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Which Penn State football freshmen are now 'full go' in 2024?: Redshirt report

Greg Pickelby:Greg Pickel•11/22/24•

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Penn State defensive end Max Granville. (Pickel/BWI)

Penn State has just two games to go in its regular season. That means some members of the Class of 2024 who the program wanted to redshirt can now play as many games as the Lions deem appropriate from here on and still preserve a year of eligibility.

“[Receiver] Tyseer Denmark is an example of that, both as a punt returner and as a wide receive,” Lions coach James Franklin said Monday. “[Offensive tackle] Eagan Boyer now falls into that category. He’s doing some good things for us.”

Running back Corey Smith also can play out the string on offense. Positionmate Quinton Martin Jr., however, can only play in one more game during the regular season.

“Quinton has already played in three games,” Franklin said. “So we really only have one more game with him during the regular season. We just have to decide this week is it this week or next week? We’re going to let those two guys compete, and whoever gives us the best chance to win this week will be the guy that’s green lighted as the third.”

As for where things stand on defense, ddefensive tackle Xavier Gilliam, defensive ends Max Granville and Jaylen Harvey, safety Vaboue Toure, and cornerback Antoine Belgrave-Shorter and cornerback Jon Mitchell can all play in both of the final two games. Linebacker Anthony Speca and cornerback Kenny Woseley Jr., however, are like Martin Jr.: They can play in only one more regular season game.

It goes without saying of course that any Nittany Lion freshmen who hasn’t played yet is able to do so the rest of the way, too.

Here’s a look at this week’s redshirt report.

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Penn State used the time of year and opponent to its benefit in Week 11. Fifteen freshmen made the trip. We list them out and their snap counts below:

#4 WR Tyseer Denmark: 11 snaps on offense, one rush for -4 yards; one punt return for 16 yards

#10 S Dejuan Lane: Two tackles and one pass breakup on 20 defensive snaps

#12 CB Jon Mitchell: One tackle on 21 defensive snaps

#17 QB Ethan Grunkemeyer: Did not play.

#17 CB Kenny Woseley Jr: Three tackles over 14 snaps.

#18 DE Max Granville: Did not play.

#21 S Vaboue Toure: Did not play.

#24 RB Corey Smith: Eight carries for 37 yards over 20 snaps.

#25 RB Quintin Martin Jr.: Did not play.

#40 LB Anthony Speca: No counting stats over 14 snaps.

#44 DE Jaylen Harvey: One tackle (that went for loss) over 11 snaps.

#50 OL Cooper Cousins: No counting stats over 21 offensive snaps.

#54 DT Xavier Gilliam: No counting stats over 17 snaps.

#64 OL Eagan Boyer: No counting snaps over 19 snaps.

#85 TE Luke Reynolds: Caught three passes for 53 yards, including his first career touchdown, over 25 snaps

PSU redshirt tracker after Week 12

First, a reminder: Any member of the roster can play in up to four regular season games and still preserve a year of eligibility. Once you pay in a fifth, you can no longer redshirt. And, most importantly, postseason games do not count against the total. It is a regular season counter only.

Ten games

TE Luke Reynolds
OL Cooper Cousins
S Dejuan Lane

Three games

RB Quinton Martin Jr.
LB Anthony Speca
CB Kenny Woseley Jr.

Two games

RB Corey Smith
WR Tyseer Denmark
OL Eagan Boyer
S Vaboue Toure
DE Max Granville
DE Jaylen Harvey
DT Xavier Gilliam
CB Jon Mitchell
CB Antoine Belgrave-Shorter

One game

None.

Zero games

QB Ethan Grunkemeyer
DL Liam Andrews
OT Garrett Sexton
DE Mylachi Williams
OL Donovan Harbour
WR Josiah Brown
DL T.A. Cunningham
OL Caleb Brewer
LB Kari Jackson
WR Peter Gonzalez
DT DeAndre Cook

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