Penn State played 64 different players on offense and defense in its 46-11 win over Nevada on Saturday. The Nittany Lions want to build depth on both sides of the ball ahead of the big showdown with Oregon at the end of the month.
Offense: 72 snaps
Quarterbacks
Drew Allar: 50
Ethan Grunkemeyer: 22
Running Backs
Kaytron Allen: 29
Nicholas Singleton: 27
Cam Wallace: 11
Corey Smith: 11
Wide Receivers
Kyron Hudson: 45
Trebor Peña: 41
Liam Clifford: 31
Koby Howard: 22
Devonte Ross: 18
Tyseer Denmark: 17
Aaron Enterline: 6
Tight
Ends
Khalil Dinkins: 36
Luke Reynolds: 29
Andrew Rappleyea: 19
Finn Furmanek: 8
Joey Schlaffer: 1
Offensive Line
Drew Shelton: 50
Nick Dawkins: 50
Anthony Donkoh: 50
Nolan Rucci: 41
Vega Ioane: 41
Cooper Cousins: 35
Ian Harvie: 34
Garrett Sexton: 22
Owen Alciene: 22
Alex Birchmeier: 1
Chimdy Onoh: 1
Defense: 54
Defensive Ends
Dani Dennis-Sutton: 25
Jaylen Harvey: 25
Chaz Coleman: 22
Yvan Kemajou: 18
Mylachi Williams: 14
Bobby Mears: 2
Defensive Tackles
Zane Durant: 26
Xavier Gilliam: 18
Alonzo Ford: 14
Ty Blanding: 14
Owen Wafle: 11
Enai White: 10
De’Andre Cook: 5
Liam Andrews: 4
Randy Adrika: 4
Linebackers
Amare Campbell: 25
Dominic DeLuca: 25
Tony Rojas: 23
Keon Wylie: 22
Anthony Speca: 12
DaKaari Nelson: 1
Cornerbacks
Kenny Woseley Jr: 34
AJ Harris: 23
Jahmir Joseph: 22
Daryus Dixon: 21
Elliot Washington: 16
Audavion Collins: 15
Tyler Armstead: 9
Safeties
Antoine Belgrave-Shorter: 34
Zakee Wheatley: 20
Vaboue Toure: 19
Dejuan Lane: 18
Kolin Dinkins: 17
King Mack: 11
Lamont Payne Jr: 4
Notes & Thoughts:
- Kenny Woseley Jr had the most snaps of any cornerback. The starters were pulled early in this game, but I did not expect to see his name at the top of the list. He was also on the field for six of the defense’s first seven drives, so this was not just racking up snaps in garbage time.
- Devonte Ross was the only of the three transfer receivers to not reach 40 snaps in the game. He is recovering from an injury and had one catch in his 18 snaps.
- Nicholas Singleton and Kaytron Allen combined for 15 snaps in the second half. Combined with more emphasis on the pass game and an average starting field position around midfield, this likely suppressed the rushing total (135 yards).
- Ian Harvie and Cooper Cousins featured on Penn State’s seven offensive linemen formation on the first and fourth drives of the game. Andy Kotelnicki wasted no time deploying the new formation, especially in short yardage situations. Harvie had 34 snaps in his first appearance since the 2022 season.
- The youth movement on the defensive line was clear. Without Zuriah Fisher, Jaylen Harvey made the start at defensive end across from Dani-Dennis Sutton. True freshmen Chaz Coleman and Yvan Kemajou also saw meaningful action as well. Coleman appeared at least once on each of Penn State’s first five defensive drives.
- The tight ends were quieter on the stat sheet than we have been accustomed to seeing, but the depth looks solid. Andrew Rappleyea had 19 snaps in his first game back after suffering a season-ending injury early in the 2024 season. Reynolds and Dinkins split snaps roughly 50/50 for most of the first half. True freshman Andrew Olesh did not appear in this game.
