Penn State roster update: Who has a new number in 2024?
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State football has updated its 2024 roster with number changes ahead of the first spring practice of the year on Tuesday.
Number changes
The first number change we learned about earlier this year was Kevin Winston Jr. The starting safety is moving from No. 21 to No. 2 for the 2024 season.
“In high school I wore it two, so I wanted to get back,” Winston said in February. “I like the single digits. just a little something to change. Just wanted to go back to two. I love 21, I was always wearing that for Sean Taylor, that love never changes, but I wanted to get to that single digit. Two opened up and that’s my favorite number.”
CB Zion Tracy: Changing from No. 12 to No. 7
S Kevin Winston Jr.: Changing from No. 21 to No. 2
WR Mehki Flowers: Changing from No. 10 to No. 80
S Karson Kiesewetter: Changing from QB to safety and No. 17 to No. 28
OT J’ven Williams: Changing from No. 70 to No. 74
Penn State weight changes
This story’s original version reflected weight changes accounted for in February. Some notable ones you may have missed include receiver KeAndre Lambert-Smith being up from 184 to 195 pounds ahead of his latest season of trying to secure the Nittany Lions’ No. 1 receiver job. Backup pass catcher Tyler Johnson is up to 197 from 183 pounds. New receiver Josiah Brown is up to 175 from 165.
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Freshman safety Vaboue Toure is up to 209 from 200. Another first-year defensive back, corner Antoine Belgrave Shorter, is up to 195 from 184. Running back Quinton Martin Jr., is up to 194 from 185. And, second-year ball carrier Cam Wallace is up to 199 from 191 pounds.
“Cam [Wallace] is an exciting guy,” Lions coach James Franklin said Tuesday. “Really did some good things this whole offseason. Put some good weight on, some good size, and hasn’t lost any of his quickness and explosive movement. Been very pleased with him. Handled that redshirt process the right way.”
Defensive end Dani Dennis-Sutton is up to 270 from 261 pounds. Position mate Zuriah Fisher is up to 262 from 254. Linebacker Kobe King, then, is up to 250 from 242. And, defensive end Jaylen Harvey is up to 266 from 250. Defensive tackle changes include Alonzo Ford Jr., jumping up to 308 from 298 while Hakeem Beamon is down from 290 to 280. Also at defensive tackle, freshman Xavier Gilliam is up to 294 from 280. End Joseph Muoypi is up to 258 from 246. At center, Nick Dawkins is down to 306 from 315. And, tackle Chimdy Onoh is up to 323 from 300.
Last but not least, freshman tight end Luke Reynolds is now up to 228 pounds from 220.
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