April 25, 2012
2011 Penn State Football Senior Bios
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The 2012 National Football League Draft begins Thursday, April 26 at 8:00 p.m. The draft continues Friday at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday at 12:00 p.m.
There are 34 former Nittany Lions on NFL rosters, placing Penn State in the top 15 nationally among schools in producing current NFL players. A total of 325 Penn State football student-athletes have been drafted by NFL teams, including 10 first round draft choices since 2000. A total of 26 Nittany Lions have been drafted since 2006, including 13 in the first three rounds.
Seven Penn State football student-athletes participated in the National Football League's 2012 Scouting Combine, among the nation's highest totals: defensive end Jack Crawford (Longport, N.J.), cornerback D'Anton Lynn (Celina, Texas), wide receiver Derek Moye (Rochester, Pa.), cornerback Chaz Powell (New Freedom, Pa.), defensive tackle Devon Still (Wilmington, Del.), linebacker Nate Stupar (State College, Pa.), and guard Johnnie Troutman (Brown Mills, N.J.).
Penn State's seven invitees were tied for fourth-highest in the nation, surpassed only by Alabama (9), LSU (8) and Wisconsin (8).
Crawford, Lynn, Powell, Still, and Stupar were major contributors to a Penn State defense that ranked No. 1 in the Big Ten and fifth nationally in scoring defense and 20th in the NCAA in total defense.
Super Bowl XLVI marked the 41st time in the Super Bowl's 46-game history that at least one Penn State alumnus was a member of one of the participating teams. Veteran lineman Kareem McKenzie and Jimmy Kennedy became the latest Nittany Lion alumni to earn a Super Bowl ring, with the New York Giants' victory over New England.
Attached please find bios for several 2011 Nittany Lion seniors who may be drafted or sign as NFL free agents.