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Penn State Nittany Lions (@PennStateFball)
James Franklin (10th year) (91-39) #1
Record: 10 - 3 (7 - 2) | Proj: 10 - 2 (#) | SOS: (#43)
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Penn State's 2023 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/2	Penn State vs West Virginia	-21.0	48.0	W 38 - 15	O	Y
Sat 9/9	Penn State vs Delaware	-44.0	55.0	W 63 - 7	O	Y
Sat 9/16	Penn State at Illinois	-14.0	47.5	W 30 - 13	U	Y
Sat 9/23	Penn State vs Iowa	-14.0	38.5	W 31 - 0	U	Y
Sat 9/30	Penn State at Northwestern	-27.0	48.0	W 41 - 13	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/14	Penn State vs Massachusetts	-42.0	55.0	W 63 - 0	O	Y
Sat 10/21	Penn State at Ohio State	+4.0	47.0	L 12 - 20	U	N
Sat 10/28	Penn State vs Indiana	-31.0	45.0	W 33 - 24	O	N
Sat 11/4	Penn State at Maryland	-8.5	50.5	W 51 - 15	O	Y
Sat 11/11	Penn State vs Michigan	+4.0	44.5	L 15 - 24	U	N
Sat 11/18	Penn State vs Rutgers	-19.5	39.5	W 27 - 6	U	Y
Fri 11/24	Penn State vs Michigan State	-20.0	42.0	W 42 - 0	U	Y
Sat 12/30	Penn State vs Ole Miss	-5.5	53.0	L 25 - 38	O	N

Record Prediction: 10 - 2 NR
Schedule Rating: #43
Future 2027 Schedule

Penn State's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/30	Penn State vs Nevada	-45.5	58.5	W 46 - 11	U	N
Sat 9/6	Penn State vs Florida International	-42.0	53.5	W 34 - 0	U	N
Sat 9/13	Penn State vs Villanova	-46.5	57.5	W 52 - 6	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/27	Penn State vs Oregon	-4.5	52.5	L 24 - 30	O	N
Sat 10/4	Penn State at UCLA	-24.5	48.5	L 37 - 42	O	N
Sat 10/11	Penn State vs Northwestern	-20.5	46.5	L 21 - 22	U	N
Sat 10/18	Penn State at Iowa	+3.5	41.5	L 24 - 25	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/1	Penn State at Ohio State	+17.5	45.5	L 14 - 38	O	N
Sat 11/8	Penn State vs Indiana	+13.5	50.5	L 24 - 27	O	Y
Sat 11/15	Penn State at Michigan State	-7.0	48.5	W 28 - 10	U	Y
Sat 11/22	Penn State vs Nebraska	-7.5	45.5	W 37 - 10	O	Y
Sat 11/29	Penn State at Rutgers	-14.5	55.5	W 40 - 36	O	N
Sat 12/27	Penn State vs Clemson	+2.5	47.5	W 22 - 10	U	Y

2022 Schedule Rating: NR
2025 Record: 7 - 6 (B1G: 3 - 6)
Spread Record 5 - 8 - 0 | O/U 8 - 5

Opponents: Elite, Good, Avg, Bad, Poor

Reg Season Opponents: 4 Elite, 1 Good, 2 Avg, 2 Bad, 2 Poor

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Penn State's 2024 Schedule
Sat 8/31	Penn State at West Virginia	-7.5	48.0	W 34 - 12	U	Y
Sat 9/7	Penn State vs Bowling Green	-35.5	51.5	W 34 - 27	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/21	Penn State vs Kent State	-49.0	58.0	W 56 - 0	U	Y
Sat 9/28	Penn State vs Illinois	-19.5	48.0	W 21 - 7	U	N
Sat 10/5	Penn State vs UCLA	-30.0	48.0	W 27 - 11	U	N
Sat 10/12	Penn State at USC	-3.5	51.5	W 33 - 30	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/26	Penn State at Wisconsin	-6.5	47.0	W 28 - 13	U	Y
Sat 11/2	Penn State vs Ohio State	+3.0	47.5	L 13 - 20	U	N
Sat 11/9	Penn State vs Washington	-13.5	48.0	W 35 - 6	U	Y
Sat 11/16	Penn State at Purdue	-30.0	51.5	W 49 - 10	O	Y
Sat 11/23	Penn State at Minnesota	-11.0	45.0	W 26 - 25	O	N
Sat 11/30	Penn State vs Maryland	-26.5	50.5	W 44 - 7	O	Y
Sat 12/7	Penn State vs Oregon	+3.5	51.5	L 37 - 45	O	N
Sat 12/21	Penn State vs SMU	-9.0	52.5	W 38 - 10	U	Y
Tue 12/31	Penn State vs Boise State	-11.5	54.5	W 31 - 14	U	Y
Thu 1/9	Penn State vs Notre Dame	-1.5	45.5	L 24 - 27	O	N

