2017 Camp Roster just released
- Thread starter Richard the LIONhearted
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I just realized that Christian Campbells' high school head coach is the former Alabama great Woodrow Lowe. I didn't know that. I did know that Woody encouraged Christian heading to PSU, however.
Toney listed at 6-3 218. He has got to be an OLB!
WR Blacknall 6-3, Johnson 6-4, Charles 6-4, Darien 6-4.....
18 OL are all over 300 but for one WO (Kelly 298) and two incoming freshman. Never seen that at PSU.
Most DT's are in 290's, DE's in 250's.
Count only 84 scholarship players and 36 WO's.
WR Blacknall 6-3, Johnson 6-4, Charles 6-4, Darien 6-4.....
18 OL are all over 300 but for one WO (Kelly 298) and two incoming freshman. Never seen that at PSU.
Most DT's are in 290's, DE's in 250's.
Count only 84 scholarship players and 36 WO's.
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bwifan
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Looking over the roster it still amazes me how young this team is still..: just loaded for the present and future
Some other things I noticed, probably talked about before ad infinitum, but anyway...
-Toney at about 220 lbs, not clear on if this is good or bad, staff knows-
-18 O linemen on the roster, everyone I see listed, can actually take the field-
-I counted 8 DT's, we usually rotate between 4 and 6, right?-
-Simmons at 250-
-Our starting DT's average 300, while our starting DE's average 255-
-Cam Brown has #6 now-
-Could this be the season that Colin Castagna contributes? He's been improving each year, quietly-
-#97 the new kicker, is this our new kickoff man?-
-Bowers goes 268 lbs, is there a short yardage package where he comes in?-
-Toney at about 220 lbs, not clear on if this is good or bad, staff knows-
-18 O linemen on the roster, everyone I see listed, can actually take the field-
-I counted 8 DT's, we usually rotate between 4 and 6, right?-
-Simmons at 250-
-Our starting DT's average 300, while our starting DE's average 255-
-Cam Brown has #6 now-
-Could this be the season that Colin Castagna contributes? He's been improving each year, quietly-
-#97 the new kicker, is this our new kickoff man?-
-Bowers goes 268 lbs, is there a short yardage package where he comes in?-
Good question.
2/27/2016
2017 DE Barber chooses Penn State
Three-star defensive end Damion Barber of Harrisburg (Pa.) High School has verbally committed to Penn State.
Barber, who measures in at 6-foot-3 and 220 pounds, chose the Nittany Lions over scholarship offers from Iowa State, UMass, Old Dominion, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Temple and Virginia Tech. However, he was mainly focused on Penn State and Rutgers, who he visited just last week, leading up to his commitment. Barber said that now was the right time because his mother was finally able to see the school for herself.
2/27/2016
2017 DE Barber chooses Penn State
Three-star defensive end Damion Barber of Harrisburg (Pa.) High School has verbally committed to Penn State.
Barber, who measures in at 6-foot-3 and 220 pounds, chose the Nittany Lions over scholarship offers from Iowa State, UMass, Old Dominion, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Temple and Virginia Tech. However, he was mainly focused on Penn State and Rutgers, who he visited just last week, leading up to his commitment. Barber said that now was the right time because his mother was finally able to see the school for herself.
Alex Barbir #90, is the first name starting with a "B" and the 5th name from the top on the alphabetical list.
90
ALEX BARBIR
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Cumming, Ga.
High School: South Forsyth
Height / Weight: 5-9 / 195
Position: K
Experience: FR
H.S. Coach: Jeff Arnette
Wasn't referring to him
Damion Barber .... class of 2017 recruit who may/ may not have made the grades this summer
Maybe gopsusports needs to go back to the drawing board... On the 7/11/17 roster Jarvis Miller was listed at 220 and Toney at 222...now they're back down to 205 and 195, respectively? Hope not...
Yeah thanks, I realized that just after the post and updated it. Good question PSUcup1.
Suspect you may be correct.
