UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State sophomore offensive lineman Olumuyiwa Fashanu, sophomore cornerback Kalen King and redshirt junior cornerback Joey Porter Jr. were all recognized as second-team All-American selections by the Walter Camp Football Foundation on Thursday.
Fashanu, King and Porter are Penn State's 182nd, 183rd and 184th All-America selections among outlets recognized by the NCAA. Penn State has had an All-American in 50 of the last 56 years.
In the James Franklin era, Penn State has 17 All-Americans.
Olumuyiwa Fashanu · So. · OL · 6-6 · 308 · Waldorf, Md. · Gonzaga College
- Selected second-team All-Big Ten by the coaches and third-team All-Big Ten by the media.
- Fashanu has appeared in 17 career games and made 10 starts at left tackle.
- Has made eight starts at left tackle this season.
- Fashanu has not allowed a sack on 299 pass blocking snaps this season.
- Has yet to be penalized on 542 offensive snaps this season, according to Pro Football Focus.
- On the year, has allowed just seven total pressures on the 299 pass blocking snaps.
- On 50 pass blocking snaps against Ohio State, did not allow a single pressure.
- Allowed zero pressures on 49 pass attempts in the season-opening win at Purdue.
- Did now allow a single pressure on 38 pass blocking snaps at Michigan.
- The Nittany Lions allowed no sacks against Auburn, Northwestern, Minnesota or Maryland. The four games without allowing a sack are the most for Penn State since 2011 (five games).
- The Nittany Lions have reached 200 rushing yards in five games this season (Ohio, 234; Auburn, 245; Northwestern, 220; Maryland, 249; Rutgers, 237).
- The Penn State offensive line has helped Nicholas Singleton to three 100-yard rushing games and three games with multiple rushing touchdowns and aided Kaytron Allen to earn two 100-yard games and two multi-touchdown games.
Kalen King · So. · CB · 5-11 · 189 · Detroit, Mich. · Cass Tech
- Tabbed third-team All-Big Ten by the coaches and media.
- Named third-team All-American by Pro Football Focus.
- Has started eight games at cornerback this season.
- King ranks second in the nation with 18 pass breakups. He also has two interceptions.
- He also has 27 tackles, including three tackles for loss, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.
- According to Pro Football Focus, he is the No. 3 graded cover corner in the country and second among Power Five players.
- King is allowing a 44.7 completion percentage when targeted, according to Coaches By The Numbers.
- The sophomore broke up a career-high five passes and grabbed his second interception of the season against Michigan State. He added a tackle for loss.
- King forced and recovered a fumble against Central Michigan, his second career forced fumble and first recovery. He also broke up four passes.
- King recorded his first career interception at Indiana.
- He had two pass breakups against Maryland.
- King registered a solo tackle for loss in the third quarter at Michigan and notched a solo tackle for loss, plus a pass breakup, vs. Ohio State.
Joey Porter Jr. · R-Jr. · CB · 6-2 · 194 · Bakersfield, Calif. · North Allegheny (Pa.)
- Named first-team All-Big Ten by the coaches and media.
- Selected second-team All-America by CBS Sports.
- Porter has played in 34 career games with the Nittany Lions and has made 30 starts.
- Was a third-team All-Big Ten selection by the coaches in 2021 and by the media in 2020.
- Has collected 114 tackles (87 solo), two tackles for loss, a sack, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, an interception and 20 pass breakups as a Nittany Lion.
- He is a semifinalist for the Bednarik Award and Jim Thorpe Award.
- In man coverage, Porter has allowed just 9 catches in 26 targets (34.6%) and 70 yards.
- Porter is allowing a 42.3 completion percentage when targeted.
- Porter Jr. is tied 24th in the nation with 11 pass breakups.
- Porter tallied a career-high six pass breakups against Purdue, earning Bednarik Award National Player of the Week honors.
- Porter's six pass breakups vs. the Boilermakers set a school record and tied a Big Ten single-game record. He matched Michigan's Jourdan Lewis (vs. Michigan State, 2015) and Minnesota's Michael Carter (vs. Purdue, 2012).
- Porter's six pass breakups are tied for the most in a single game for an FBS player since Houston's William Jackson III had seven against Temple in 2015.
- He made a team-high eight tackles and recovered a fumble against the Boilermakers.
- He recorded five tackles and three pass breakups vs. Central Michigan.
- Porter had one pass breakup in each game against Northwestern and Minnesota.
Walter Camp, "The Father of American Football", first selected an All-America team in 1889. The former Yale University athlete and coach is credited with developing play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side. The Walter Camp Football Foundation was established in New Haven in 1967.
Penn State Football Honored As All-Americans by NCAA-Recognized Media Outlets
Olu Fashanu: Walter Camp (2nd)
Kalen King: Walter Camp (2nd)
Joey Porter Jr.: Walter Camp (2nd)
No. 11 Penn State is returning to the Rose Bowl Game for the first time since the 2016 season when the Nittany Lions take on Pac-12 foe No. 8 Utah on Monday, January 2 at 5 p.m. The game will air on ESPN.
The Nittany Lions had 23 All-Big Ten selections, including 10 on offense, 10 on defense and three on special teams.
The 2022 Penn State football season is presented by PSECU.