Unhappy Valley? 11 Penn State Players In Transfer Portal + 5 Leaving For NFL

[Across The Field]

9-4 was majorly disappointing for Penn State this year considering they were #10/9 preseason and expected to compete for the B1G title this season. Lost to Ohio State (blown lead again) and got wrecked by Michigan.

Things are likely to get worse before they get better next season. No McSorely/Sanders, Solid blows to the OL/DL with the early entrants. Best secondary member is gone. They did have some quality young contributes this past season but I dont think overall it's there to compete for the B1G title.

I think that was the record I predicted for them at the beginning of the year. Losing as much star power from 2017 as they did, a drop was bound to come. McSorely came back down to earth, as I was figuring, but I would've thought they'd still have Miles Sanders around for next season to help soften the blow. Still not sure I agree with him going, he could've been a potential first rounder in 2020.

 

[osubuckeye89]

Shareef Miller leaving early is a tough one... he was a key disruptor.

Interested to see how Tommy Stevens and Ricky Slade takeover in the backfield. Possibly a step up from last year.

Someone at WR besides Hamler is gonna have to step up

Johnson & Thompkins were 2 & 3 behind him.....they are both gone and neither was spectacular. Polk was in that mix as well also gone

Pretty much leaves only Jahan Dotson as the only receiver with any significant experience (which is 13 catches) after Hamler

 

[OregonDucks]

I haven't heard about Penn State since September.

 

[Roy Munson]

Someone at WR besides Hamler is gonna have to step up

Johnson & Thompkins were 2 & 3 behind him.....they are both gone and neither was spectacular. Polk was in that mix as well also gone

Pretty much leaves only Jahan Dotson as the only receiver with any significant experience (which is 13 catches) after Hamler

Johnson and Thomkins underwhelmed all year... addition by subtraction.

 

[Roy Munson]

I think that was the record I predicted for them at the beginning of the year. Losing as much star power from 2017 as they did, a drop was bound to come. McSorely came back down to earth, as I was figuring, but I would've thought they'd still have Miles Sanders around for next season to help soften the blow. Still not sure I agree with him going, he could've been a potential first rounder in 2020.

Trace was also hurt half the year and probably shouldn't have been playing in some of those games.

 

[7Samurai13]

I haven't heard about Penn State since September.

Losing to Ohio State and Michigan State in back to back home games effectively ended any chance of them winning the division.

 

[Across The Field]

Trace was also hurt half the year and probably shouldn't have been playing in some of those games.

Which games were those?

 

[Roy Munson]

Which games were those?

bowl game.

 

[7Samurai13]

Which games were those?

Iowa for sure.

 

[B_dub]

I haven't heard about Penn State since September.

That’s crazy. Nobody has heard about Oregon since 2014.

 

[OregonDucks]

That’s crazy. Nobody has heard about Oregon since 2014.

Unfortunately we hear about Oklahoma every off season when they get another colleges reject QB, and than that QB tears up no D Big 12 and than Chokelahoma reappears in the first round of the playoffs.

 

[Across The Field]

Johnson and Thomkins underwhelmed all year... addition by subtraction.

Gotta think Shorter take a second year jump with Johnson gone. That dude should be a beast.

 

[BamaDude]

Franklin got saved by that B10 title year but I wouldn't be shocked if he was gone in a few more seasons. He loses a generational QB and RB in back to back years and has like 2 wins against Mich/MSU/OSU. I could see him having some major issues.

In 5 years, Franklin has one win each against Michigan, Michigan St. & Ohio St.
Harbaugh is slightly better, in that he has 3 wins vs Penn St., 2 vs Michigan St. & 0 vs Ohio St. in 4 years.

 

[Wild Turkey]

Penn State Football Could Lose Up To 16 Players To NFL Draft, Transfer

Transfer Portal:

01. WR Juwan Johnson
02. WR Brandon Polk
03. TE Danny Dalton
04. OL Sterling Jenkins
05. OL Alex Gellerstedt
06. LB Dae'lin Darien
07. LB Brelin Faison-Walden
08. DB Ayron Moore
09. DB Isaiah Humphries
10. DB Zech McPhearson
11. DB Lamont Wade


Gone to Da NFL:

12. RB Miles Sanders
13. OL Ryan Bates
14. OL Connor McGovern
15. DL Kevin Givens
16. DL Shareef Miller

Are any of these players transferring any good?

 

[UCFhonors]

01. WR Juwan Johnson (Good riddance, butterfingers)
02. WR Brandon Polk (played well at times... buddy with Trace)
03. TE Danny Dalton (bench warmer)
04. OL Sterling Jenkins (who?)
05. OL Alex Gellerstedt (maybe a loss since Bates left early)
06. LB Dae'lin Darien (who?)
07. LB Brelin Faison-Walden (who?)
08. DB Ayron Moore (who?)
09. DB Isaiah Humphries (who?)
10. DB Zech McPhearson (5th corner)
11. DB Lamont Wade (backup safety... though may have played next year)


overall no big singular loss, but this many kids jumping ship says something is rotten

Remember, there is a cap on how many recruits you can bring in during 1 year.

#UCFacts

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

In 5 years, Franklin has one win each against Michigan, Michigan St. & Ohio St.
Harbaugh is slightly better, in that he has 3 wins vs Penn St., 2 vs Michigan St. & 0 vs Ohio St. in 4 years.

Considering Harbaugh is 5/12 against those 3 to Franklin's 3/15, Harbaugh is more than slightly better; that's a 41% winning percentage vs. 20%.

 

[FakeBelieve]

You can still hear the Sanduskian cries in the bitter winds after a loss.

 

[Innermind]

Penn State was sub-standard prior to Joe Moorhead's arrival in 2016. The Nits had two good years with Moorhead as the OC in 2016 and 2017... he was the golden goose.

But now that Moorhead has taken the Mississippi State head coaching job, Penn State is back to being sub-standard.

 

[Rod Freakin' Dangerfield]

 

[Tin Man]

01. WR Juwan Johnson (Good riddance, butterfingers)
02. WR Brandon Polk (played well at times... buddy with Trace)
03. TE Danny Dalton (bench warmer)
04. OL Sterling Jenkins (who?)
05. OL Alex Gellerstedt (maybe a loss since Bates left early)
06. LB Dae'lin Darien (who?)
07. LB Brelin Faison-Walden (who?)
08. DB Ayron Moore (who?)
09. DB Isaiah Humphries (who?)
10. DB Zech McPhearson (5th corner)
11. DB Lamont Wade (backup safety... though may have played next year)


overall no big singular loss, but this many kids jumping ship says something is rotten

Happy Valley is now Denmark?!?!