Four Penn Staters Represented in Saturday's Senior BowlFour Penn Staters Represented in Saturday's Senior Bowl
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Four Penn Staters Represented in Saturday's Senior Bowl

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Penn State cornerback Tariq Castro-Fields, defensive end Arnold Ebiketie, defensive end Jesse Luketa and punter Jordan Stout will represent in the Nittany Lions in Saturday's Reese's Senior Bowl. Kickoff is slated for 2:30 p.m. ET on NFL Network

Penn State also had representation this year in the East-West Shrine Bowl (LB Ellis Brooks, DT Derrick Tangelo) and the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl (OL Eric Wilson).

Tariq Castro-Fields

  • Played in 52 career games, making 30 starts at cornerback.
  • Recorded 138 tackles (93 solo), 10 tackles for loss, three interceptions, 25 pass breakups and a forced fumble.
  • Named All-Big Ten honorable mention by the coaches and media in 2021.


Arnold Ebiketie

  • A final watch lister for the Ted Hendricks Award, joined the Nittany Lions after a four-year stint at Temple (2017-20).
  • 14.5 of Ebiketie's Big Ten-leading 17.0 tackles for loss and 8.5 of his 9.5 sacks (3rd in the Big Ten) came against Big Ten opponents (nine games).
  • Was second among Power Five defensive linemen in tackles for loss and tackles and tied for seventh in sacks.


Jesse Luketa

  • Made the switch from linebacker to defensive end in the offseason.
  • Appeared in 47 career games at Penn State, making 18 starts.
  • An All-Big Ten third team honoree, was third on the team in tackles for loss.


Jordan Stout

  • Was a Ray Guy Award finalist.
  • Among the three Ray Guy Award finalists, according to Pro Football Focus, was the highest graded punter (93.1).
  • Was the second specialist in Big Ten history to earn Special Teams Player of the Week in a season four times.