Penn State spring roster update: Which players gained, lost weight on defense during winter workouts?
Penn State is now just 11 days out from the start of spring practice. On Thursday, the Nittany Lions welcomed the media inside the Lasch Building to watch one of the final winter workouts of the year. They then wrapped it all up Friday morning, which was followed by a release of the updated roster heading into spring ball.
The roster features a variety of moves, with some players gaining substantial weight, while others lost a few pounds. Head strength coach Chuck Losey told the media Thursday that each player had a tailored approach this offseason, even those who aren’t 100 percent at the moment.
“Everybody’s a full participant,” Losey said. “It just depends on what degree. This thing is so finely tuned by the time [we start that] we know exactly what we’re getting at the beginning of these seven weeks. We know who’s got any type of soft tissue injury or some type of surgical return to play. I mean, they’re just on a different program. But it’s still full go depending on what they can do.
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“But there is no, I hate to use the term, limited. It’s just limited in a sense that they’re not fully healthy. But trust me; they’re working as hard as everybody else here. It’s just different.”
Below a position-by-position breakdown of how each player on the Penn State defense has changed since February began.
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Penn State defensive linemen
Andrew Sharga – Up 27 pounds from 230 to 257
Coziah Izzard – Down 1 pound from 292 to 291
Jake Wilson – No change (249 pounds)
Smith Vilbert – Up 11 pounds from 256 to 267
D’von Ellies – Up seven pounds from 295 to 302
Davon Townley – No change (267 pounds)
Adisa Isaac – Up five pounds from 243 to 248
Zane Durant – Up one pound from 275 to 276
Dani Dennis-Sutton – Up nine pounds from 253 to 262
Zuriah Fisher – Up seven pounds from 250 to 257
Kaleb Artis – No change (315 pounds)
Amin Vanover – No change (264 pounds)
Jordan van den Berg – Down nine pounds from 295 to 286
Chop Robinson – Up 14 pounds from 239 to 253
Hakeem Beamon – Down eight pounds from 264 to 256
Lions linebackers
Abdul Carter – Up 16 pounds from 233 to 249
Tony Rojas – Up 19 pounds from 195 to 214
Curtis Jacobs – Up eight pounds from 227 to 235
Ta’Mere Robinson – Up seven pounds from 230 to 237
Bobby Walchak – Up three pounds from 214 to 217
Keon Wylie – Up 11 pounds from 206 to 217
Dominic DeLuca – No change (209 pounds)
Kobe King – Up four pounds from 247 to 251
Tyler Elsdon – Down 10 pounds from 236 to 226
Jackson Pryts – Up seven pounds from 208 to 215
Ben Chizmar – Up nine pounds from 218 to 227
Penn State cornerbacks
Johnny Dixon – Up three pounds from 190 to 193
Kalen King – Up one pound from 189 to 190
Cam Miller – Up three pounds from 178 to 181
Zion Tracy – Up one pound from 175 to 176
Elliot Washington II – Up 11 pounds from 190 to 201
Daequan Hardy – No change (179 pounds)
Lamont Payne Jr. – Up 11 pounds from 185 to 196
Storm Duck – Down five pounds from 200 to 195
Kolin Dinkins – Up 10 pounds from 182 to 192
Jace Tutty – Up four pounds from 188 to 192
Stephen Ripka – Up six pounds from 181 to 187
Lions safeties
Jaylen Reed – No change (208 pounds)
Keaton Ellis – Up two pounds from 189 to 191
Zakee Wheatley – Up four pounds from 190 to 194
Mehki Flowers – Up four pounds from 192 to 196
Tyrece Mills – Down six pounds from 205 to 199 (and now officially back at safety)
KJ Winston – Up four pounds from 200 to 204
Trace Brown – Up 13 pounds from 157 to 170
Jashaun Green – Up one pound from 170 to 171
Penn State specialists
Alex Bacchetta – Up five pounds from 209 to 214
Sander Sahaydak – Up five pounds from 176 to 181
Gabe Nwosu – Up 10 pounds from 268 to 278
Mitchell Groh – Up one pound from 185 to 186
Riley Thompson – Up one pound from 215 to 216
Alex Felkins – Down two pounds from 200 to 198
Blake Sokach-Minnic – Up 15 pounds from 205 to 220
Will Patton – Up eight pounds from 227 to 235
Tyler Duzansky – Up six pounds from 209 to 215