Penn State's 2023 Schedule
Sat 9/2	Penn State vs West Virginia	-21.0	48.0	W 38 - 15	O	Y
Sat 9/9	Penn State vs Delaware	-44.0	55.0	W 63 - 7	O	Y
Sat 9/16	Penn State at Illinois	-14.0	47.5	W 30 - 13	U	Y
Sat 9/23	Penn State vs Iowa	-14.0	38.5	W 31 - 0	U	Y
Sat 9/30	Penn State at Northwestern	-27.0	48.0	W 41 - 13	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/14	Penn State vs Massachusetts	-42.0	55.0	W 63 - 0	O	Y
Sat 10/21	Penn State at Ohio State	+4.0	47.0	L 12 - 20	U	N
Sat 10/28	Penn State vs Indiana	-31.0	45.0	W 33 - 24	O	N
Sat 11/4	Penn State at Maryland	-8.5	50.5	W 51 - 15	O	Y
Sat 11/11	Penn State vs Michigan	+4.0	44.5	L 15 - 24	U	N
Sat 11/18	Penn State vs Rutgers	-19.5	39.5	W 27 - 6	U	Y
Fri 11/24	Penn State vs Michigan State	-20.0	42.0	W 42 - 0	U	Y
Sat 12/30	Penn State vs Ole Miss	-5.5	53.0	L 25 - 38	O	N

Penn State's 2022 Schedule
Thu 9/1	Penn State at Purdue	-3.5	53.5	W 35 - 31	O	Y
Sat 9/10	Penn State vs Ohio	-28.0	55.0	W 46 - 10	O	Y
Sat 9/17	Penn State at Auburn	-2.5	47.5	W 41 - 12	O	Y
Sat 9/24	Penn State vs Central Michigan	-28.0	61.5	W 33 - 14	U	N
Sat 10/1	Penn State vs Northwestern	-25.5	50.0	W 17 - 7	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/15	Penn State at Michigan	+7.0	49.0	L 17 - 41	O	N
Sat 10/22	Penn State vs Minnesota	-5.5	43.0	W 45 - 17	O	Y
Sat 10/29	Penn State vs Ohio State	+15.5	60.5	L 31 - 44	O	Y
Sat 11/5	Penn State at Indiana	-13.5	50.0	W 45 - 14	O	Y
Sat 11/12	Penn State vs Maryland	-10.5	56.5	W 30 - 0	U	Y
Sat 11/19	Penn State at Rutgers	-18.5	45.0	W 55 - 10	O	Y
Sat 11/26	Penn State vs Michigan State	-19.0	54.5	W 35 - 16	U	N
Mon 1/2	Penn State vs Utah	-1.5	55.5	W 35 - 21	O	Y

Penn State's 2021 Schedule
Sat 9/4	Penn State at Wisconsin	+5.5	48.5	W 16 - 10	U	Y
Sat 9/11	Penn State vs Ball State	-23.0	58.0	W 44 - 13	U	Y
Sat 9/18	Penn State vs Auburn	-4.0	53.0	W 28 - 20	U	Y
Sat 9/25	Penn State vs Villanova	-29.5	53.0	W 38 - 17	O	N
Sat 10/2	Penn State vs Indiana	-12.0	54.5	W 24 - 0	U	Y
Sat 10/9	Penn State at Iowa	+2.5	41.0	L 20 - 23	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/23	Penn State vs Illinois	-24.5	46.0	L 18 - 20	U	N
Sat 10/30	Penn State at Ohio State	+18.5	60.5	L 24 - 33	U	Y
Sat 11/6	Penn State at Maryland	-10.0	56.5	W 31 - 14	U	Y
Sat 11/13	Penn State vs Michigan	+2.5	48.0	L 17 - 21	U	N
Sat 11/20	Penn State vs Rutgers	-14.0	44.5	W 28 - 0	U	Y
Sat 11/27	Penn State at Michigan State	-3.5	51.5	L 27 - 30	O	N
Sat 1/1	Penn State vs Arkansas	+3.5	51.0	L 10 - 24	U	N

