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Rounding up Penn State draftee, UDFA destinations

nate-mug-10.12.14by:Nate Bauer•04/29/23•

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Linebacker Jonathan Sutherland (Credit: Daniel Althouse/Blue White Illustrated)

Penn State has again completed a successful NFL Draft class. Wrapping Saturday evening, the Nittany Lions produced six draft picks in the 2023 edition of the NFL Draft.

And, shortly thereafter, even more former Penn State products have been picked up as undrafted free agents.

At the top of the list, Joey Porter Jr. was the first Nittany Lion off the board. He went as the 32nd overall pick, the top selection to open the second round. And he’s going to a familiar place. The Pittsburgh Steelers, home to his father’s storied NFL career, picked up Porter Jr. on Friday night. By the end of the evening, he was joined by another three former Penn State players.

Here, we’re rounding up the totality of former Nittany Lions now heading to the NFL.

Penn State NFL Draft selections

CB Joey Porter Jr.

Porter Jr. was selected first to open the second round of the NFL Draft. He was the No. 32 overall pick and went to the Pittsburgh Steelers

TE Brenton Strange

Strange was a surprise pick at No. 61 overall. Coming late in the second round, he was picked up by the Jacksonville Jaguars.

OL Juice Scruggs

Scruggs was the second surprise for the Nittany Lions on Friday night. His selection at No. 62 overall by the Houston Texans immediately followed the Strange pick by the Jags.

S Ji’Ayir Brown

Brown went in the third round to San Francisco. He was the No. 87 overall pick in the third round.

QB Sean Clifford

The sixth-year Penn State quarterback made good on his decision to return to the Nittany Lions with an ultimate parting gift. Following a Rose Bowl win with a fifth-round pick in the NFL Draft, Clifford went to Green Bay as the No. 149 overall selection.

WR Parker Washington

Washington wrapped up Penn State’s draft choices on Saturday evening. He went No. 185 overall to the Jaguars, a sixth-round pick.

Undrafted free agent destinations (Updating)

LS Chris Stoll

The nation’s top long snapper from the 2022 season found a home as an UDFA with the Seattle Seahawks.

WR Mitchell Tinsley

Tinsley was reportedly signed by the Washington Commanders as an UDFA.

LB/S Jonathan Sutherland

Sutherland is another Nittany Lion who is heading to Seattle, signed as an UDFA immediately following the draft.

DT PJ Mustipher

Mustipher was picked up Saturday as an undrafted free agent by the Denver Broncos.

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