May also be why the staff has an extra ship to offer at this time, under the 85 ship limit.
If it is academics, hope he can get things lined out through prep school or whatever and be back at a later time.
Question - looks like the preferred walk-ons are listed, so they take part from Day 1 of camp, correct?
What about other, non-preferred, walk-ons.... do they begin on the first day of classes? Or is there a more formal process for them including try-outs?
Thanks.
What about other, non-preferred, walk-ons.... do they begin on the first day of classes? Or is there a more formal process for them including try-outs?
Thanks.
They are limited to 105 player until the first game or first day of classes which ever first. After that you can have as many guys as you want.
Link actually goes to a previous roster on GoPSUSPORTS. But the updated rosters are accessed as PDF's linked on that same page at the top.
The previous roster has Toney at 195 whereas the PDF has him at 218, for example....
Toney's weight being down is due to Ramadan. He'll get some weight back on during camp, but how much is TBD.
Journey Browns named just jumped out at me, glad he's there early. After seeing the picture of how physically developed he is and with his speed, wow. Throw in the fact that he has Saquon to learn from, even better. I can't imagine any young RB having a better mentor than Saquon , in many ways, and I think SB loves doing it. Miles Sanders, Andre Robinson, Mark Allen, Journey Brown, Ricky Slade, I love it!
He's a blazer...
Won his second-straight 100-meter outdoor PIAA Class AA State Championship with
a state-record time of 10.43 seconds,
breaking the record set in 1985 by U.S. Olympian Leroy Burrell.
a state-record time of 10.43 seconds,
breaking the record set in 1985 by U.S. Olympian Leroy Burrell.
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Journey Brown is a 5-foot-11, 195-pound Running Back from Meadville, PA. He was a first team Class 5A all-state selection as a senior and was a Class AAA all-state pick as a junior. He ran for 722 yards and 10 touchdowns in a win over Dubois (Pa.) in a game as a junior.
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Named first-team All-State by the Pennsylvania Football Writers as a senior...
Selected to Pennsylvania Football News’ 5A All-State first team in 2016...Named WesternPAFootball.net first team as a junior...Was a three-time all-region honoree, claiming first team honors in 2015 and 2016 and second team accolades in 2014...Was a candidate for Pennsylvania’s 2016 Mr. Football Class 4A-6A...
Rushed for 2,791 yards and 45 touchdowns in 2016...
Led the state in total touchdowns (51) and scoring (320) in 2016...
Finished 16th in the state with 2,971 all-purpose yards as a senior...
Averaged 12.8 yards per carry as a senior...Accounted for 2,300 yards and 39 touchdowns as a junior...Tallied 1,600 yards and 22 scores as a sophomore...Broke all Meadville High School rushing records, finishing his career with 7,027 yards and 106 touchdowns...
Set the Pennsylvania high school single-game rushing record with 722 yards and 10 touchdowns in a 107-90 win over DuBois in 2015...
Broke the 90-year-old Pennsylvania single-game scoring record with 68 points against DuBois, besting the mark of 66 points by Shippensburg’s Galen Warren in 1925..
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Won the 2016 PIAA Class AAA State Championship in the 100-meter with a time of 10.73 in the final...
Ran the fastest time in Pennsylvania and 10th-best time in the country with a 6.87 mark in the 60-meter dash in the 2016-17 indoor season...
Finished 11th in the 2016 PIAA Class AAA State Championship in the long jump...
Won his second-straight 100-meter outdoor PIAA Class AA State Championship with a state-record time of 10.43 seconds, breaking the record set in 1985 by U.S. Olympian Leroy Burrell.
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Named first-team All-State by the Pennsylvania Football Writers as a senior...
Selected to Pennsylvania Football News’ 5A All-State first team in 2016...Named WesternPAFootball.net first team as a junior...Was a three-time all-region honoree, claiming first team honors in 2015 and 2016 and second team accolades in 2014...Was a candidate for Pennsylvania’s 2016 Mr. Football Class 4A-6A...