2026 class: 194 points   #63
2025 class: 256 points   #13
2024 class: 267 points   #12
2023 class: 269 points   #13
2022 class: 279 points   #7

Average Class Ranking:   #22
Average Recruiting Points: 253

Four Year Crootin Profile
Consistent CFP Contenders
4 Year Class: #13 - Best: #7 Worst: #19

CFB Crootin Averages
Big Ten Class: 222  #35
Power 4 Class: 222  #35
FBS Class: 171  #72

2021 class: 219 points   #19
2020 class: 258 points   #14
2019 class: 273 points   #3
2018 class: 286 points   #7
2017 class: 240 points   #21

Average Class Ranking:   #13
Average Recruiting Points: 255

Transfer Portal Classes
2023 Portal Class #53 - 7 players, 88 Avg
2025 Portal Class #41 - 8 players, 88 Avg
2024 Portal Class #53 - 6 players, 90 Avg
2023 Portal Class #53 - 7 players, 88 Avg

Transfer Portal Classes

Transfer Portal Classes
2022 Portal Class #82 - 3 players, 89 Avg
2021 Portal Class #19 - 18 players, 89 Avg
2020 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2019 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg

Offensive Coordinator Mike Yurcich (been OC for 3 years) #1

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Rocco Becht	204	337	61%	2565	16	9	7.6
Alex Manske	4	5	80%	28	0	0	5.6

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Carson Hansen	187	950	6	5.1	65
James Peoples	61	344	3	5.6	49
Rocco Becht	87	111	8	1.3	25
Quinton Martin Jr.	20	103	0	5.2	21

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Brett Eskildsen	30	526	5	17.5	75
Chase Sowell	32	500	2	15.6	52
Benjamin Brahmer	37	446	6	12.1	27
Keith Jones	31	438	4	14.1	48

(Tr) - new transfer in 2026

Defensive Coordinator Manny Diaz (in his second season) #1

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Marcus Neal	77	11	1	3	3
Kooper Ebel	77	8	1	5	3
Caleb Bacon	68	10	3	4	3
Jamison Patton	48	1	0	0	3

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Caleb Bacon	68	10	3	4	3
Tony Rojas	25	5	2	2	1
Yvan Kemajou	13	5	2	3	1
Marcus Neal	77	11	1	3	3

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Daryus Dixson	24	2	1	0	6
Marcus Neal	77	11	1	3	3
Caleb Bacon	68	10	3	4	3

Returning Production
Overall Returning Production: % NR
Offense Returning Production: % NR
Defense Returning Production: % NR
Penn State's Official Roster

Transfer Portal
2023 Portal Class #53
7 Commits, 88.2 Avg Rating
NAN% of 2023 Roster from Portal, NAN% TY

Team Talent
2023 Talent Rating: 858.06 #13
Offense Talent NR | Defense Talent NR
2025 #4 | 2024 #11 | 2023 #13 | 2022 #15

2023 - 2023 Records
2023 Record: 10 - 3
2023 Conf Record: 7 - 2
Spread: 9 - 4 - 0 | Totals: 7 - 6

2025 Record: 7 - 6
2025 Conf Record: 3 - 6
Spread: 5 - 8 - 0 | Totals: 8 - 5

2024 Record: 13 - 3
2024 Conf Record: 8 - 2
Spread: 8 - 8 - 0 | Totals: 7 - 9

2023 Record: 10 - 3
2023 Conf Record: 7 - 2
Spread: 9 - 4 - 0 | Totals: 7 - 6

Four Year Record: 40 - 15
Four Year Record vs. Spread: 31 - 24 - 0
Four Year Conference Record: 25 - 12

