UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – A total of 45 Penn State Football alums are populating the rosters of 24 National Football League organizations. The Nittany Lions annually rank among the top 20 programs nationally in producing players in the NFL.
Penn State is one of three schools to produce at least five picks in each of the last eight NFL drafts and has 59 selections since 2016. Eight members of the 2024 squad are present on NFL rosters: Abdul Carter (New York Giants), Jalen Kimber (Buffalo Bills), Coziah Izzard (New Orleans Saints), Kobe King (Minnesota Vikings), Jaylen Reed (Houston Texans), Tyler Warren (Indianapolis Colts), Kevin Winston Jr. (Tennessee Titans) and Sal Wormley (Jacksonville Jaguars).
The Jacksonville Jaguars have the most former Nittany Lions on their roster with four. The Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers each have three.
In addition, four Penn State alums are serving on NFL coaching staffs: NaVorro Bowman (Los Angeles Chargers, linebackers coach), Jeff Carpenter (Los Angeles Chargers, Offensive Quality Control/tight ends coach), Bobby Engram (Washington Commanders, wide receivers coach) and Al Golden (Cincinnati Bengals, defensive coordinator).
Saquon Barkley, RB (2015-17), Philadelphia Eagles
- Entering second season with Philadelphia (eighth in the NFL)
Ryan Bates, OL (2016-18), Chicago Bears
- Entering second season with Chicago (seventh in the NFL)
Jaquan Brisker, S (2019-21), Chicago Bears
- Entering fourth season with Chicago (fourth in the NFL)
Ji’Ayir Brown, S (2020-22), San Francisco 49ers
- Entering third season with San Francisco (third in the NFL)
Abdul Carter, LB (2022-24), New York Giants
- Entering first season with the New York Giants (first in the NFL)
Jahan Dotson, WR (2018-21), Philadelphia Eagles
- Entering second season with Philadelphia (fourth in the NFL)
Arnold Ebiketie, LB (2021), Atlanta Falcons
- Entering fourth season with Atlanta (fourth in the NFL)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu, OL (2020-23), New York Jets
- Entering second season with the New York Jets (second in the NFL)
Pat Freiermuth, TE (2018-20), Pittsburgh Steelers
- Entering fifth season with Pittsburgh (fifth in the NFL)
Will Fries, OL (2017-20), Minnesota Vikings
- Entering first season with Minnesota (fifth in the NFL)
Mike Gesicki, TE (2014-17), Cincinnati Bengals
- Entering second season with Cincinnati (seventh in the NFL)
Blake Gillikin, P (2016-19), Arizona Cardinals
- Entering third season with Arizona (sixth in the NFL)
Kevin Givens, DT (2016-18), San Francisco 49ers
- Entering sixth season with San Francisco (sixth in the NFL)
Chris Godwin, WR (2014-16), Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Entering ninth season with Tampa Bay (ninth in the NFL)
Yetur Gross-Matos, DE (2017-19), San Francisco 49ers
- Entering second season with San Francisco (sixth in the NFL)
Adisa Isaac, DE (2019-23), Baltimore Ravens
- Entering second season with Baltimore (second in the NFL)
- On injured reserve
Coziah Izzard, DT (2020-24), New Orleans Saints
- Entering first season with New Orleans (first in the NFL)
- On practice squad
Curtis Jacobs, LB (2020-23), Tennessee Titans
- Entering first season with Tennessee (second in the NFL)
Austin Johnson, DT (2013-15), Jacksonville Jaguars
- Entering first season with Jacksonville (ninth in the NFL)
Theo Johnson, TE (2020-23), New York Giants
- Entering second season with the New York Giants (second in the NFL)
DaQuan Jones, DT (2010-13), Buffalo Bills
- Entering fourth season with Buffalo (12th in the NFL)
Jalen Kimber, CB (2024), Buffalo Bills
- Entering first season with Buffalo (first in the NFL)
- On practice squad
Kalen King, CB (2021-23), Carolina Panthers
- Entering first season with Carolina (second in the NFL)
Kobe King, LB (2021-24), Minnesota Vikings
- Entering first season with Minnesota (first in the NFL)
Connor McGovern, OL (2016-18), Buffalo Bills
- Entering third season with Buffalo (seventh in the NFL)
PJ Mustipher, DT (2018-22), Arizona Cardinals
- Entering second season with Arizona (second in the NFL)
Hunter Nourzad, OL (2022-23), Kansas City Chiefs
- Entering second season with Kansas City (second in the NFL)
Odafe Oweh, LB (2019-20), Baltimore Ravens
- Entering fifth season with Baltimore (fifth in the NFL)
Micah Parsons, LB (2018-19), Green Bay Packers
- Entering first season with Green Bay (fifth in the NFL)
Joey Porter Jr., CB (2019-22), Pittsburgh Steelers
- Entering third season with Pittsburgh (third in the NFL)
Jaylen Reed, S (2021-24), Houston Texans
- Entering first season with Houston (first in the NFL)
- On injured reserve
Chop Robinson, LB (2022-23), Miami Dolphins
- Entering second season with Miami (second in the NFL)
Miles Sanders, RB (2016-18), Dallas Cowboys
- Entering first season with Dallas (seventh in the NFL)
Nick Scott, S (2015-18), Carolina Panthers
- Entering second season with Carolina (seventh in the NFL)
Juice Scruggs, OL (2018-22), Houston Texans
- Entering third season with Houston (three in the NFL)
Chris Stoll, LS (2017-22), Seattle Seahawks
- Entering third season with Seattle (third in the NFL)
Jordan Stout, P (2019-21), Baltimore Ravens
- Entering fourth season with Baltimore (fourth in the NFL)
Brenton Strange, TE (2019-22), Jacksonville Jaguars
- Entering third season with Jacksonville (third in the NFL)
Mitchell Tinsley, WR (2022), Cincinnati Bengals
- Entering first season with Cincinnati (third in the NFL)
Rasheed Walker, OL (2019-21), Green Bay Packers
- Entering fifth season with Green Bay (fifth in the NFL)
Caedan Wallace, OL (2019-23), New England Patriots
- Entering second season with New England (second in the NFL)
Tyler Warren, TE (2020-24), Indianapolis Colts
- Entering first season with Indianapolis (first in the NFL)
Parker Washington, WR (2020-22), Jacksonville Jaguars
- Entering third season with Jacksonville (third in the NFL)
Kevin Winston Jr., S (2022-24), Tennessee Titans
- Entering first season with Tennessee (first in the NFL)
Sal Wormley, OL (2019-24), Jacksonville Jaguars
- Entering first season with Jacksonville (first in the NFL)
- On practice squad
The 2025 Penn State football season is presented by PSECU.