
Penn State football’s annual Blue-White (Practice) Game is set for Saturday, April 25, 2026.
The event will take place at 1 p.m. on April 25 at Beaver Stadium and remains free for all attendees. Gates will open at 11 a.m. with the north, east and south lower bowl seating available, though the west side will be closed off due to ongoing renovations.
Parking will be available on game day for $20 or $30 in preferred lots. There will not be a game day traffic pattern.
Penn State will host a “Kids Combine” from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. the Friday before the practice at Holuba Hall. Kids in eighth grade or below can participate in the combine, which will be hosted by players and staff. Registration is required, with tickets priced at $34 and available here.
the Beaver Stadium Block Party will take place before the Blue-White Practice from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be live music, food trucks, face painting caricature artists, photo booths and other activities. Team arrival is scheduled for 10:45 a.m., and the Nittany Lion mascot, cheerleaders and Lionettes dance team will be available for photos at 11 a.m. A pregame autograph session will be held on the concourse from 11 a.m. to noon.
An apparel and equipment sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. across the street at Pegula Ice Arena on the day of the practice, where fans will have the opportunity to purchase officially licensed athletic gear.
A free pregame autograph session with the football team will be available to all fans on the concourse of the stadium, courtesy of West Shore Home.
The autograph session will run from 11 a.m. to noon.
Fans are permitted to bring one item to be signed (in addition to a complimentary autograph poster), provided those items fit within a 12″ x 6″ x 12″ or smaller clear bag.
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2026 Penn State Football Roster
| # JERSEY NUMBER | NAME | POSITION | YEAR | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | HIGH SCHOOL | PREVIOUS SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Chase Sowell | WR | Redshirt Senior | 6-3 | 205 lbs | Atascocita | Colorado/ECU/Iowa State |
| 2 | Audavion Collins | CB | Redshirt Senior | 5-11 | 180 lbs | Newton | Mississippi State |
| 2 | Zay Robinson | WR | Redshirt Freshman | 5-11 | 189 lbs | West Des Moines | Iowa State |
| 3 | Rocco Becht | QB | Redshirt Senior | 6-1 | 209 lbs | Wiregrass Ranch | Iowa State |
| 3 | Jamison Patton | S | Senior | 6-2 | 208 lbs | Ankeny | Iowa State |
| 4 | Brett Eskildsen | WR | Junior | 6-1 | 197 lbs | Centennial | Iowa State |
| 4 | Jeremiah Cooper | S | Redshirt Senior | 6-0 | 184 lbs | Andress | Iowa State |
| 5 | Daryus Dixson | CB | Sophomore | 6-0 | 186 lbs | Mater Dei | |
| 6 | Koby Howard | WR | Sophomore | 5-11 | 201 lbs | Chaminade-Madonna Prep | |
| 7 | Zion Tracy | CB | Senior | 5-11 | 186 lbs | St. Thomas More (Conn.) | |
| 7 | Alex Manske | QB | Redshirt Freshman | 6-3 | 217 lbs | Algona | Iowa State |
| 8 | Karon Brookins | WR | Redshirt Freshman | 6-5 | 207 lbs | Timber Creek | Iowa State |
| 8 | Kooper Ebel | LB | Senior | 6-4 | 234 lbs | Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn | Iowa State |
| 9 | Cael Brezina | LB | Junior | 6-3 | 234 lbs | Downers Grove North | Iowa State |
| 10 | Caleb Bacon | LB | Redshirt Senior | 6-4 | 240 lbs | Lake Mills | Iowa State |
| 11 | LaVar Arrington II | DE | Sophomore | 6-3 | 216 lbs | Charter Oak (Calif.) | |
| 11 | Lyrick Samuel | WR | Redshirt Freshman | 6-4 | 177 lbs | Erasmus Hall | |
