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 · 7 G · 7 GS87%406 snapsQB2#7 Alex ManskeQB · FR · 3 G10%46 snapsQB3#10 Connor BarryQB · SR · 2 G3%15 snapsRunning backseason snap share
RB1#21 Carson HansenRB · SR · 7 G · 6 GS39%31–49% · ~184 est.RB2#1 James PeoplesRB · JR · 7 G · 1 GS34%27–42% · ~159 est.RB3#25 Quinton Martin Jr.RB · SO · 5 G18%14–22% · ~83 est.RB4Cam WallaceRB · 4 G13%7–30% · ~59 est.Wide receiversseason snap share
WR1#0 Chase SowellWR · SR · 7 G · 7 GS75%63–87% · ~350 est.WR2#4 Brett EskildsenWR · JR · 7 G · 4 GS69%57–80% · ~321 est.WR3#2 Zay RobinsonWR · FR · 7 G40%25–49% · ~187 est.—#6 Koby HowardWR · SO · 3 G · 1 GS30%23–35% · ~139 est.—#8 Karon BrookinsWR · FR · 2 G11%5–14% · ~51 est.—#9 Amarion JacksonWR · FR · 2 G4%1–7% · ~21 est.—#31 Logan CunninghamWR · SR · 1 G3%1–5% · ~14 est.Tight endseason snap share
TE1#18 Benjamin BrahmerTE · SR · 7 G · 5 GS60%51–72% · ~281 est.TE2#87 Andrew RappleyeaTE · JR · 7 G · 6 GS49%37–68% · ~227 est.TE3#84 Gabe BurkleTE · SR · 5 G · 5 GS18%12–24% · ~82 est.TE4#89 Finn FurmanekTE · JR · 3 G10%4–14% · ~46 est.Offensive linestarts · snap share
OL1#68 Anthony DonkohOL · JR · 7 G · 7 GS97%90–100% · ~454 est.OL2#50 Cooper CousinsOL · JR · 7 G · 7 GS97%90–100% · ~454 est.OL3#70 Trevor BuhrOL · JR · 7 G · 7 GS97%90–100% · ~454 est.OL4#51 Brock RikerOL · SO · 7 G · 7 GS97%90–100% · ~454 est.OL5#78 Malachi GoodmanOL · FR · 7 G · 7 GS97%90–100% · ~454 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 · 7 G · 6 GS52%33–67% · ~220 est.DL2Keanu WilliamsDT · 7 G · 7 GS46%29–59% · ~193 est.DL3#33 Alexander McPhersonDE · SO · 6 G · 1 GS41%26–52% · ~173 est.DL4#92 Siale TaupakiDT · SR · 7 G · 7 GS41%26–53% · ~174 est.—#1 Ikenna EzeoguDE · SR · 7 G · 6 GS39%22–50% · ~165 est.—Dallas VakalahiDT · 5 G26%15–34% · ~112 est.—#91 Armstrong NnodimDT · SO · 4 G30%17–38% · ~125 est.—#90 Liam AndrewsDT · SO · 2 G16%8–22% · ~68 est.—#39 Ty BlandingDT · JR · 3 G · 1 GS13%6–17% · ~53 est.Linebackersseason snap share
LB1#13 Tony RojasLB · JR · 7 G · 7 GS85%71–100% · ~360 est.LB2#8 Kooper EbelLB · SR · 7 G · 7 GS81%68–97% · ~343 est.LB3#9 Cael BrezinaLB · JR · 6 G50%23–68% · ~211 est.—#10 Caleb BaconLB · SR · 7 G37%17–51% · ~157 est.—#25 Alex TatschLB · SO · 4 G27%10–35% · ~113 est.—#32 John KlostermanLB · SR · 1 G4%0–8% · ~18 est.—#26 Cam SmithLB · FR · 1 G7%1–13% · ~29 est.Special Teams
By kicks and punts
Kickerby kicks
K1#95 Cristiano RosaPK · SR · 4 G14kicksK2#94 Ryan BarkerPK · JR · 7 G14kicks · 2 lastK3#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 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team offensive plays | 72 | 64 | 67 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 74 | 468 | |
| Opponent offensive plays | 54 | 55 | 63 | 66 | 69 | 63 | 53 | 423 | |
| Quarterbacks · estimated snaps | |||||||||
| Rocco Becht | QB | 38 | 62 | 42 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 74 | 406 |
| 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 | 184 |