2022 - 2019 Records
2022 Record: 11 - 2
2022 Conf Record: 7 - 2
Spread: 9 - 3 - 1 | Totals: 9 - 4

2021 Record: 7 - 6
2021 Conf Record: 4 - 5
Spread: 7 - 6 - 0 | Totals: 3 - 10

2020 Record: 4 - 5
2020 Conf Record: 4 - 5
Spread: 4 - 4 - 1 | Totals: 4 - 5

2019 Record: 11 - 2
2019 Conf Record: 7 - 2
Spread: 7 - 6 - 0 | Totals: 5 - 8

Eight Year Record: 73 - 30
Eight Year Record vs. Spread: 58 - 43 - 2
Eight Year Conference Record: 54 - 26

Penn State Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2023	Peach Bowl	Penn State vs Ole Miss	-5.5	53.0	L 25 - 38
2022	Rose Bowl	Penn State vs Utah	-1.5	55.5	W 35 - 21
2021	Outback Bowl	Penn State vs Arkansas	+3.5	51.0	L 10 - 24
2019	Cotton Bowl	Penn State vs Memphis	-7.0	59.5	W 53 - 39
2018	Citrus Bowl	Penn State vs Kentucky	-4.5	47.5	L 24 - 27
2017	N/A	Penn State vs Washington	-3.0	55.0	W 35 - 28
2016	Rose Bowl	Penn State vs USC	+6.5	60.0	L 49 - 52
2015	Taxslayer Bowl	Penn State vs Georgia	+7.0		L 17 - 24
2014	Pinstripe Bowl	Penn State vs Boston College	+3.0	41.0	W 31 - 30

Power Ranking Stats (2025)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Expl	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Expl	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2025	.23 (32)	1.2 (100)	46% (26)	4.32 (25)	31.9 (14)	44%	59%	.12 (50)	1.17 (18)	41% (62)	3.33 (37)	26.8 (20)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Expl	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Expl	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2024	.32 (11)	1.18 (116)	51% (4)	4.69 (9)	28.9 (73)	48%	70%	.05 (9)	1.29 (81)	38% (21)	3.22 (18)	27.1 (23)

More Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs
2025	13	29:29	19.6	44%	59%	4.1	37.3	0.8	1	6.2	2.4	2

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs
2024	16	26:51	20.4	48%	70%	4.4	41.4	0.8	1.3	5.5	2.3	4

Overall Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
2025 Offense	13	31	34	28.6	46.3% (26)	4.32 (25)	0.8	20	362	174	188	4.8	55% (29)	43% (111)	47% (33)	45% (32)	14% (39)	.23 (32)
2025 Defense	13	20.5	15.1	30.2	41.2% (62)	3.33 (37)	1	-	-	-	-	-	51% (83)	48% (63)	44% (94)	38% (36)	16% (63)	.12 (50)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
2024 Offense	16	33.1	33.5	34	51.3% (4)	4.69 (9)	0.8	20	385	176	209	5.3	54% (38)	46% (95)	52% (9)	51% (4)	10% (3)	.32 (11)
2024 Defense	16	16.5	11	18	37.9% (21)	3.22 (18)	1.3	-	-	-	-	-	48% (43)	52% (96)	39% (27)	37% (25)	18% (38)	.05 (9)

Run Game Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
2025 Offense	13	55% (29)	47% (33)	36.5	174.4	4.8	30 (26)	.21 (25)	3.12 (38)	76% (43)	9% (47)	1 (52)
2025 Defense	13	51% (83)	44% (94)	-	-	-	-	.11 (75)	2.97 (84)	69% (54)	11% (34)	0.93 (55)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
2024 Offense	16	54% (38)	52% (9)	33.2	176.2	5.3	31 (17)	.24 (20)	3.42 (10)	76% (51)	7% (8)	0.92 (90)
2024 Defense	16	48% (43)	39% (27)	-	-	-	-	-.01 (12)	2.37 (3)	75% (75)	12% (26)	0.92 (42)

