2022 • REDSHIRT SENIOR SEASON
Awards: Postseason: Selected All-Big Ten third team by the coaches...Tabbed All-Big Ten honorable mention by the media...Named to the Rimington Trophy watch list.
Season: Started 13 games at center...Named the coaching staff's Offensive Player of the Game following Auburn (9/17)...Voted a team captain.
at Purdue (9/1): HelpedPenn State gain 406 yards, including 308 through the air. Ohio (9/10): Aided the Penn State offense gain 572 yards...Nittany Lion freshmen (true and redshirt) combined for 423 of the 572 yards (74 percent)...Blocked for Sean Clifford, Drew Allar and Christian Veilleux, who combined for 338 passing yards...Paved way for the Nittany Lions to gain 234 yards rushing, including touchdown runs of 44 and 70 yards, both by Nicholas Singleton. at Auburn (9/17): Assisted the Nittany Lion offense in netting 477 yards of offense in the road victory...Helped Penn State finish with 245 yards rushing...Paved the way for five Nittany Lion rushing touchdowns...Prior to the five rushing touchdowns, Auburn had allowed just one rushing score in its last seven games dating back to 2021...Blocked for the freshmen tandem of Singleton and Kaytron Allen, who each had two rushing scores...Singleton had runs of 54 and 53 yards. Central Michigan (9/24): Penn State totaled 403 yards of offense in the win...Helped Clifford account for four touchdowns (3 passing, 1 rushing)...Paved way for Allen's 111 yards on the ground and one touchdown. Northwestern (10/1): Penn State totaled 360 yards of offense including 220 yards on the ground. at Michigan (10/15): Sean Clifford recorded 74 yards on the ground, including a career-best 62-yard run. Minnesota (10/22): Helped pave the way for Nicholas Singleton (79 yards) and Kaytron Allen (77 yards) who both topped 75 rushing yards in the game... Also pass blocked for Sean Clifford, who set his season high in passing yards. Ohio State (10/29): Helped the offense put up 482 total yards, including 371 passing yards from Sean Clifford...Helped Kaytron Allen average 6.3 yards per carry on 12 carries while totaling two touchdowns. at Indiana (11/5): Helped the Nittany Lion running backs record four rushing touchdowns on the day...Paved the way for the offense to put up 483 total yards while only allowing one sack. Maryland (11/12): Helped the offense record its third straight game of 400-plus total yards...Blocked for a rushing attack that eclipsed the 200-yard mark for the fourth time this season...Offensive line did not allow a sack. at Rutgers (11/19): Paved the way for the fifth 200-yard rushing game of the season and the fourth consecutive game of 400-plus total yards of offense...Helped pave way for Allen to rush for a career-high 117 yards. Michigan State (11/26): Helped the rushing attack outgain the Spartans 160-25 on the ground...Blocked for Sean Clifford as he completed his sixth four-touchdown game of his career and led the offense to its fifth consecutive game with 400-plus total yards. vs. Utah (1/2): Contributed to an offensive attack which became the first team in Rose Bowl history to have an 80+ yard rushing touchdown and 80+ yard receiving touchdown in the same game...The Nittany Lions logged 448 total yards in the win, it's seventh-straight 400+ yard game...Penn State had eight plays of 20+ yards.
2021 • REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Named All-Big Ten honorable mention by the coaches and media...Earned Pro Football Focus All-Big Ten third team honors...Earned the team's Dick Maginnis Memorial Award, recognizing the most outstanding offensive lineman.
Season: Made 13 starts on the offensive line...Was one of 13 Nittany Lions to make their first career start.
Wisconsin (9/4): Helped the Nittany Lion offense gain 254 yards in the second half...Protected Sean Clifford as he threw for 247 yards and a touchdown. Ball State (9/11): Helped guide the Penn State offense to 493 yards of total offense...Blocked for Clifford as he recorded 230 yards and a touchdown...Helped guide three different rushers to 60-plus yards on the ground. Auburn (9/18): Guided the Penn State offense to 391 total yards....Blocked for Clifford as he threw for 280 yards and two touchdowns on the day. Villanova (9/25): Helped Clifford throw for a career-high 401 yards and four touchdowns...Guided the Penn State offense to 509 total yards. Indiana (10/2): Assisted the offense in gaining 408 yards and posting three passing touchdowns in the win. at Ohio State (10/30): Guided Penn State to 394 yards of total offense...Helped lead Clifford to a career-high 35 completions for 361 yards and a passing touchdown. at Maryland (11/6): Paved way for the Penn State offense to 456 yards...Blocked for Clifford as he threw for 363 yards and three touchdowns. Michigan (11/13): Helped guide the Nittany Lion offense to 332 total yards...Guided Keyvone Lee to 88 yards rushing. Rutgers (11/20): Helped the Penn State offense to 407 yards of total offense...Helped true freshman Christian Veilleux throw for three touchdowns in his first career appearance. at Michigan State (11/27): Helped guide the Penn State to 374 yards of total offense...Blocked for Clifford as he threw for 313 yards and three touchdowns.