| 12 | Xxavier Thomas | CB | Redshirt Freshman | 5-11 | 185 lbs | Pittsburgh Central Catholic | |
| 12 | Kase Evans | QB | Freshman | 6-3 | 197 lbs | Lexington | |
| 13 | Tony Rojas | LB | Redshirt Junior | 6-2 | 236 lbs | Fairfax | |
| 14 | Peyton Falzone | QB | Freshman | 6-5 | 214 lbs | Nazareth | |
| 15 | Joshua Johnson | CB | Redshirt Freshman | 6-2 | 191 lbs | Ironton | |
| 15 | Keith Jones Jr. | WR | Redshirt Sophomore | 6-4 | 197 lbs | Edna Kerr | Grambling |
| 16 | Donte Nastasi | CB | Redshirt Junior | 5-10 | 164 lbs | State College Area | Wagner |
| 17 | Josiah Zayas | CB | Freshman | 6-2 | 211 lbs | Piscataway Twp | |
| 17 | Connor Barry | QB | Senior | 6-1 | 206 lbs | James Madison HS | Appalachian State/Christopher Newport |
| 18 | Max Granville | DE | Redshirt Sophomore | 6-3 | 251 lbs | Fort Bend Christian Academy | |
| 18 | Benjamin Brahmer | TE | Senior | 6-7 | 252 lbs | Pierce | Iowa State |
| 19 | Jack Lambert | QB | Redshirt Junior | 6-3 | 202 lbs | Topsail | |
| 19 | Amarion Jackson | WR | Freshman | 6-2 | 195 lbs | Millard South | |
| 20 | Tyrell Chatman | CB | Freshman | 6-2 | 198 lbs | North Star | |
| 21 | Vaboue Toure | S | Redshirt Sophomore | 6-1 | 209 lbs | Irvington | |
| 21 | Carson Hansen | RB | Senior | 6-2 | 220 lbs | Lakeville South | Iowa State |
| 23 | Jahmir Joseph | CB | Redshirt Freshman | 6-0 | 190 lbs | St. Joseph Regional (N.J.) | |
| 23 | James Peoples | RB | Junior | 5-10 | 210 lbs | Veterans Memorial | Ohio State |
| 24 | Ibn McDaniels | S | Redshirt Sophomore | 6-3 | 209 lbs | Elizabeth | Syracuse |
| 25 | Quinton Martin Jr. | RB | Redshirt Sophomore | 6-1 | 204 lbs | Belle Vernon | |
| 25 | Alex Tatsch | LB | Sophomore | 6-2 | 235 lbs | Greater Latrobe | |
| 26 | Cam Smith | LB | Redshirt Freshman | 6-0 | 218 lbs | St Joseph’s Prep (Pa.) | |
| 26 | Cam Wallace | RB | Redshirt Junior | 5-9 | 204 lbs | Montgomery County | |
| 27 | Omarion Davis | S | Sophomore | 5-11 | 197 lbs | Indian Land | Boston College |
| 28 | Bryson Williams | S | Freshman | 6-4 | 184 lbs | Westside | |
| 29 | D’Antae Sheffey | RB | Freshman | 5-11 | 202 lbs | State College Area | |
| 29 | Hunter Sowell | CB | Redshirt Freshman | 5-10 | 177 lbs | Atascocita | Iowa State |
| 30 | Christian Askew | S | Freshman | 6-4 | 193 lbs | Veterans | |
| 31 | Logan Cunningham | WR | Redshirt Senior | 5-8 | 182 lbs | Belle Vernon | Marietta College |
| 31 | Marcus Neal Jr. | S | Junior | 6-1 | 218 lbs | Roytown South | Iowa State |
| 32 | John Klosterman | LB | Redshirt Senior | 5-11 | 229 lbs | City | Iowa State |
| 33 | Alexander McPherson | DE | Sophomore | 6-6 | 245 lbs | IMG Academy | Colorado |
| 34 | Chris Fileppo | LB | Sophomore | 6-4 | 220 lbs | LaSalle College HS | West Virginia |
| 35 | Blaise Sokach-Minnick | LS | Redshirt Senior | 6-3 | 218 lbs | Wyoming Area | |
| 35 | Tyler Armstead | CB | Redshirt Sophomore | 6-1 | 171 lbs | Canon-McMillan | |
| 37 | Max Heffner | CB | Redshirt Freshman | 5-11 | 181 lbs | Daniel Boone | |
| 38 | Nathan Tiyce | P | Sophomore | 6-5 | 229 lbs | Tocal College | Mississippi State |
| 39 | Ty Blanding | DT | Redshirt Junior | 6-1 | 296 lbs | Christ The King | |
| 39 | Jashaun Green | S | Redshirt Senior | 6-1 | 186 lbs | State College Area | |
| 42 | Mason Robinson | DE | Redshirt Junior | 6-3 | 257 lbs | McDonogh School | |
| 43 | Dayshaun Burnett | DE | Redshirt Freshman | 6-3 | 233 lbs | Imani Christian Academy | |
| 47 | Aidan Probst | DE | Redshirt Sophomore | 6-2 | 255 lbs | McDowell | |
| 50 | Cooper Cousins | OL | Junior | 6-6 | 330 lbs | McDowell | |
| 51 | Brock Riker | OL | Redshirt Sophomore | 6-4 | 291 lbs | Brock | Texas State |
