Who were the Penn State competitors of the day at winter workout No. 7?
Penn State finishes winter workouts this week. The Nittany Lions started drills under the direction of head strength coach Chuck Losey and his staff earlier this month. The push is nearly over as spring break starts this coming weekend while spring practice starts on March 12. Tuesday marked the penultimate conditioning grind of the month. After it, competitors of the day were picked.
Who were the Penn State winter workout No. 7 winners?
Quarterback: Jaxon Smolik
Running back: Nicholas Singleton
Wide receiver: Malick Meiga
Tight end: Luke Reynolds
Offensive line: Vega Ioane
Defensive line: Zuriah Fisher
Linebacker: Kobe King
Cornerback: Antoine Belgrave-Shorter
Safety: Kevin Winston Jr.
Special teams: Blaise Sokach-Minick
Takeaways
Newcomers filled up a fair chunk of the competitor of the day sheet. Reynolds and Belgrave-Shorter both arrived about two months ago at the start of the spring semester and have quickly developed some positive buzz entering their first opportunity to put the pads on and compete in March. Smolik earned his first head nod in the quarterback room, as well.
There were still some repeat winners, of course. The one that stands out to us is Fisher, who has now taken four of seven competitor of the day picks from position coach Deion Barnes. It continues to signal that the veteran pass rusher is going to push for a career-high in playing time during the 2024 season.
Past Penn State winter workout winners
Quarterback: Beau Pribula (2/5, 2/7, 2/13, 2/20), Ethan Grunkemeyer (2/15), Drew Allar (2/22), Jaxon Smolik (2/27)
Running back: Cameron Wallace (2/5), Nick Singleton (2/7, 2/13, 2/27), Quinton Martin (2/17, 2/20), Amiel Davis (2/22)
Wide receiver: Liam Clifford (2/5), Malick Meiga (2/7, 2/27), Anthony Ivey (2/13), Julian Fleming (2/15), Omari Evans (2/20, 2/22)
Tight end: Joey Schlaffer (2/5, 2/13, 2/15), Tyler Warren (2/7, 2/20), Jerry Cross (2/22), Luke Reynolds (2/27)
Offensive line: Nick Dawkins (2/5, 2/7, 2/22), Addison Penn (2/13), Anthony Donkoh (2/15), J’ven Williams (2/20), Vega Ioane (2/27)
Defensive line: Zuriah Fisher (2/5, 2/15, 2/20, 2/27), Zane Durant (2/7, 2/13), Jameial Lyons (2/22)
Linebackers: Tyler Elsdon (2/5, 2/20), Dom DeLuca (2/7, 2/22), Tony Rojas (2/13, 2/15), Kobe King (2/27)
Cornerback: Cam Miller (2/5, 2/20, 2/22), AJ Harris (2/7), Elliot Washington (2/13, 2/15), Antoine Belgrave-Shorter (2/27)
Safety: Jaylen Reed (2/5), Zakee Wheatley (2/7, 2/20), KJ Winston (2/13, 2/27), Lamont Payne (2/15, 2/22)
Special teams: Punter Riley Thompson (2/5), kicker Sander Sahaydak (2/7), long snapper Tyler Duzansky (2/13, 2/15, 2/22), long snapper Blaise Sokach-Minick (2/20, 2/27)