Pass Game Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
2025 Offense	13	43% (111)	45% (32)	17.4	26.1	187.6	7.2	10.8	16 (86)	7 (60)	.28 (53)	1.4 (111)	26% (11)	31% (57)	.35 (52)	5% (25)	2 (69)
2025 Defense	13	48% (63)	38% (36)	-	-	-	-	-	-	6 (55)	.18 (40)	1.5 (26)	30% (99)	27% (28)	.23 (49)	5% (101)	1.9 (33)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
2024 Offense	16	46% (95)	51% (4)	16.7	24.3	208.8	8.6	12.5	27 (20)	9 (48)	.41 (11)	1.5 (107)	26% (3)	35% (31)	.46 (20)	3% (5)	2 (85)
2024 Defense	16	52% (96)	37% (25)	-	-	-	-	-	-	15 (18)	.1 (16)	1.7 (91)	36% (14)	27% (25)	.2 (29)	6% (57)	2.1 (95)

Team Notes

Injury Notes

Staff/Schedule Notes

Overall

Team Info

Power #5SP+ #15

Record Prediction: 10 - 2 NR

Coaching staff Rank #1

Record

10 - 3
B1G 7 - 2

Vs Spread9 - 4 - 0Totals7 - 6

One Score Games '25: (1-5)(0-0 under J.F.)

5 Year Profile

Consistent CFP Hopefuls

'26 Profile

Remains CFP Hopefuls

Performance #23

Special Teams #13

Returning Production

From 2025

0%NR

PSU lost their 25 starting QB

Offense %NR

Defense %NR

Returning Starters: (Off: ) - (Def: )

Proj Portal Starters: (Off: ) - (Def: )

Exp'd Depth: (Off: ) - (Def: )

OL Prod: 0%NR starters, exp'd depth

OL Snaps: 0 NRFrom Portal: NR

Rush Prod: %NR

Rec Prod: %NR

Front Seven: %NR

Secondary: %NR

Roster

Talent Info

Talent #13

Blue Chips (57%) #13

Offense TalentNR

Defense TalentNR

Portal Class #537 players (88 Avg)

Crootin '26 Class #634 YR Class Rating #13

Talent Profile

Consistent CFP Contenders

NAN% of Roster from Portal, NAN% TY

NAN% of '26 Roster are New (Fr + Portals)

(OC) Mike Yurcich 3

(DC) Manny Diaz 2

2023 Schedule

Information

SOS #43

Penn State plays 1 opps off a byeDEL

OppsElite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:

2025 Record: 7 - 6 (5 - 8 - 0) (B1G: 3 - 6)

2024 Record: 13 - 3 (8 - 8 - 0) (B1G: 8 - 2)

Win History

Past 5 years 8.2

Avg under James F 8.8

4 Yr Record (40 - 15)

8 Yr Record (73 - 30)

Notes

Live Team Notes

Roster Experience

Snaps & Starter Info

Snaps Returning

0 (0%)NR

%of Snaps by Upperclass

Offense: 0NR

Defense: 0NR

Players with Starting Exp () on Off, on Def

Upperclass

Starters of (%)2-Deep of (%)

Senior/Gr starters: (%) (Off: , Def: )

Upperclass Two-Deep: of (%)

Upperclass on Roster: %( of 0)

Portals

Top '23 Incoming Portals

Dante Cephas (WR)4★ (.92)

Malik McClain (WR)3★ (.89)

Trey Potts (RB)3★ (.89)

Alonzo Ford (DL)3★ (.87)

Riley Thompson (P)3★ (.82)

Audavion Collins (CB)3★ (.00)

Top Players

Top Performers on Roster

Top Players N/A Before 2025

Recruits

Top '23 Incoming Recruits

J'ven Williams (OT)4★ (.98)

Alex Birchmeier (IOL)4★ (.98)

Tony Rojas (LB)4★ (.96)

King Mack (S)4★ (.96)

Andrew Rappleyea (TE)4★ (.94)

DaKaari Nelson (S)4★ (.93)

Elliot Washington (S)4★ (.93)

Jameial Lyons (EDGE)4★ (.91)

Overall

Four Year Ratings Profile

Offense

Four Year Ratings Profile

Defense

Four Year Ratings Profile