2019 • SENIOR SEASON
Awards: Named All-Big Ten second team by the coaches and media...Tabbed All-Big Ten second team by the Associated Press...Garnered Phil Steele All-Big Ten second team honors...Selected Pro Football Focus All-Big Ten third team...Won the Lions Pride Outstanding Senior Player Award, along with John Reid and Robert Windsor, for greatest career contribution to Penn State Football, at the team's awards banquet...Tabbed with the offensive line unit for the Joe Moore Award Midseason Honor Roll...Named to the Pro Football Focus Big Ten Team of the Week first team following the Minnesota game (11/9)...Earned Pro Football Focus Big Ten Team of the Week first team honors following the Michigan game (10/19)... Selected to the Pro Football Focus Big Ten Team of the Week second team after the Maryland (9/27) game...Named to the Pro Football Focus Big Ten Team of the Week second team following his performance vs. Pitt (9/14).
Season: Made 13 starts at left guard...One of 11 players to have earned their degree entering the Cotton Bowl...Graduated with a degree in history in December 2018.
Idaho (8/31): Helped the Nittany Lions to gain 673 total yards, their third-most in a game since 1947...Sprung Nittany Lion rushers for 331 yards and seven touchdowns...Did not allow a sack while helping Sean Clifford to throw for 280 yards and two touchdowns and Will Levis to throw for 62 yards and a score...Aided Penn State to earn 35 first downs. Buffalo (9/7): Led the way for the Penn State offense to gain 357 total yards...Protected Sean Clifford as he threw for 279 yards and four touchdowns...Helped the Nittany Lions to score 38 points in the second half, including 28 in the third quarter. Pittsburgh (9/14): Helped the Nittany Lions to gain 389 yards, including 222 through the air...Led the way for Journey Brown's first career 100-yard game...Paved the way for rushing scores by Noah Cain and Devyn Ford. at Maryland (9/27): Led the way as the Nittany Lions gained 613 yards, its third-most in a Big Ten game...Helped the Nittany Lions to throw for 421 yards, their most in a Big Ten contest...Aided PSU to gain 30 first downs...Helped Sean Clifford to throw for 398 yards, the third-most in program history, including a program-record 287 yards in the first half...Helped the Nittany Lions to score five rushing touchdowns. Purdue (10/5): Helped the Nittany Lion offense to gain 460 total yards...Led the way as Sean Clifford threw for three touchdowns and rushed for one score...Aided Clifford to record his fifth-straight 200-yard passing game...Helped Noah Cain to earn his first career 100-yard game with 105 yards and a touchdown...Paved the way for the PSU offense to score 21 points in the first quarter. at Iowa (10/12): Helped the Penn State offense to gain 294 total yards, including 177 on the ground...Led the way for Noah Cain's second-straight 100-yard rushing game and 5-yard score in the fourth quarter. Michigan (10/19): Helped the Nittany Lions gain 283 total yards, including 101 on the ground...Aided Sean Clifford to throw for three touchdowns...Led the way for Clifford's 2-yard rushing touchdown...Named the coaching staff's Offensive Player of the Week. at Michigan State (10/26): Led the way for Penn State to gain 302 total yards, including 189 through the air...Protected Sean Clifford to throw for a career-high-tying four touchdowns...Paved the way for Clifford to score on a two-point conversion. at Minnesota (11/9): Guided the Nittany Lion offense to 518 total yards, including 340 passing yards...Protected Sean Clifford to throw for 340 yards and a touchdown...Led the way for Journey Brown to rush for a career-high 124 yards and two touchdowns. Indiana (11/16): Paved the way for the Nittany Lion offense to gain 371 total yards, including 192 on the ground...Guided Journey Brown to 100 rushing yards on 21 carries...Protected Sean Clifford to throw for one touchdown and rush for two scores...Led the way on an 18-play, 75-yard drive covering 9:01 to seal the game...Selected as the coaching staff's Offensive Player of the Week. at Ohio State (11/23): Helped the Nittany Lion offense to gain 227 yards...Led the way for rushing touchdowns by Journey Brown and Will Levis. Rutgers (11/30): Led the way for the Penn State offense to gain 333 yards, including 252 on the ground...Helped Will Levis (108) and Journey Brown (103) to rush for 100 yards, the first Penn State teammates to run for 100 yards since Saquon Barkley (195) and Akeel Lynch (120) against Rutgers in 2015...Paved the way for Brown to rush for a career-high three touchdowns...Protected Will Levis to find Jahan Dotson for a 44-yard touchdown. vs. Memphis (12/28): Led the Nittany Lion offense score a program-bowl record 53 points...Helped the Penn State offense to gain 529 total yards, the program's second-most in bowl games...Paved the way for Penn State to tie a Cotton Bowl record with five rushing touchdowns...Helped Penn State run for 396 yards, a program bowl record and the second-most in Cotton Bowl history...Helped Penn State to set program bowl records for points in a first half (35), a Cotton Bowl record...Aided the Nittany Lions to tie a program bowl record with 28 points in the second quarter, also a Cotton Bowl record...Led the way for Journey Brown to run for a program bowl record 202 yards.
