UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – With the regular season now wrapped up, Penn State has 21 former players who are a part of 10 NFL playoff organizations. The Nittany Lions annually rank among the top 20 programs nationally in producing players in the NFL.
Playoff teams with Nittany Lions featured are as follows: Bills (WR KJ Hamler*, CB Daequan Hardy*, DT Austin Johnson, DL DaQuan Jones, OL Connor McGovern), Buccaneers (WR Chris Godwin), Chiefs (OL Hunter Nourzad), Commanders (WR Mitchell Tinsley*), Eagles (RB Saquon Barkley, CB Tariq Castro-Fields*, WR Jahan Dotson), Lions (WR Allen Robinson), Packers (QB Sean Clifford*, CB Kalen King*, OL Rasheed Walker), Ravens (LB Adisa Isaac, LB Odafe Oweh, P Jordan Stout), Steelers (TE Pat Freiermuth, CB Joey Porter Jr.), Texans (OL Juice Scruggs). Practice squad players designated with an asterisk.
NFL WILD CARD WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Saturday
Game 1 (4:30 p.m. – CBS): Los Angeles Chargers at Houston Texans
Nittany Lions featured: OL Juice Scruggs (Texans)
Game 2 (8 p.m. – Prime Video): Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens
Nittany Lions featured: TE Pat Freiermuth (Steelers), CB Joey Porter Jr. (Steelers), LB Adisa Isaac (Ravens), LB Odafe Oweh (Ravens), P Jordan Stout (Ravens)
Sunday
Game 1 (1 p.m. – CBS): Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills
Nittany Lions featured: WR KJ Hamler (Bills), CB Daequan Hardy* (Bills), DT Austin Johnson (Bills), DL DaQuan Jones (Bills), OL Connor McGovern (Bills)
Game 2 (4:30 p.m. – FOX): Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles
Nittany Lions featured: QB Sean Clifford (Packers), CB Kalen King (Packers), OL Rasheed Walker (Packers), RB Saquon Barkley (Eagles), CB Tariq Castro-Fields (Eagles), WR Jahan Dotson (Eagles)
Game 3 (8:00 p.m. – NBC): Washington Commanders at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Nittany Lions featured: WR Chris Godwin (Buccaneers)
Monday
Game 1 (8 p.m. – ESPN/ABC): Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams
The 2024 Penn State football season is presented by PSECU.