2022 • SENIOR (+) SEASON
Awards: Postseason: Selected All-Big Ten second team by the coaches and third team by the media...Tabbed AP All-Big Ten second team...Earned the team's Tim Shaw Thrive Award with Bryce Effner and the Lions Pride Outstanding Senior Player Award with Sean Clifford and Nick Tarburton. Preseason: Named to the Rotary Lombardi Award, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Outland Trophy and Reese's Senior Bowl watch lists...Named to preseason All-Big Ten third team by Pro Football Focus.
Season: Started 13 games at defensive tackle...Made 38 tackles (19 solo) with a tackle for loss and quarterback hurry...Named the coaching staff's Defensive Player of the Game (Northwestern, 10/1)...Voted a team captain...Was a team captain for the second-straight season.
at Purdue (9/1): Recorded a solo tackle. at Auburn (9/17): Made a solo tackle and added a quarterback hurry. Central Michigan (9/24): Registered a team-best six tackles (3 solo). Northwestern (10/1): Matched a career high in tackles with eight (4 solo), which included an assisted tackle for loss. at Michigan (10/15): Racked up six tackles (4 solo). Ohio State (10/29): Totaled three tackles (1 solo). at Indiana (11/5): Made one solo stop. Maryland (11/12): Assisted on one tackle. at Rutgers (11/19): Assisted on a tackle. Michigan State (11/26): Posted five total tackles (2 solo). vs. Utah (1/2): Recorded four tackles (2 solo).
2021 • SENIOR SEASON
Awards:Postseason: Named second-team All-Big Ten by the coaches and honorable mention by the media...Named an AP All-Big Ten first team selection honoree...Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors... Earned the team's Ridge Riley Memorial Award. Midseason: Named a Rotary Lombardi Award semifinalist...Named a Lott IMPACT Trophy quarterfinalist. Preseason: Named to the Lombardi Award, Lott IMPACT Trophy and Reese's Senior Bowl Watch Lists...Selected for NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Preseason Big Board.
Season: Made six starts...Voted a team captain...Tallied 21 tackles (16 solo) to go along with three tackles for loss and a sack...Missed the rest of the season due to an injury suffered in the Iowa game...Graduated in May 2022 with a degree in journalism.
at Wisconsin (9/4): Posted seven tackles (6 solo) with a tackle for loss. Ball State (9/11): Recorded one tackle. Auburn (9/18): Made four stops (3 solo). Villanova (9/25): Posted three solo tackles and a sack. Indiana (10/2): Made six tackles (4 solo) to go along with a tackle for loss.
2020 • JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Named an honorable mention All-Big Ten honoree by the coaches and media...Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
Season: Started all nine games at defensive tackle...Made 35 tackles (12 solo), 1.5 tackles for loss, a sack, two QB hurries and a pass breakup...Named the coaching staff's Defensive Player of the Week twice (Maryland - 11/7; Michigan - 11/28).
at Indiana (10/24): Recorded two tackles. Ohio State (10/31): Registered a career-high eight tackles. Maryland (11/7): Notched four tackles, including two solo...Broke up a pass...Added a QB hurry. at Nebraska (11/14): Tallied seven tackles, including three solo. Iowa (11/21): Made one tackle. at Michigan (11/28): Assisted on five tackles. at Rutgers (12/5): Recorded three tackles, including one solo...Had one QB hurry. Michigan State (12/12): Made two tackles. Illinois (12/19): Tallied three tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack.
2019 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Postseason: Named Pro Football Focus All-Big Ten honorable mention. Weekly: Selected to the Pro Football Focus National and Big Ten Teams of the Week second team following the Iowa game (10/12)...Named to the Pro Football Focus Big Ten Team of the Week second team following his performance vs. Buffalo (9/7).
Season: Appeared in 13 games, making one start...One of 18 Nittany Lions to make their first career start.