Rushed for 2,791 yards and 45 touchdowns in 2016...
Led the state in total touchdowns (51) and scoring (320) in 2016...
Finished 16th in the state with 2,971 all-purpose yards as a senior...
Averaged 12.8 yards per carry as a senior...Accounted for 2,300 yards and 39 touchdowns as a junior...Tallied 1,600 yards and 22 scores as a sophomore...Broke all Meadville High School rushing records, finishing his career with 7,027 yards and 106 touchdowns...
Set the Pennsylvania high school single-game rushing record with 722 yards and 10 touchdowns in a 107-90 win over DuBois in 2015...
Broke the 90-year-old Pennsylvania single-game scoring record with 68 points against DuBois, besting the mark of 66 points by Shippensburg’s Galen Warren in 1925..
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Won the 2016 PIAA Class AAA State Championship in the 100-meter with a time of 10.73 in the final...
Ran the fastest time in Pennsylvania and 10th-best time in the country with a 6.87 mark in the 60-meter dash in the 2016-17 indoor season...
Finished 11th in the 2016 PIAA Class AAA State Championship in the long jump...
Won his second-straight 100-meter outdoor PIAA Class AA State Championship with a state-record time of 10.43 seconds, breaking the record set in 1985 by U.S. Olympian Leroy Burrell.
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Dalton dropped from 247 to 235.
Zembiec now at 213
Chaz Wright at 345 - wow!
Polk now at 181, that's good.
Simmons now at 250 - excited to see this kid fulfill his potential
Givens up to 281 - he was a 230 lb fullback/linebacker in high school
Zembiec now at 213
Chaz Wright at 345 - wow!
Polk now at 181, that's good.
Simmons now at 250 - excited to see this kid fulfill his potential
Givens up to 281 - he was a 230 lb fullback/linebacker in high school
Wasn't it reported somewhere earlier this summer that Miles Sanders was 220 lbs.? He's listed at 205 now.
There are a lot of junior class players on this roster. A successful season could see a lot of them bolt. Not trying to be negative but the possibility is there. I went to hear Phil speak at Scranton two years ago and he dropped the comment that coaches are recruiting kids with the idea that they will only get 3 years out of them.
Yep, he reportedly trimmed down, likely to get his speed and quickness back up..... But he will be stronger. I doubt that Sanders will ever be as big as Barkley. Barkley has huge legs and part of that is genetics.....
Bucholtz is up to 273 and is listed at DE. Has to be DT now. Seems to be a tweener right now.
Hansard already at 302. Does he have a chance to play as a true freshman?
Zembiec at 213. Looks like he is finally putting on weight. Might be make it or break this year for him, but good to see the weight gain as Franklin said it was holding him back.
Trace at 202.
Hansard already at 302. Does he have a chance to play as a true freshman?
Zembiec at 213. Looks like he is finally putting on weight. Might be make it or break this year for him, but good to see the weight gain as Franklin said it was holding him back.
Trace at 202.
Although Simmons is one of the most highly ranked RS FR, it seems that there is not much talk about Simmons having an big impact this year.
It's amazing how as this season approaches, the excitement increases. With each new day, there is something new to sink in to, for fans. Camp now beginning and August is moments away! The new roster looks better than we've seen it in a decade, and what I personally love the most, is the cohesion and togetherness of this group. They have one heart beat, one goal, and one mission and it all begins in less than 24 hours! We Are!
Hopefully Shane has a great camp and goes from there. At 250, he now appears ready for the field if that ends up being the case. What you say is true, in that we haven't heard that much so far heading into camp. Maybe it's a case of there are so many talking points with this team at the moment, that this particular situation is flying under the radar?
13 is not a lot of juniors (eligibility wise). Barkley is the only one who has shown NFL readiness to this point. That doesn't mean 1 or 2 won't take a shot.
McSorley
M. Allen
Barkley
Thompkins
Wright
T. Brown
Farmer
Bowen
Thomas
Cooper
Oruwariye
Reid
Scott
