Penn State football roster tracker: Portal pick ups and losses, stay or go decisions list, more

Penn State football continues to work on its 2025 roster as its 2024 season continues. Update: As of Dec. 24 at 11 a.m. ET, the Lions have three portal pickups, three portal losses, and three stay-or-go decisions in the books. We have a full list of the latest below as the team preps to face Boise State in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal round matchup on Dec. 31.

When does the NCAA transfer portal window close?

The current deadline for undergraduates to have their name in the portal is Dec. 28. However, anyone on a team still in the College Football Playoff will have a five-day period after its program’s season concludes, whenever that may be, to enter.

Grad students can go into the portal at any time. And, whenever the deadline might be, it’s a good reminder to note that a player does not need to pick his new school by then, but rather just declare his intentions to do so.

Penn State portal pickups

Penn State landed its first portal triumph when former USC receiver Kyron Hudson picked earlier this month. He has since officially signed, BWI publisher Sean Fitz reports. The 6-foot-1, 205-pound California native recorded 38 receptions for 482 yards and three touchdowns. He started his college career in 2021 and has one year of eligibility remaining.

The Lions’ second portal win took place on Dec. 20. That’s when former Texas A&M defensive end Enai White announced that he would be returning home to the Keystone State to play for the Lions. He has two seasons of eligibility remaining. White was hurt for much of the 2023 season and almost all of the 2024 season.

Its third portal win came on the morning of Dec. 24. Former Troy receiver Devonte Ross picked the Lions then. Ross caught 76 passes for 1,043 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2024 while playing for former Nittany Lions wide receivers coach and current Trojans head coach Gerad Parker. Over three years, he hauled in 129 passes for 1,618 yards and 14 touchdowns. A Cartersville, Ga., native, Ross will have two years to play one seasonRoss, who is listed by Troy at 5-foot-11, 161 pound

Nittany Lion portal visitors and outcomes

Here’s the list of players who have visited and where things stand as of Dec. 24:

– Texas A&M defensive end Enai White: Picked Penn State on Dec. 20.
– USC wide receiver Kyron Hudson: Picked Penn State on Dec. 16. Signed on Dec. 19.

– Utah State OL Teague Andersen: Picked N.C. State on Dec. 17.
– USC defensive tackle Bear Alexander: Picked Oregon on Dec. 20.
– Louisiana Tech defensive tackle David Blay: Picked Miami on Dec. 20.

– Oklahoma State linebacker Kendal Daniels: Still undecided.
—LSU defensive tackle Jay’viar Suggs: Still undecided
—Troy wide receiver Devonte Ross: Still undecided.

Penn State portal losses

Here is that list:

TE Jerry Cross: Entered the portal Dec. 9. Committed to Memphis on Dec. 21.

DT T.A. Cunningham: Entered the portal Dec. 9. Reports offers from USF, California, and Oklahoma State. Has not yet made a decision.

QB Beau Pribula: Entered the portal on Dec. 16. Committed to the Missouri Tigers on Dec. 22. According to On3’s Pete Nakos, Pribula signed a $1.5 million NIL agreement. He will likely be the SEC school’s starter in 2025.

Stay or go decision tracker

We will break these down into two groups. The first is Penn State players who must decide if they are coming back for a final season or not. The second group is players who are NFL draft eligible and must decide what to do for 2025.

Penn State players who could come back for a final season if they choose to:

S Zakee Wheatley: Announced Dec. 23 that he is returning for another season.

OL JB Nelson: No announcement yet.

C Nick Dawkins: No announcement yet.

DE Zuriah Fisher: No announcement yet.

DT Alonzo Ford: No announcement yet.

CB Jalen Kimber: No announcement yet.

P Riley Thompson: No announcement yet.

LB Dom DeLuca: No announcement yet.

S Tyrece Mills: No announcement yet.

K Sander Sahaydak: No announcement yet.

TE Khalil Dinkins: No announcement yet.

WR Trey Wallace: No announcement yet.

WR Liam Clifford: No announcement yet.

OT Nolan Rucci: No announcement yet.

LB Kobe King: No announcement yet.

Nittany Lions who will be NFL Draft eligible for the first time:

QB Drew Allar: Returning for the 2025 season.

S KJ Winston: Has declared for the 2025 NFL Draft.

RB Nicholas Singleton: No announcement yet.

RB Kaytron Allen: No announcement yet.

C/G Vega Ioane: No announcement yet.

OT Drew Shelton: No announcement yet.

DE Abdul Carter: No announcement yet.

DT Zane Durant: No announcement yet.

DE Dani Dennis-Sutton: No announcement yet.

CB Cam Miller: No announcement yet.

Which Nittany Lions are completely out of eligibility?

Here is that list:

WR Julian Fleming 
TE Tyler Warren
OL Sal Wormley (barring medical waiver for an extra season)
DE Amin Vanover
DE  Smith Vilbert (barring medical waiver for an extra season)
DT Dvon J-Thomas
DT Coziah Izzard
LB Tyler Elsdon 
S Jaylen Reed