Idaho (8/31): Made a team-high four stops, including two solo tackles. Buffalo (9/7): Secured four tackles...Recorded a solo tackle for loss. Pittsburgh (9/14): Assisted on a tackle. at Maryland (9/27): Recorded one tackle. Purdue (10/5): Collected a tackle for loss. at Iowa (10/12): Made seven tackles...Recorded a solo tackle for loss...Forced a fumble in the third quarter. at Michigan State (10/26): Posted three tackles. at Minnesota (11/9): Assisted on two tackles. Indiana (11/16): Notched two tackles. at Ohio State (11/23): Registered five tackles. Rutgers (11/30): Secured five tackles...Had a half-tackle for loss...Added a QB hurry. vs. Memphis (12/28): Notched two tackles, including a solo sack.
2018 • TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Appeared in 12 games...One of 16 true freshmen to make their collegiate debut...One of 40 players to make their first Penn State appearance.
Appalachian State (9/1): Made his first career appearance...Assisted on a tackle. at Pittsburgh (9/8): Made two stops, including one solo tackle. Kent State (9/15): Recorded a solo tackle. at Illinois (9/21): Made two tackles, including a solo stop. Michigan State (10/13): Assisted on two tackles. at Indiana (10/20): Recorded his first career forced fumble in the third quarter...Added a solo tackle. at Michigan (11/3): Assisted on one tackle. Wisconsin (11/10): Collected two tackles...Added a QB hurry. at Rutgers (11/17): Recorded a solo tackle. Maryland (11/24): Made a solo tackle for loss.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-time letterman for head coach Dom Damico at McDonogh School...Two-time team captain...Helped the Eagles to a 9-1 record and a Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) Championship as a freshman...Selected to the Under Armour All-America Game...Participated in Nike's The Opening Finals...Claimed a first-team spot on USA Today’s All-USA Maryland Football Team as a senior...Named consensus all-state by the Maryland High School Football Foundation in 2016...Garnered Maryland Private School All-State first-team accolades as a sophomore and junior...Invited to the Big 33 Game and Crab Bowl...Collected all-state honors in 2016 and 2017...Selected to the Baltimore Sun All-Metro first team as a junior...Was a two-time all-region selection as a junior and senior...Garnered all-conference accolades four times...Two-time team MVP...Posted 45 tackles, 17.0 TFL, 14.0 sacks and two fumble recoveries as a senior...Had 47 tackles, 15.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and four pass breakups as a junior...Tallied 41 tackles, 14.0 sacks, two fumble recoveries and two pass breakups as a sophomore...Recorded 17 tackles and 2.0 sacks as a freshman...A consensus four-star prospect by all three major recruiting outlets – 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals...Ranked as the No. 85 overall recruit, No. 6 defensive tackle and No. 4 prospect in Maryland by 247Sports...Ranked as the No. 120 overall prospect, No. 9 defensive tackle, No. 4 recruit in Maryland and No. 12 prospect in the region by ESPN...Ranked as the No. 107 recruit in the country, No. 6 defensive tackle and No. 4 prospect in Maryland by Rivals...Three-time letterman for the wrestling team...Owns the fastest pin in school history...Was a two-time All-American in wrestling...Claimed MIAA heavyweight wrestling state championships in 2017 and 2018...Ranked as the No. 1 wrestler at heavyweight in Maryland...Guided the Eagles to second-place finishes in the MIAA State Tournament in 2017 and 2018...Earned wrestling All-Metro first-team honors after going 39-8 with 15 pins at the 285-pound weight class in 2017...Was a finalist for Baltimore Sun Athlete of the Year...Was a finalist for the Oratory Contest.
PERSONAL
Full name is Patrick Joseph Mustipher...Son of Patricia and Sam Mustipher...Has one brother, Sam...Brother, Sam, was an offensive lineman for the University of Notre Dame football team (2014-18)...Father, Sam, played football at West Virginia University...Aunt, Beth Lucadamo, and uncle, Michael Lucadamo, attended Penn State...Hobbies include debating, playing football and wrestling...Volunteers with Our Daily Bread homeless shelter and Orange Key...Earned his degree in journalism and is working on a second degree in telecommunications...Would like go into a career in broadcasting.