Possible depth chart for 2026

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bdroc

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Assuming existing players return:

QB: Grunk, Smolik
RB: Wallace, Martin, Hayes
WR: Denmark, Howard, Outten
OT: Birch, Williams, Onoh, Goodman
IOL: Donkoh, Cousins, Shanahan, Ioane

DT: Kemajou, White, Blanding
DE: Granville, Coleman
LB: Rojas, Campbell, Wylie, Speca, Tasch, Arrington
CB: Tracy, Washington, Collins, Dixson
S: Lane, Mack, Belgrave Shorter

K: Barker
P: ???


The defense looks weaker than the offense (especially on DL)
Would a new coach spend $$$ to bring in a top QB? Would Grunk portal?
Will Rojas return?
Will any kids follow Franklin if he gets a new job?
Would a new coach bring anybody with him?
 
We need to pull magic in the portal like Cignetti did. We absolutely should get a portal QB, D linemen and LBs. On offense get WRs in the portal. Maybe we need OLineman or we may have talent there and that issue is coaching.

Not sure how many will follow Franklin. Rojas hopefully stays but we can't overpay him and create issues but then again a competent coach could handle that unlike Franklin.
 
bdroc said:
Assuming existing players return:

QB: Grunk, Smolik
RB: Wallace, Martin, Hayes
WR: Denmark, Howard, Outten
OT: Birch, Williams, Onoh, Goodman
IOL: Donkoh, Cousins, Shanahan, Ioane

DT: Kemajou, White, Blanding
DE: Granville, Coleman
LB: Rojas, Campbell, Wylie, Speca, Tasch, Arrington
CB: Tracy, Washington, Collins, Dixson
S: Lane, Mack, Belgrave Shorter

K: Barker
P: ???


The defense looks weaker than the offense (especially on DL)
Would a new coach spend $$$ to bring in a top QB? Would Grunk portal?
Will Rojas return?
Will any kids follow Franklin if he gets a new job?
Would a new coach bring anybody with him?
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I'll put my 2 cents into this exercise, even though it seems like there will be a number of defections out of the program and likely a big number incoming from the portal with the new coach, unless it happens to be Terry Smith which to me seems unlikely. A timely hire of a new coach that can take the helm a week or two before the portal opens could keep a good many current projected starters at PSU, but that seems pretty shaky at this point.....

QB: Grunk, Smolik, and likely an experienced portal QB competing
RB: Wallace, Martin, Smith, Hayes, Coleman (it will be a surprise if all 5 return - maybe 2 or 3 return), Mickens, another true freshmen.
WR: Denmark, Howard, Outten, Samuel, Exinor, and very likely a top portal WR. Hope all of this year's true freshmen return after being dis-respected by being behing the 3 very average and unproductive portal WR's.....
TE: Reynolds, Rappleyea, Schlaffer, Olesh
OT: Brewer, Sexton, Goodman, Aliciene, and likely true freshmen Brown who seems all in with PSU
IOL: Cousins, Shanahan, Williams, Onoh, Birch (if he stays - has practiced strictly inside during the last 1+ years), Harbour, (loane and Donkoh to NFL?)

DT: White, Blanding, Wafle, Adirika, + an incoming portal DT.
DE: Granville, Coleman, Kemajou, Harvey, Jennings, Harris
LB: Rojas, Campbell, Wylie, Speca, Tatsch, Arrington (maybe Wylie transfers for a starting job)
CB: Tracy, Washington, Collins, Dixson, Woseley, Joseph (it will be a surprise to see all 3 of Tracy, Washington, and Collins return)
S: Lane, Mack, Belgrave Shorter, Toure, Thomas (likely lose one of Land, Mack, B-Shorter)

K: Barker
P: Incoming from portal
 
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