UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State senior safety Ji'Ayir Brown, redshirt senior quarterback Sean Clifford, senior defensive tackle PJ Mustipher and senior receiver Mitchell Tinsley were all selected to the Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List, announced on Monday.
Ji'Ayir Brown · Sr+ · S · 5-11 · 208 · Trenton, N.J. · Trenton Central/Lackawanna College
- Is also on the Bednarik Award and Jim Thorpe Award watch lists.
- Has appeared in 22 career games at Penn State, making 13 starts.
- Tied for the nation's lead with six interceptions in 2021.
- His six interceptions were tied for the 10th-most in a season at PSU.
- Became the first Nittany Lion to record six interceptions and two fumble recoveries in a season since Alan Zemaitis in 2005.
- Tied a Penn State bowl record with two interceptions in the Outback Bowl vs. Arkansas.
- Earned third team All-Big Ten honors by the coaches and honorable mention by the media.
- Recorded an interception as time expired to secure the win at Wisconsin to open the 2021 season.
Sean Clifford · R-Sr.+ · QB · 6-2 · 212 · Cincinnati, Ohio · Saint Xavier
- Also represented on Davey O'Brien Award, Manning Award, Maxwell Award, Walter Camp Player of the Year and Wuerffel Trophy watch lists.
- Has played in 38 career games, making 33 starts.
- Is one of three Penn State players to reach 8,000 yards of total offense and one of three PSU quarterbacks to eclipse 7,500 career passing yards.
- Sits as the current all-time leader at Penn State in completion percentage (.603).
- Ranks second at PSU in career passing touchdowns (62), third in passing yardage (7,839), completions (607) and passing efficiency (141.2), fourth in attempts (1,006), tied for seventh in yards per passing attempt (7.8), eighth in lowest interception percentage (2.49), and 10th in touchdown pass percentage (6.16) and wins as a starting quarterback (21).
- Is third in school history in 300-yard passing games (7) and 200-yard games (19).
- Among Penn State quarterbacks, is third all-time at PSU in rushing yardage (897) and tied for sixth in rushing touchdowns (10).
- Is second all-time in program history in career total yards (8,736) and touchdowns responsible for (72).
- Owns 26 career games with multi-touchdown passes, including 12 with three or more TDs and three with four or more.
- Has 16 career games with multi-passing touchdown halves and nine games with multi-passing TD quarters.
- Has thrown for at least 250 passing yards and three passing touchdowns in eight career games.
- Has six career touchdown passes of 70 or more yards.
- Has completed 105 career passes of 20 or more yards.
PJ Mustipher · Sr+ · DT · 6-4 · 321 · Owings Mills, Md. · McDonogh School
- Is also a member of the Rotary Lombardi Award, Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Outland Trophy watch lists.
- Has appeared in 40 career games at Penn State, making 16 starts.
- Named second-team All-Big Ten by the coaches and honorable mention by the media in 2021.
- Made 21 tackles (16 solo) to go with three tackles for loss and a sack in six games in 2021 before suffering a season-ending injury vs. Iowa.
- Posted seven tackles and aone tackle for loss at Wisconsin (9/4/21).
- Earned the team's Ridge Riley Memorial Award.
- Was a semifinalist for the Rotary Lombardi Award last season.
- Selected honorable mention All-Big Ten by the coaches and media in 2020.
- Tallied 35 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, a sack and a pass breakup in 2020.
Mitchell Tinsley · Sr.+ · WR · 6-1 · 206 · Lee's Summit, Mo. · Lee's Summit/Hutchinson C.C./WKU
- Is also a member of the Bilentikoff Award watch list.
- Joined the Nittany Lions as a transfer from Western Kentucky.
- Was a second-team All-Conference USA selection in 2021.
- Started all 14 games at WKU in 2021.
- Caught 87 passes for 1,402 yards and 14 touchdowns, averaging 100.1 yards per game and 16.1 yards per reception.
- Finished eighth nationally in receiving yards, 16th in receptions and fifth in receiving touchdowns.
- Eclipsed the 100-yard mark six times in 2021, including a career-high 198 yards at Rice (11/13).
- Caught at least five passes in 11 of 14 games.
- In 2020, led the Hilltoppers in receptions (43), yards (377) and touchdowns (4).
The Reese's Senior Bowl is an annual college all-star football game that is played at the conclusion of the NCAA season. The event is considered the most promiment college football all-star game and is the first stage in the NFL Draft process. The game has been played annually in Mobile, Ala. since 1951.
This year's game will be played on Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. ET on NFL Network.
Penn State Football Recognized on 2022 Preseason Watch Lists
Ji'Ayir Brown: Bednarik Award, Jim Thorpe Award, Senior Bowl
Sean Clifford: Davey O'Brien Award, Manning Award, Maxwell Award, Senior Bowl, Walter Camp Player of the Year, Wuerffel Trophy
Theo Johnson: Mackey Award
Keyvone Lee: Doak Walker Award
PJ Mustipher: Rotary Lombardi Award, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Outland Trophy, Senior Bowl
Joey Porter Jr.: Bednarik Award, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Jim Thorpe Award, Lott IMPACT Trophy
Juice Scruggs: Rimington Trophy
Chris Stoll: Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, Mannelly Award
Brenton Strange: Mackey Award
Jonathan Sutherland: Paul Hornung Award
Mitchell Tinsley: Biletnikoff Award, Senior Bowl
Parker Washington: Biletnikoff Award, Earl Campbell Tyler Rose
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