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Given Penn State's scholarship restrictions, we knew any injury had the potential to loom large, but if there's a silver lining to Matt Lehman's knee injury, it's that tight end is Penn State's deepest position. If there's another silver lining, it's that the injury occurred early enough in the season that Matt Lehman should qualify for a medical redshirt and a sixth year of eligibility, should he want to come back for one more season in the blue and white.
Of course, the tight end depth takes another big hit if Kyle Carter also can't go. Carter, who suffered a wrist injury that forced him to miss three games and part of the offseason, left last week's game with an arm injury (although he did return later), and is listed as day-to-day. The same goes for Mike Hull, who looked to tweak a knee, and came back into the game before putting on street clothes at halftime. Both are listed by Bill O'Brien as "possible," though it seems Hull, who BOB declared "probable", is likelier to see playing time tomorrow.
Still out for an extended period time is Brent Wilkerson, and DaeSean Hamilton and Brad Bars remain out for the year.
On to the depth chart!
Only minor changes this week, as Hack and Gilliam did enough to remove the "OR" at QB and RT. Additionally, Von Walker replaces Bill Belton as the second punt returner. That's it.
*-denotes player listed on injury report
| Off. | First Team | Second Team | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| HC | Bill O'Brien | ||
| QB | #14 Christian Hackenberg | #5 Tyler Ferguson |
#17 D.J. Crook |
| RB | #28 Zach Zwinak | #1 Bill Belton | #22 Akeel Lynch |
| FB | #35 Pat Zerbe | -- | -- |
| TE-Y | #18 Jesse James | -- | -- |
| TE-F |
#87 Kyle Carter
|
#81 Adam Breneman | -- |
| WR | #8 Allen Robinson | #7 Eugene Lewis | #15 Alex Kenney |
| WR | #85 Brandon Moseby-Felder | #80 Matt Zanellato | #19 Richy Anderson |
| OT | #76 Donovan Smith | #75 Eric Shrive | #59 Andrew Nelson |
| OG | #65 Miles Dieffenbach | #66 Angelo Mangiro | -- |
| OC | #60 Ty Howle | #66 Angelo Mangiro | #55 Wendy Laurent |
| OG | #64 John Urschel | #75 Eric Shrive | |
| OT | #77 Garry Gilliam | #58 Adam Gress |
#75 Eric Shrive |
| Def. | First Team | Second Team | Reserves |
| DE | #86 C.J. Olaniyan | #94 Evan Schwan | -- |
| DT | #84 Kyle Baublitz | #99 Austin Johnson | #88 Tyrone Smith |
| DT | #91 DaQuan Jones | #53 Derek Dowrey | #72 Bian Gaia |
| DE | #18 Deion Barnes | #98 Anthony Zettel | -- |
| OLB | #43 Mike Hull* | #38 Ben Kline | #26 Brandon Bell |
| MLB | #40 Glenn Carson | #8 Gary Wooten | |
| OLB | #5 Nyeem Wartman | #26 Brandon Bell | #46 Adam Cole |
| CB |
#9 Jordan Lucas |
#3 DaQuan Davis | #16 Devin Pryor |
| SS | #4 Adrian Amos | #7 Stephen Obeng-Agyapong | #6 Malik Golden |
| FS | #1 Malcolm Willis OR | #23 Ryan Keiser | #39 Jesse Della Valle |
| CB | #10 Trevor Williams | #12 Jordan Smith OR | #24 Anthony Smith |
| Sp. | First Team | Second Team | Reserves |
| K | #97 Sam Ficken | #37 Chris Gulla | -- |
| P | #45 Alex Butterworth | -- | -- |
| KR | #1 Bill Belton | #22 Akeel Lynch OR | #25 Von Walker |
| PR | #39 Jesse Della Valle | #25 Von Walker | #1 Bill Belton |
| LS | #60 Ty Howle | #40 Glenn Carson | -- |
| H | #23 Ryan Keiser | #45 Alex Butterworth | -- |
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