offensive plays | 72 | 64 | 67 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 74 | 76 | 544 | |
| Opponent offensive plays | 54 | 55 | 63 | 66 | 69 | 63 | 53 | 44 | 467 | |
| Quarterbacks · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Rocco Becht | QB | 38 | 62 | 42 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 74 | 74 | 480 |
| Alex Manske | QB | 26 | 2 | 18 | · | · | · | · | · | 46 |
| Connor Barry | QB | 8 | · | 7 | · | · | · | · | · | 15 |
| Running backs · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Carson Hansen | RB | ~22 | ~40 | ~12 | ~11 | ~17 | ~37 | ~45 | ~32 | 216 |
| James Peoples | RB | ~16 | ~23 | ~17 | ~33 | ~28 | ~24 | ~18 | · | 159 |
| Cam Wallace | RB | ~22 | ~5 | ~21 | ~11 | · | · | · | ~46 | 105 |
| Quinton Martin Jr. | RB | ~23 | · | ~21 | ~20 | ~11 | · | ~8 | · | 83 |
| Amar'e Glover | RB | · | · | ~11 | · | · | · | · | · | 11 |
| Receivers & tight ends · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Brett Eskildsen | WR | ~49 | ~19 | ~33 | ~55 | ~55 | ~51 | ~59 | ~59 | 380 |
| Chase Sowell | WR | ~21 | ~54 | ~39 | ~57 | ~57 | ~54 | ~68 | · | 350 |
| Benjamin Brahmer | TE | ~41 | ~45 | ~33 | ~50 | ~38 | ~29 | ~45 | ~46 | 327 |
| Andrew Rappleyea | TE | ~21 | ~31 | ~27 | ~17 | ~39 | ~44 | ~48 | ~40 | 267 |
| Zay Robinson | WR | ~8 | ~38 | ~8 | ~28 | ~46 | ~30 | ~29 | ~35 | 222 |
| Koby Howard | WR | ~49 | ~48 | ~42 | · | · | · | · | · | 139 |
| Gabe Burkle | TE | · | · | ~18 | ~24 | · | ~27 | ~13 | ~15 | 97 |
| Amarion Jackson | WR | ~13 | · | ~8 | · | · | · | · | ~53 | 74 |
| Karon Brookins | WR | ~34 | · | ~17 | · | · | · | · | · | 51 |
| Finn Furmanek | TE | ~28 | · | ~18 | · | · | · | · | · | 46 |
| Logan Cunningham | WR | · | · | ~14 | · | · | · | · | · | 14 |
| Defensive line · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Yvan Kemajou | DE | ~25 | ~23 | ~29 | ~40 | ~39 | ~36 | ~28 | ~30 | 250 |
| Keanu Williams | DT | ~19 | ~29 | ~12 | ~33 | ~47 | ~18 | ~35 | ~15 | 208 |
| Alexander McPherson | DE | · | ~17 | ~38 | ~27 | ~37 | ~32 | ~22 | ~27 | 200 |
| Siale Taupaki | DT | ~23 | ~33 | ~12 | ~23 | ~33 | ~34 | ~16 | ~18 | 192 |
| Ikenna Ezeogu | DE | · | ~36 | ~34 | ~43 | ~23 | ~29 | · | ~21 | 186 |
| Armstrong Nnodim | DT | · | · | ~28 | ~38 | ~34 | ~25 | · | ~25 | 150 |
| Dallas Vakalahi | DT | ~15 | · | ~12 | · | ~15 | ~39 | ~31 | · | 112 |
| Liam Andrews | DT | ~32 | · | ~36 | · | · | · | · | · | 68 |
| Ty Blanding | DT | ~30 | · | ~23 | · | · | · | · | · | 53 |
| De'Andre Cook | DT | ~29 | · | ~17 | · | · | · | · | · | 46 |
| Jackson Ford | DE | · | · | ~31 | · | · | · | · | · | 31 |
| Alijah Carnell | DT | · | · | · | · | ~30 | · | · | · | 30 |
| Max Granville | DE | ~27 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 27 |
| Linebackers · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Kooper Ebel | LB | ~33 | ~28 | ~51 | ~66 | ~67 | ~50 | ~48 | ~41 | 384 |
| Tony Rojas | LB | ~38 | ~55 | ~23 | ~59 | ~69 | ~63 | ~53 | ~16 | 376 |