2020 • REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Earned the Tim Shaw Thrive Award along with Journey Brown, presented to a Penn State football student-athlete who has overcome adversities and been an inspiration to his fellow teammates.
Season: Appeared in seven games on the offensive line.
Maryland (11/7): Aided the Penn State offense to gain 434 yards...Helped Sean Clifford throw for 340 yards and three touchdowns...Offense totaled a season-high 30 first downs. at Nebraska (11/14): Paved the way for the Nittany Lions to gain 501 yards, including 245 on the ground...Aided Devyn Ford to find the end zone on a 5-yard run and helped Keyvone Lee score on a 31-yard rush...Protected Will Levis as he threw for 219 yards...The Penn State offense matched a season high in first downs with 30. Iowa (11/21): Protected quarterbacks Will Levis and Sean Clifford as they threw for a combined 280 yards...Aided Keyvone Lee to find the endzone on a 6-yard rush. at Michigan (11/28): Helped the Nittany Lions rush to a season-high 254 yards on the ground, the most since the 2019 Cotton Bowl...Helped Keyvone Lee rush for 134 yards...Aided Keyvone Lee, Sean Clifford and Will Levis to rushing touchdowns...Paved the way for 50 total rushing attempts and four rushes over 20 yards...Helped the offense to total 417 yards. at Rutgers (12/5): Paved the way for the Nittany Lions to rush for 248 yards...The offense had 57 rushing attempts, the second most in the James Franklin era. Michigan State (12/12): Protected Sean Clifford as he threw for 232 yards and two touchdowns...The offense did not allow a sack for the first time since at Maryland in 2019...Aided Sean Clifford and Will Levis on rushing touchdowns, including a 31-yarder from Clifford. Illinois (12/19): Helped Penn State total 580 yards of offense, the seventh most in the James Franklin era...Penn State had two passing plays of 70 or more yards in the same game for the first time in program history...PSU's 42 points in the first half were its most in a half since scoring 42 points in the second half at Illinois in 2018...Helped pave the way to 253 rushing yards, Penn State’s fifth game of the season with 245-plus rushing yards.
2019 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
Did not see any game action.
2018 • TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards: Shared the Scout Team Offensive Player of the Year award with Will Levis and Charlie Shuman.
Season: Redshirt season...Appeared in one game...One of 16 true freshmen to make their collegiate debut...One of 40 players to make their first Penn State appearance.
Michigan State (10/13): Named the coaching staff’s Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week. Iowa (10/27): Earned the coaching staff’s Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week award. at Michigan (11/3): Selected as the coaching staff’s Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week. at Rutgers (11/17): Named the coaching staff’s Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week. Maryland (11/24): Made season debut, seeing playing time on offense.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-time letterman for head coach Mike Mischler at Cathedral Prep in Pennsylvania...Was a team captain as a senior...Had a 49-3 record in four seasons at Cathedral Prep...Guided the Ramblers to back-to-back perfect 14-0 records and Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Class 4A State Championships as a junior and a senior...Claimed a first-team spot on USA Today’s All-USA Pennsylvania Football Team as a senior...Named to Pennsylvania Football Writers/Broadcasters All-State first team as an offensive lineman in 2017...Selected as the Pennsylvania Football News (PFN) Class 4A Lineman of the Year as a senior...Garnered PFN Class 4A All-State first-team honors on the offensive line in 2017 and the defensive line in 2016...Earned three All-District 10 accolades...Three-time all-conference honoree...Had 55 tackles, 11 TFL, 4.0 sacks and one interception as a senior...Recorded 31 tackles, 11.0 TFL and 5.0 sacks as a junior...Had eight stops with 1.5 TFL as a sophomore...A consensus four-star prospect by all three major recruiting outlets – 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals...Ranked No. 288 overall. No. 9 in Pennsylvania and No. 5 center by 247Sports...Ranked as the No. 194 overall prospect, No. 10 guard, No. 6 player in Pennsylvania and No. 22 prospect in the region by ESPN...Ranked as the No. 19 guard and No. 14 recruit in Pennsylvania by Rivals.
PERSONAL
Full name is Frederick Henry Scruggs...Son of Karen and Frederick Scruggs...Has three brothers, Mark, Brendan and Chuck...Volunteers at the Rambler Youth Football Camp...Hobbies include listening to music and playing video games...Majoring in hospitality management and would like to start his own business.