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Penn State’s 2026 Football Roster: Who’s Staying, Transfer Portal Updates, Who’s Joining The Team
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All posts by Paul BowmanPublished21 Jan 2026
With Penn State having officially hired a new head coach in Matt Campbell and much of the key pieces to the new staff being finalized, the attention now turns to the roster for the 2026 season.
This article will be updated regularly with the latest news on player decisions.
Staying/Joining
Announced Intentions To Stay (Linked to their posts)
RB Cam Wallace (Entered transfer portal, but decided to stay at PSU)
Transferring In
TE Benjamin Brahmer (Iowa State)
S Marcus Neal Jr. (Iowa State)
WR Brett Eskildsen (Iowa State)
WR Karon Brookins (Iowa State)
DT Alijah Carnell (Iowa State)
DB Jamison Patton (Iowa State)
EDGE Alex McPherson (Colorado)
DL Armstrong Nnodim (Oklahoma State)
OL Hunter Albright (Saint Francis – PWO)
S Omarion Davis (Boston College)
TE Cooper Alexander (Iowa State)
S Chris Fileppo (West Virginia)
DB Jeremiah Cooper (Iowa State)
P Nathan Tiyce (Mississippi State)
WR Keith Jones Jr. (Grambling)
K Cristiano Rosa (James Madison)
LB John Klosterman (Iowa State)
QB Connor Barry (DIII Christopher Newport University)
Incoming 2026 Recruits
S Tyrell Chatman
OT Mason Bandhauer
S Bryson Williams
LB Keian Kaiser
WR Ben Whitver
QB Kase Evans
OL Pete Eglitis
P Lucas Tenbrock
No Official Public Announcement Returnees (Portal Closed 1/16)
OL Donnie Harbour
CB Joshua Johnson
LB Lavar Arrington II
WR Lyrick Samuel
CB Xxavier Thomas
K Matthew Parker
LS Blaise Sokach-Minnick
LS Andrew Dufault
Penn State Incoming Transfer Portal Interest/Visits
DB Noah King (Colorado)
WR Tristian Gardner (Missouri State)
WR Arhmad Branch (Purdue)
DB Dawayne Galloway (West Virginia)
OL Carter Kadow (Rutgers)
OL Kevin Ma (Cornell)
Leaving
Transferring Out
RB Tikey Hayes (Had announced his return, then entered transfer portal after Cam Wallace returned)
DL Enai White (Committed to Oklahoma State)
WR Matthew Outten (Committed to Syracuse)
OL Michael Troutman lll (Committed to Virginia Tech)
RB Jabree Coleman (Committed to South Carolina)
WR Tyseer Denmark (Announced his return then entered the portal the next day. Committed to Virginia Tech)
S Dejuan Lane (Posted “Rather drown with my guys before I ever jump ship” on 1/1. Jumped ship on 1/6. Committed to Tennessee.)
DE Cortez Harris (Committed to Virginia Tech)
DE Mylachi Williams (Committed to Virginia Tech)
DT Randy Adirika (Committed to Virginia Tech)
OL Brady O’Hara (Committed to Monmouth)
CB Kenny Woseley Jr (Committed to Virginia Tech)
S Kolin Dinkins (Committed to Temple)
DT Kaleb Artis (Committed to Temple)
LB Amare Campbell (Committed to Tennessee)
TE Andrew Olesh (Committed to Oregon)
DT Owen Wafle (Committed to Duke)
TE Matt Henderson (Committed to Virginia Tech)
LB DaKaari Nelson (Committed to NC State)
S Antoine Belgrave-Shorter (Committed to Arizona State)
RB Corey Smith (Committed to Toledo)
QB Jaxon Smolik (Committed to Temple)
S Karson Kiesewetter
S King Mack (Committed to NC State)
DB Lamont Payne Jr.
OL Eagan Boyer (Committed to Florida)
RB Cam Wallace (Re-Committed to Penn State)
WR Josiah Brown
OL Jven Williams (Committed to Charlotte)
QB Ethan Grunkemeyer (Committed to Virginia Tech)
WR Jeff Exinor Jr. (Committed to Virginia Tech)
OL TJ Shanahan (Committed to Florida)
TE Luke Reynolds (Committed to Virginia Tech)
DE Jaylen Harvey (Committed to UNC)
LB Anthony Speca (Committed to Purdue)
S Braz Thomas
DT Sam Siafa
DT Xavier Gilliam (Committed to Tennessee)
WR Kaden Saunders (Committed to Southern Miss)
QB Bekkem Kritza (Committed to Alabama A&M)
DE Zuriah Fisher (Committed to USC)
DL Daniel Jennings (Committed to Virginia Tech)
DB Elliot Washington II (Committed to Clemson)
OL Alex Birchmeier (Committed to Liberty)
DE Chaz Coleman (Committed to Tennessee)
LB Kari Jackson (Committed to Toledo)
LB Keon Wylie (Committed to Virginia Tech)
WR Anthony Ivey (Committed to San Jose State)
CB AJ Harris (Committed to Indiana)
WR Aaron Enterline (Committed to Towson)
TE Joey Schlaffer (Committed to Temple)
Out of Eligibility/NFL Draft
QB Drew Allar
RB Kaytron Allen
RB Nicholas Singleton
DT Zane Durant
DT Alonzo Ford
WR Trebor Peña
WR Devonte Ross
WR Kyron Hudson
RB Amiel Davis
RB Tyler Holzworth
WR Liam Clifford
TE Khalil Dinkins
OL Mason Carlan
OL Nick Dawkins
LB Dominic DeLuca
OL Drew Shelton
LS Tyler Duzansky
P Gabe Nwosu
P Riley Thompson
OL Nolan Rucci (Draft)
DL Dani Dennis-Sutton (Draft)
OG Vega Ioane (Draft)
S Zakee Wheatley (Draft)