| Cael Brezina | LB | ~45 | ~50 | ~29 | · | ~45 | ~19 | ~23 | ~17 | 228 |
| Caleb Bacon | LB | ~46 | ~5 | ~52 | ~3 | · | ~25 | ~26 | ~38 | 195 |
| Alex Tatsch | LB | · | ~25 | ~37 | ~21 | ~30 | · | · | · | 113 |
| Cam Smith | LB | ~29 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 29 |
| John Klosterman | LB | · | · | · | · | · | · | ~18 | · | 18 |
| Secondary · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Jamison Patton | S | ~44 | ~50 | ~21 | ~50 | ~62 | ~62 | ~51 | ~32 | 372 |
| Audavion Collins | CB | ~7 | ~54 | ~4 | ~64 | ~45 | ~45 | ~48 | ~44 | 311 |
| Daryus Dixson | CB | ~49 | · | ~51 | ~22 | ~66 | ~59 | ~18 | ~44 | 309 |
| Marcus Neal Jr. | S | ~52 | ~41 | ~39 | ~62 | ~67 | · | ~37 | · | 298 |
| Josiah Zayas | CB | ~19 | ~20 | ~61 | · | ~27 | ~57 | ~44 | ~44 | 272 |
| Zion Tracy | CB | ~53 | ~54 | ~14 | ~7 | ~4 | ~61 | ~51 | ~11 | 255 |
| Jeremiah Cooper | S | · | ~52 | ~4 | ~66 | ~56 | ~23 | ~11 | · | 212 |
| Jahmir Joseph | CB | · | ~8 | ~4 | ~60 | ~9 | ~13 | ~8 | · | 102 |
| Vaboue Toure | S | ~36 | · | ~15 | · | ~16 | · | · | · | 67 |
| Bryson Williams | S | · | · | ~61 | · | · | · | · | · | 61 |
| Tyrell Chatman | CB | · | · | ~56 | · | · | · | · | · | 56 |
| Ibn McDaniels | S | · | ~4 | · | · | · | · | · | ~42 | 46 |
| Tyler Armstead | CB | ~11 | · | ~4 | · | · | · | · | · | 15 |
| Xxavier Thomas | CB | ~4 | · | · | · | ~4 | · | ~5 | · | 13 |
| Donte Nastasi | CB | · | · | ~4 | · | · | · | · | · | 4 |
| Offensive line · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Cooper Cousins | OL | ~70 | ~62 | ~65 | ~63 | ~61 | ~61 | ~72 | ~74 | 528 |
| Brock Riker | OL | ~70 | ~62 | ~65 | ~63 | ~61 | ~61 | ~72 | ~74 | 528 |
| Anthony Donkoh | OL | ~70 | ~62 | ~65 | ~63 | ~61 | ~61 | ~72 | ~74 | 528 |
| Trevor Buhr | OL | ~70 | ~62 | ~65 | ~63 | ~61 | ~61 | ~72 | ~74 | 528 |
| Malachi Goodman | OL | ~70 | ~62 | ~65 | ~63 | ~61 | ~61 | ~72 | ~74 | 528 |
How the snap estimates work. No free source publishes college snap counts, so these are estimates. Quarterbacks: every offensive play is credited to the QB running the offense, which is close to exact. Everyone else: a model trained on real NFL snap counts (nflverse, 2023–24) turns each player's share of their position group's involvement that game (carries and targets on offense, tackles, sacks and breakups on defense) into a share of the team's plays. Tested on a season it never saw, it's typically within 5 snaps a game for running backs and 9–10 for other positions, and within about 10–15% over a season. The ranges shown are where the real number landed 80% of the time in that test. They narrow as the season goes on, and are widest for part-time players in a single game. Blocking tight ends and receivers who rarely see the ball get underestimated. Offensive linemen leave no trace in the play-by-play, so the line comes from each game's starting lineup. Where a school's game notes list its starters by spot, and its website allows automated access, the line shows who played left tackle through right tackle.