PFF Deep Dive: Penn State
Utilizing Pro Football Focus grades and advanced stats, we take a deep dive look at the Iowa Hawkeyes and their next opponent, Penn State.
Penn State Offense – Starters with Season Grades & Snaps
LT Olumuyiwa Fashanu 64.2 in 152 snaps
LG JB Nelson 56.6 in 144 snaps
C Hunter Nourzad 65.0 in 166 snaps
RG Sal Wormley 58.1 in 171 snaps
RT Caedan Wallace 63.0 in 159 snaps
TE Theo Johnson 56.7 in 146 snaps
TE Tyler Warren 70.9 in 145 snaps
WR Malik McClain 62.1 in 93 snaps
WR KeAndre Lambert-Smith 74.2 in 148 snaps
RB Nicholas Singleton 69.0 in 103 snaps
QB Drew Allar 90.4 in 183 snaps
Penn State Offense – Reserves with Season Grades & Snaps
OG Olaivavega Ioane 65.3 in 126 snaps
RB Kaytron Allen 74.0 in 115 snaps
OT Drew Shelton 55.0 in 109 snaps
WR Harrison Wallace 69.5 in 86 snaps
WR Liam Clifford 65.2 in 77 snaps
C Nick Dawkins 70.5 in 71 snaps
QB Beau Pribula 67.7 in 52 snaps
WR Dante Cephas 63.4 in 52 snaps
TE Khalil Dinkins 53.3 in 45 snaps
RB Trey Potts 58.4 in 35 snaps
WR Omari Evans 65.0 in 34 snaps
WR Kaden Saunders 74.3 in 28 snaps
Penn State Defense – Starters with Season Grades & Snaps
DE Chop Robinson 69.3 in 100 snaps
DT Zane Durant 76.2 in 78 snaps
DT Hakeem Beamon 66.7 in 87 snaps
DE Adisa Isaac 78.3 in 72 snaps
LB Abdul Carter 71.1 in 125 snaps
LB Curtis Jacobs 67.9 in 120 snaps
LB Kobe King 64.6 in 70 snaps
CB Kalen King 64.1 in 130 snaps
CB Johnny Dixon 79.2 in 120 snaps
S Jaylen Reed 75.0 in 85 snaps
S Kevin Winston 72.1 in 96 snaps
Penn State Defense – Reserves with Season Grades & Snaps
DE Dani Dennis-Sutton 78.7 in 96 snaps
S Zakee Wheatley 60.9 in 96 snaps
CB Cam Miller 72.1 in 88 snaps
S Dominic DeLuca 90.2 in 72 snaps
DT Jordan Van Den Berg 65.9 in 72 snaps
DE Zuriah Fisher 68.7 in 70 snaps
DT Dvon Ellies 56.2 in 67 snaps
S Keaton Ellis 58.0 in 65 snaps
Penn State Specialists – Season Grades & Stats
P Riley Thompson 65.5 – Averaging 42.9 yards per punt with 0 touchbacks and 3 punts downed inside the 20.
K Alex Felkins 75.4 on FG – 4/5 FG with a long of 45 yards.
K Gabriel Nwosu 82.3 on KO – Averaging 64.2 yards per kickoff, 14/18 touchbacks.
Penn State Receiver Targets, Catches, Yards & Drops
WR KeAndre Lambert-Smith – 16 targets with 13 catches (81.3%) for 220 yards (16.9 ypc) and 2 TDs with 1 drop.
WR Malik McClain – 12 targets with 6 catches (50.0%) for 71 yards (11.8 ypc) and 1 TD with 2 drops.
WR Harrison Wallace – 11 targets with 10 catches (90.9%) for 98 yards (9.8 ypc) and 0 TDs with 1 drop.
TE Tyler Warren – 11 targets with 10 catches (90.9%) for 81 yards (8.1 ypc) and 2 TDs with 0 drops.
WR Liam Clifford – 8 targets with 5 catches (62.5%) for 60 yards (12.0 ypc) and 0 TDs with 0 drops.
TE Theo Johnson – 7 targets with 4 catches (57.1%) for 46 yards (11.5 ypc) and 0 TDs with 0 drops.
RB Nicholas Singleton – 6 targets with 5 catches (83.3%) for 68 yards (13.6 ypc) and 0 TDs with 0 drops.
WR Dante Cephas – 6 targets with 4 catches (66.7%) for 71 yards (17.8 ypc) and 0 TDs with 2 drops.
