Penn State depth chart preview: BWI Daily
Penn State faces Purdue Thursday night at 8 pm and Blue White Illustrated is getting you ready for the game by dissecting the Penn State depth chart. Host of the BWI Daily Edition and film analyst, Thomas Frank Carr. takes you through each position and gives you a preview of what’s to come tomorrow night.
Penn State Depth Chart Preview
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He starts with the quarterbacks and starter Sean Clifford, before working to the running backs and where Nick Singleton fits into the roster. From there he explains how the receiver room will shake out with only five players that Penn State feels comfortable with on the field. How does that change what Mitchell Tinsley and Parker Washington do on the field? He explains.
Next he works through the offensive line and goes over what head coach James Franklin said about the interior linemen and how that group will play out over the course of the season. So, Hunter Nourzad, Landon Tengwall and Saleem Wormley all will play, but in what order?
He finishes off the offense with how he thinks Tyler Warren will fit into the lineup at tight end.
Next, he shifts to the defensive side of the football to look at the defensive line. Hakeem Beamon makes his return to the field after his absence in 2021 but how will the rest of the depth at that position shake out? Finally, T-Frank shifts his focus to Adisa Isaac and the defensive ends.
Linebacker Curtis Jacobs takes the spotlight in the middle of the field before T-Frank shines a light on the cornerbacks. While plenty was made of the training camp that Johnny Dixon had, T-Frank focuses on starter Joey Porter Jr.
Finally, he looks at the safety position and how Tig Brown will perform and the competition between Keaton Ellis and Zakee Wheatley.
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Penn State players cut in the final wave of NFL roster moves
It was cutdown day in the NFL yesterday, and over 1,000 NFL players are now looking for a new home after failing to make the 53-man roster for their current teams. Sadly, fourteen players are former Penn State Nittany Lions who will now look for a new home. Check out the full list of players here, and PFF provides stats for context.
Bills
The Bills defense is built on solid run defense up front, which means they don’t like small pass-rushing specialists on the edge. In that perspective, former Penn State Nittany Lion turned NC State Wolfpacker Daniel Joseph was a good fit. The 6-3, 265-pound edge rusher played a 5-technique position during his time with the Wolfpack, meaning he was in a heavy run defense position.
Unfortunately, his pass-rushing ability never materialized. Joseph saw 61 pass rushing attempts in the preseason and only managed three total pressures. While he did corral a sack in the first game, he didn’t produce much after that.
Jets
The big-bodied Charles saw ten targets in the preseason and only came down with four receptions. He had some tough drops in contested coverage against the Eagles but only managed to haul in one contested pass in four attempts. As a 6-4, 219-pound receiver, that part of his game had to show up. Another issue was that Charles struggled on special teams as well. However, he’s still very talented, so we’ll see if a team wants to pick him up as a practice squad player.
