The Pro Football Focus snap counts for Penn State football’s 35-6 demolition of Washington are in.
The defense was on the field for 59 plays and the offense 71.
By contrast, the defense was on the field for 66 plays against Ohio State compared to 54 for the offense.
Unlike the Washington game, Ohio State was close until the final second, ending in a Buckeye 20-13 win. So what this means is that Penn State’s best defensive players didn’t play as much against Ohio State while the best offensive players did more.
So who got the most playing time for Penn State against Ohio State? Which young players took advantage of the blowout and got reps? We’ll dive into that right now.
DEFENSE
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S Jaylen Reed: 47 (⬇️ 17)
S Zakee Wheatley: 45 (⬇️ 19)
DE Abdul Carter: 44 (⬇️ 16)
LB Kobe King: 44 (⬇️ 12)
CB Jalen Kimber: 42 (⬇️ 7)
DT Dvon J-Thomas: 37
DE Smith Vilbert: 33
CB A.J. Harris: 31 (⬇️ 21)
LB Dom DeLuca: 30
DT Alonzo Ford Jr: 29
CB Elliot Washington II: 27
DT Zane Durant: 27 (⬇️ 23)
LB Tony Rojas: 24 (⬇️ 23)
DE Amin Vanover: 24 (⬇️ 18)
CB Cam Miller: 21 (⬇️ 12)
S Dejuan Lane: 16 (⬆️ 16)
Lane didn’t get any defensive snaps against Ohio State.
CB Audavion Collins: (⬆️ 13)
Nor did Collins.
EMPTYING THE BENCH
CB Kenny Woseley Jr: 10
This was the second career appearance for Woseley, a true freshman corner. He played 13 snaps against Kent State.
LB Anthony Speca: 10
Speca also made his only previous appearance against Kent State, playing 19 snaps.
DE Jordan Mayer: 10
This was by far the most snaps Mayer has received this second. He got one snap in the opener at West Virginia and two against Kent State.
LB Ta’Mere Robinson: 10
This was the third-most snaps Robinson has received in 2024, getting 24 against UCLA Oct. 5 and 17 against Kent State.
DT Ty Blanding: 10
This was Blanding’s season-high in snaps. He played three against WVU and eight against Kent State.
S Tyrece Mills: 10
This was Mills’ second-highest workload, with him getting 14 snaps against Kent State.
DE Dani Dennis-Sutton: 10
The DE appears to be inching back toward full health.
Nursing an apparent groin injury, Dennis-Sutton played five snaps against Ohio State. He played 10 against Washington.
DT Kaleb Artis: 10
Add Nittany Sports Now as a preferred source in Google! Click here to add us.Artis played his most snaps of the season, compared to his previous appearance in which he played three against Kent State.
LB DaKaari Nelson: 2
Nelson’s playing time has gone down since he started against Illinois Sept. 28 in place of injured LB Dom DeLuca. Now, DeLuca is back, and Nelson has played a total of 21 snaps since the end of September.
DE Joseph Mupoyi: 2
Mupoyi made his season debut against Kent State, also playing two snaps.
OFFENSE
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RT Anthony Donkoh: 66 (⬆️ 28)
LT Drew Shelton: 66 (⬆️ 11)
LG Vega Ioane: 66 (⬆️ 11)
QB Drew Allar: 66 (⬆️ 15)
C Nick Dawkins: 66 (⬆️ 11)
TE Tyler Warren: 62 ( ⬆️ 9)
In case you’re wondering (and I’m sure you are), the Swiss Army knife played 31 of his snaps as a traditional tight end, 20 in the slot, seven as a wide receiver and four at quarterback.
RB Kaytron Allen: 47 (⬆️ 16)
WR Liam Clifford: 44 (⬆️ 17)
WR Harrison Wallace III: 42 (⬆️ 2)
RG Sal Wormley: 42 (⬆️ 2)
WR Julian Fleming: 33 (⬆️ 8)
LG JB Nelson: 32 (⬆️ 11)
WR Omari Evans: 23 (⬆️ 2)
RB Nicholas Singleton: 21 (⬇️ 10)
Singleton suffered an apparent injury about five minutes into the third quarter. Penn State coach James Frankin didn’t say much about his status after the game.
TE Luke Reynolds: 16 (⬆️ 8)
QB Beau Pribula: 9 (⬆️ 4)
OG Cooper Cousins: 7 (⬆️ 6)
COREY AND THE BOYS
RB Corey Smith: 5 (⬆️ 5)
The true freshman made the most of his first five snaps in college football, rushing for 95 yards on five carries (78 of them coming on one run).
RT Nolan Rucci: 5 (⬇️ 12)
Rucci’s playing time decreased as a result of starting right tackle Donkoh receiving more reps.
WR Ethan Black: 4 (⬆️ 4)
These are Black’s first four offensive snaps of the season. He’s seen time as a punt returner as well.
LT J’Ven Williams: 4 (⬆️ 4)
This was Williams’ first game since he played 37 snaps in that demolition of Kent State.
C Dominic Rulli: 4 (⬆️ 4)
Likewise, fellow offensive lineman Rulli played 28 snaps against Kent State and hadn’t played since.
WR Tyler Johnson: 4 (⬆️ 4)
Johnson played 28 snaps against Kent State and one against UCLA before getting his first reps in more than a month.
WR Anthony Ivey: 4 (⬆️ 4)
Ivey played 14 snaps against Kent State and hadn’t played at receiver since.