| James Peoples | RB | ~16 | ~23 | ~17 | ~33 | ~28 | ~24 | ~18 | 159 |
| Quinton Martin Jr. | RB | ~23 | · | ~21 | ~20 | ~11 | · | ~8 | 83 |
| Cam Wallace | RB | ~22 | ~5 | ~21 | ~11 | · | · | · | 59 |
| Amar'e Glover | RB | · | · | ~11 | · | · | · | · | 11 |
| Receivers & tight ends · estimated snaps | |||||||||
| Chase Sowell | WR | ~21 | ~54 | ~39 | ~57 | ~57 | ~54 | ~68 | 350 |
| Brett Eskildsen | WR | ~49 | ~19 | ~33 | ~55 | ~55 | ~51 | ~59 | 321 |
| Benjamin Brahmer | TE | ~41 | ~45 | ~33 | ~50 | ~38 | ~29 | ~45 | 281 |
| Andrew Rappleyea | TE | ~21 | ~31 | ~27 | ~17 | ~39 | ~44 | ~48 | 227 |
| Zay Robinson | WR | ~8 | ~38 | ~8 | ~28 | ~46 | ~30 | ~29 | 187 |
| Koby Howard | WR | ~49 | ~48 | ~42 | · | · | · | · | 139 |
| Gabe Burkle | TE | · | · | ~18 | ~24 | · | ~27 | ~13 | 82 |
| Karon Brookins | WR | ~34 | · | ~17 | · | · | · | · | 51 |
| Finn Furmanek | TE | ~28 | · | ~18 | · | · | · | · | 46 |
| Amarion Jackson | WR | ~13 | · | ~8 | · | · | · | · | 21 |
| Logan Cunningham | WR | · | · | ~14 | · | · | · | · | 14 |
| Defensive line · estimated snaps | |||||||||
| Yvan Kemajou | DE | ~25 | ~23 | ~29 | ~40 | ~39 | ~36 | ~28 | 220 |
| Keanu Williams | DT | ~19 | ~29 | ~12 | ~33 | ~47 | ~18 | ~35 | 193 |
| Siale Taupaki | DT | ~23 | ~33 | ~12 | ~23 | ~33 | ~34 | ~16 | 174 |
| Alexander McPherson | DE | · | ~17 | ~38 | ~27 | ~37 | ~32 | ~22 | 173 |
| Ikenna Ezeogu | DE | · | ~36 | ~34 | ~43 | ~23 | ~29 | · | 165 |
| Armstrong Nnodim | DT | · | · | ~28 | ~38 | ~34 | ~25 | · | 125 |
| 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 | |||||||||
| Tony Rojas | LB | ~38 | ~55 | ~23 | ~59 | ~69 | ~63 | ~53 | 360 |
| Kooper Ebel | LB | ~33 | ~28 | ~51 | ~66 | ~67 | ~50 | ~48 | 343 |
| Cael Brezina | LB | ~45 | ~50 | ~29 | · | ~45 | ~19 | ~23 | 211 |
| Caleb Bacon | LB | ~46 | ~5 | ~52 | ~3 | · | ~25 | ~26 | 157 |
| 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 | 340 |
| Marcus Neal Jr. | S | ~52 | ~41 | ~39 | ~62 | ~67 | · | ~37 | 298 |
| Audavion Collins | CB | ~7 | ~54 | ~4 | ~64 | ~45 | ~45 | ~48 | 267 |
| Daryus Dixson | CB | ~49 | · | ~51 | ~22 | ~66 | ~59 | ~18 | 265 |
| Zion Tracy | CB | ~53 | ~54 | ~14 | ~7 | ~4 | ~61 | ~51 | 244 |
| Josiah Zayas | CB | ~19 | ~20 | ~61 | · | ~27 | ~57 | ~44 | 228 |
| 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 |
| Tyler Armstead | CB | ~11 | · | ~4 | · | · | · | · | 15 |
| Xxavier Thomas | CB | ~4 | · | · | · | ~4 | · | ~5 | 13 |
| Donte Nastasi | CB | · | · | ~4 | · | · | · | · | 4 |
| Ibn McDaniels | S | · | ~4 | · | · | · | · | · | 4 |
| Offensive line · estimated snaps | |||||||||
| Cooper Cousins | OL | ~70 | ~62 | ~65 | ~63 | ~61 | ~61 | ~72 | 454 |
| Brock Riker | OL | ~70 | ~62 | ~65 | ~63 | ~61 | ~61 | ~72 | 454 |
| Anthony Donkoh | OL | ~70 | ~62 | ~65 | ~63 | ~61 | ~61 | ~72 | 454 |
| Trevor Buhr | OL | ~70 | ~62 | ~65 | ~63 | ~61 | ~61 | ~72 | 454 |
| Malachi Goodman | OL | ~70 | ~62 | ~65 | ~63 | ~61 | ~61 | ~72 | 454 |
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.