2018 • JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Named honorable-mention All-Big Ten selection by the coaches and media.
Season: Made 13 starts at left guard.
Appalachian State (9/1): Helped the Nittany Lion offense to 434 yards, including 204 on the ground...Cleared the way for five rushing touchdowns. at Pittsburgh (9/8): Part of an offensive line that aided the Nittany Lions to 390 total yards, including 211 yards on the ground with three rushing touchdowns. Kent State (9/15): Led the way as the Nittany Lions totaled 643 yards, PSU’s most in a game since 1995...Aided the Nittany Lions to six rushing touchdowns and three through the air...Helped Trace McSorley to find the end zone five total times with three rushing scores and two passing touchdowns. at Illinois (9/21): Paved the way as the Nittany Lions gained 591 yards...Assisted in the offense gaining 387 on the ground, PSU’s third-highest total in a Big Ten game in program history...Helped Miles Sanders to become the sixth Nittany Lion to rush for 200 yards and three touchdowns in a game. Ohio State (9/29): Helped the Nittany Lions to 492 total yards...Led the way as Trace McSorley set a program record with 461 yards of total offense (175 rushing, 317 passing)...Paved the way for McSorley to rush for a career-high 175 rushing yards. Michigan State (10/13): Helped the Penn State offense to 397 total yards, including 205 on the ground against the nation’s No. 1 rush defense...Aided Trace McSorley to post his 34th-straight game with a passing touchdown. at Indiana (10/20): Guided the Nittany Lions to post 417 total yards, including 243 through the air...Led the way as Trace McSorley recorded his second career 100-yard rushing game with two rushing touchdowns. Iowa (10/27): Led the way as Penn State gained 312 total yards...Helped Trace McSorley to post his 20th career game with a passing and a rushing touchdown, including a 51-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. at Michigan (11/3): Helped Tommy Stevens rush for an 8-yard touchdown...Blocked for Trace McSorley as he reached the 9,000 career passing yards mark. Wisconsin (11/10): Helped the Nittany Lions to compile 343 total yards, including 183 on the ground...Paved the way for Miles Sanders’ fourth 100-yard game of the season with 159 yards and a touchdown. at Rutgers (11/17): Led the way as the Nittany Lions tallied 322 total yards, including 183 through the air...Protected Trace McSorley, who completed 17 passes, including two touchdown throws to Pat Freiermuth...Helped McSorley to earn his program-record 30th win as starting quarterback. Maryland (11/24): Led the way as the Nittany Lions compiled 565 total yards, its third 500-yard performance of the season...Helped PSU to rush for 310 yards and four touchdowns, including two each by Trace McSorley and Ricky Slade...Paved the way for Miles Sanders’ 128 rushing yards. vs. Kentucky (1/1): Helped the Nittany Lions to gain 410 total yards, including 246 passing...Led the way for Penn State to earn 22 first downs, its ninth most in a bowl game...Protected Trace McSorley, who threw for two touchdowns and rushed for another, in his final collegiate game.
2017 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Garnered first-team All-Big Ten from Pro Football Focus...Earned a spot on the Pro Football FocusBig Ten Team of the Week on Sept. 26 following his efforts vs. Iowa (9/23)...Earned Pro Football Focus Big Ten Team of the Week following his effort vs. Indiana (9/30).
Season: Started all 13 games.
Akron (9/2): Helped pave the way for 569 total yards...Cleared the way for Saquon Barkley’s 174 rushing yards for his 11th career 100-yard rushing game...Didn’t allow a sack or quarterback hurry...Part of the offensive line unit that was named the coaching staff’s Offensive Player of the Week. Pittsburgh (9/9): Part of an offensive line that allowed just one sack...Blocked for 148 total rushing yards – including 88 from Barkley – and protected McSorley to the tune of three touchdowns and 164 yards passing. Georgia State (9/16): Guided the offense to 526 yards of total offense, including McSorley’s sixth career 300-yard passing game (309 yards) and his school-record fourth game with four-or-more touchdown passes...Helped Penn State score eight offensive touchdowns, coming from eight different Penn Staters...Saw Penn State eclipse the 30-point mark for the 10th-straight game, just the fifth streak of 10 or more games in Big Ten history. at Iowa (9/23): Helped Penn State to 579 yards of total offense on a school-record-tying 99 offensive plays...Paved the way for Barkley’s career-high 211 rushing yards and 94 receiving yards, which helped Barkley to a school-record 358 all-purpose yards. Indiana (9/30): Helped protect McSorley for his seventh career 300-yard passing game...Allowed the passing game time to find DaeSean Hamilton on nine occasions, which led to Hamilton breaking Penn State’s career receptions record. at Northwestern (10/7): Protected quarterback McSorley to the tune of 245 yards passing and cleared the way for Barkley’s two touchdowns and game-high 75 rushing yards...Aided the team in piling up 381 yards of total offense to earn bowl eligibility. Michigan (10/21): Helped Penn State