| 52 | Dominic Rulli | OL | Redshirt Senior | 6-3 | 300 lbs | The Taft School (Conn.) | |
| 54 | Vaea Ikakoula | OL | Redshirt Freshman | 6-3 | 339 lbs | West (Utah) | Iowa State |
| 55 | Chimdy Onoh | OL | Redshirt Junior | 6-5 | 326 lbs | Dundalk | |
| 56 | Mason Bandhauer | OL | Freshman | 6-6 | 310 lbs | Fort Collins | |
| 56 | Alijah Carnell | DT | Redshirt Sophomore | 6-5 | 296 lbs | Bishop Gorman | Iowa State |
| 61 | Liam Horan | OL | Redshirt Sophomore | 6-3 | 292 lbs | Malvern Prep | |
| 65 | Jim Fitzgerald | OL | Redshirt Senior | 6-7 | 330 lbs | Archbishop Spalding | |
| 66 | Will Tompkins | OL | Redshirt Freshman | 6-5 | 315 lbs | Cedar Falls | Iowa State |
| 67 | Henry Boehme | OL | Redshirt Junior | 6-5 | 283 lbs | Mountain Brook | |
| 68 | Anthony Donkoh | OL | Redshirt Junior | 6-5 | 332 lbs | Lightridge | |
| 70 | Trevor Buhr | OL | Redshirt Junior | 6-4 | 321 lbs | Washington HS | Iowa State |
| 71 | Garrett Sexton | OL | Redshirt Sophomore | 6-6 | 312 lbs | Arrowhead Union | |
| 72 | Tyshon Huff | OL | Redshirt Junior | 6-4 | 301 lbs | Princeton HS | Tiffin |
| 73 | Caleb Brewer | DT | Redshirt Sophomore | 6-4 | 293 lbs | Wyomissing | |
| 74 | Kuol Kuol II | OL | Redshirt Freshman | 6-6 | 293 lbs | Centerville | Iowa State |
| 76 | Hunter Albright | OL | Redshirt Freshman | 6-5 | 322 lbs | Hollidaysburg | Saint Francis |
| 77 | Owen Aliciene | OL | Redshirt Freshman | 6-7 | 302 lbs | Avon Old Farms | |
| 78 | Malachi Goodman | OL | Redshirt Freshman | 6-6 | 331 lbs | Paramus Catholic | |
| 79 | Donnie Harbour | OL | Redshirt Sophomore | 6-3 | 340 lbs | Catholic Memorial | |
| 80 | Cooper Alexander | TE | Redshirt Sophomore | 6-4 | 243 lbs | Washington HS | Iowa State |
| 81 | Ben Whitver | WR | Freshman | 6-2 | 204 lbs | Powhatan | |
| 82 | Ethan Black | WR | Redshirt Junior | 5-9 | 175 lbs | Conemaugh Township | |
| 83 | Brian Kortovich | TE | Redshirt Freshman | 6-4 | 244 lbs | Villa Angela-St. Joseph | |
| 84 | Peter Gonzalez | WR | Redshirt Sophomore | 6-2 | 210 lbs | Pittsburgh Central Catholic | |
| 84 | Gabe Burkle | TE | Redshirt Senior | 6-6 | 251 lbs | Prairie | Iowa State |
| 87 | Andrew Rappleyea | TE | Redshirt Junior | 6-4 | 251 lbs | Milton Academy (Mass.) | |
| 88 | Ikenna Ezeogu | DE | Redshirt Senior | 6-5 | 275 lbs | Blue Springs | Iowa State |
| 89 | Finn Furmanek | TE | Redshirt Junior | 6-3 | 257 lbs | State College Area | |
| 89 | Jackson Ford | DE | Freshman | 6-5 | 252 lbs | Malvern Prep | |
| 90 | Liam Andrews | DT | Redshirt Sophomore | 6-4 | 290 lbs | Dexter School | |
| 91 | Armstrong Nnodim | DT | Redshirt Sophomore | 6-2 | 319 lbs | John Horn | Oklahoma State |
| 92 | Andrew Dufault | LS | Redshirt Sophomore | 6-1 | 248 lbs | Xaverian Brothers | |
| 92 | Siale Taupaki | DT | Redshirt Senior+ | 6-2 | 337 lbs | Oakland | UCLA |
| 93 | Bobby Mears | DE | Redshirt Junior | 6-4 | 255 lbs | Malvern Prep | |
| 94 | Ryan Barker | K | Redshirt Junior | 6-2 | 198 lbs | Kennett | |
| 94 | De’Andre Cook | DT | Redshirt Sophomore | 6-4 | 300 lbs | Friendship Collegiate Academy | |
| 95 | Jordan Mayer | DE | Redshirt Junior | 6-4 | 226 lbs | Thomas Jefferson | Wisconsin |
| 95 | Cristiano Rosa | K | Redshirt Senior | 5-11 | 208 lbs | Shelton | Central Connecticut State/James Madison |
| 97 | Keanu Williams | DT | Redshirt Senior | 6-5 | 329 lbs | Clovis | Oregon/UCLA |
| 98 | Matthew Parker | K | Redshirt Freshman | 6-0 | 222 lbs | Central York | |
| 98 | Dallas Vakalahi | DT | Junior | 6-2 | 337 lbs | West | Utah |
| 99 | Yvan Kemajou | DE | Sophomore | 6-3 | 254 lbs | Paint Branch |