pile up 506 yards of total offense, the most allowed by Michigan since 2015 vs. Indiana (527 yards)...The 303 yards gained in the first half by Penn State were the most allowed by a Jim Harbaugh-coached Michigan team in any half...Instrumental in the Nittany Lions’ five rushing touchdowns and one receiving score. at Ohio State (10/28): Part of an offensive line that helped produce 283 yards...Protected McSorley, who threw for 192 yards and two touchdowns, and rushed for 49 yards and a score...Helped the offense score 38 points, the most allowed by Ohio State since giving up 41 tallies to Michigan in 2013. at Michigan State (11/4): Helped the offense post 466 yards of total offense, including 401 yards passing...Protected McSorley to the tune of 381 yards passing and three touchdowns...Helped Penn State sustain a 12-play, 95-yard scoring drive – its longest in terms of yards and tied for the longest in terms of plays in 2017. Rutgers (11/11): Protected McSorley to the tune of 16-of-21 passing for 214 yards and two touchdowns...Blocked for a pair of Barkley rushing scores and one McSorley touchdown scamper. Nebraska (11/18): Helped the offense pile up 609 yards of total offense, its most since 1995 vs. Rutgers (661) and the third-most in a Big Ten game...Paved the way for 32 first downs, the fourth-most in Penn State’s Big Ten history and most since 2005...Protected McSorley in his ninth-career 300-yard passing game, throwing for 325 yards and three touchdowns...Opened lanes for Barkley’s 158-yard, three-touchdown contest. at Maryland (11/25): Paved the way for a Penn State Big Ten-record 66 points, besting the 63 points scored against Ohio State (1994) and Illinois (2005)...Blocked for McSorley’s 21st career 200-yard passing game, as McSorley threw for 237 yards and two touchdowns...Helped three players rush for touchdowns, including three from Tommy Stevens, two by Barkley and one for McSorley...Cleared the way for Stevens’ first career 100-yard rushing game, with 113 yards on the ground. vs. Washington (12/30): Helped the offense to a Penn State bowl-record 545 yards of total offense, which were the most surrendered by Washington since 2014 vs. Oregon (554)...Cleared the way for Barkley’s 137 rushing yards and two scores on the ground...Protected McSorley to the tune of 32-of-41 passing for 342 yards and two touchdowns...Helped McSorley go a perfect 12-for-12 for 193 yards on third down, which included 11 first downs and two touchdowns.
2016 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Appeared in 11 games with three starts...One of 18 first-time starters in 2016...One of 27 freshmen (22 redshirt, 5 true) to appear in 2016...Made his first career start at Rutgers (11/19).
Kent State (9/3): Made his first career appearance. at Indiana (11/12): Saw his most extensive action of the season after Paris Palmer left the game in the first quarter. at Rutgers (11/19): Helped Penn State pile up its eighth game of 400-plus yards and the fourth game in 2016 with at least 500 yards. Michigan State (11/26): Instrumental in Penn State gaining 463 yards of total offense...Helped McSorley gain 389 yards of total offense, including 376 passing yards and four touchdowns. vs. Wisconsin (12/3): Helped Penn State score 38 points, the most scored by a Wisconsin opponent since 2014 (Ohio State; 59)...Protected quarterback McSorley, who threw for 384 yards, which ranks No. 4 in Penn State history and broke the Big Ten Championship Game passing record...Gave McSorley time to connect on a Big Ten Championship Game-record four passing touchdowns. vs. USC (1/2): Helped Penn State become the first team in Rose Bowl history with a 175-yard rusher and receiver in a game (Chris Godwin; 187 receiving yards and Barkley; 194 rushing yards)...Barkley and Godwin broke the Penn State bowl records for rushing yards and receiving yards in a bowl game, respectively...Penn State’s 465 yards of total offense rank fifth in the school’s bowl history and the most since the 1996 Outback Bowl (487).
2015 • TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
Redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-time letterman and two-year captain at Union City High School for head coach Wilbur Valdez...Named first-team All-New Jersey by MSGVarsity.com, becoming first player in school history to earn all-state honors...Selected first-team all-conference as a senior...Recorded 60 pancake blocks on the offensive line and 30 tackles and 10 sacks at defensive tackle in 2014...Set a school record with 5.0 sacks in a game...Rated a four-star prospect by 247Sports and ESPN and a three-star player by Rivals and Scout...Ranked as the seventh-best offensive guard and 79th overall prospect in the class by 247Sports, as well as a top-5 prospect in New Jersey...Rated as a top-5 prospect in the state by ESPN, seventh by Scout and 11th by Rivals.
PERSONAL
Full name is Steven Jorge Gonzalez...Son of Jorge Gonzalez and Marlene Monzon...Has two brothers, Jorge and Jorge Luis, and four sisters, Karissa Prieto, Diana Gonzalez, Jennifer Gonzalez and Lucy Yang...Graduated with a degree in history in December 2018 and is working on a second degree in rehabilitation and human services...Born May 11, 1997 in Union City, New Jersey.