RB Kaytron Allen – 5 targets with 2 catches (40.0%) for 24 yards (12.0 ypc) and 0 TDs with 1 drop.
WR Kaden Saunders – 3 targets with 2 catches (66.7%) for 19 yards (9.5 ypc) and 0 TDs with 0 drops.
Penn State Yards After Catch (YAC)
WR KeAndre Lambert-Smith – 118 YAC, 9.1 per catch
RB Nicholas Singleton – 42 YAC, 8.4 per catch
TE Tyler Warren – 42 YAC, 4.2 per catch
WR Malik McClain – 37 YAC, 6.2 per catch
RB Kaytron Allen – 33 YAC, 16.5 per catch
WR Harrison Wallace – 32 YAC, 3.2 per catch
WR Dante Cephas – 31 YAC, 7.8 per catch
TE Theo Johnson – 23 YAC, 5.8 per catch
WR Liam Clifford – 22 YAC, 4.4 per catch
WR Kaden Saunders – 17 YAC, 8.5 per catch
Penn State Pass Blocking Grades
LT Olumuyiwa Fashanu 87.2 (1 pressure allowed, 0 sacks)
LG Olaivavega Ioane 67.2 (3 pressures allowed, 0 sacks)
RT Caedan Wallace 66.0 (3 pressures allowed, 0 sacks)
LG JB Nelson 65.1 (3 pressures allowed, 1 sack)
C Hunter Nourzad 53.0 (6 pressures allowed, 0 sacks)
RG Sal Wormley 52.5 (3 pressures allowed, 0 sacks)
Penn State Run Blocking Grades
TE Tyler Warren 74.3
WR Malik McClain 71.3
C Hunter Nourzad 67.7
WR KeAndre Lambert-Smith 67.4
LG Olaivavega Ioane 66.8
RT Caedan Wallace 62.5
TE Theo Johnson 60.2
RG Sal Wormley 59.9
LG JB Nelson 55.9
LT Olumuyiwa Fashanu 51.1
Penn State Pass Rush
LB Abdul Carter 9 pressures with 1 sack, 2 QB hits, and 6 QB hurries (85.6 pass rush grade)
DE Dani Dennis-Sutton 7 pressures with 1 sack, 1 QB hit, and 5 QB hurries (78.0 pass rush grade)
DE Adisa Isaac 7 pressures with 1 sack, 3 QB hits, and 3 QB hurries (76.9 pass rush grade)
DE Chop Robinson 7 pressures with 7 QB hurries (67.6 pass rush grade)
LB Curtis Jacobs 5 pressures with 1 sack, 2 QB hits, and 2 QB hurries (62.4 pass rush grade)
DT Zane Durant 4 pressures with 1 sack, 1 QB hit, and 2 QB hurries (64.3 pass rush grade)
DT Hakeem Beamon 4 pressures with 4 QB hurries (58.1 pass rush grade)
DT Jordan Van Den Berg 3 pressures with 3 QB hurries (62.3 pass rush grade)
DE Amin Vanover 3 pressures with 1 QB hit and 2 QB hurries (80.0 pass rush grade)
DT Coziah Izzard 3 pressures with 2 sacks and 1 QB hurry (61.9 pass rush grade)
DE Zuriah Fisher 3 pressures with 1 sack and 2 QB hurries (66.7 pass rush grade)
CB Johnny Dixon 3 pressures with 3 QB hurries (72.6 pass rush grade)
Penn State Pass Coverage
CB Kalen King has given up 5 completions on 13 targets (38.5%) for 50 yards (10.0 ypc) and 0 TDs with 1 PBU and 0 INTs (59.4 coverage grade)
CB Johnny Dixon has given up 7 completions on 10 targets (70.0%) for 71 yards (11.6 ypc) and 0 TDs with 0 PBUs and 1 INT (80.9 coverage grade)
CB Cam Miller has given up 5 completions on 8 targets (62.5%) for 52 yards (10.4 ypc) and 1 TD with 0 PBUs and 1 INT (74.7 coverage grade)
S Keaton Ellis has given up 5 completions on 7 targets (71.4%) for 62 yards (12.4 ypc) and 0 TDs with 0 PBUs and 0 INTs (51.6 coverage grade)
S Dominic DeLuca has given up 3 completions on 7 targets (42.9%) for 48 yards (16.0 ypc) and 0 TDs with 1 PBU and 1 INT (86.2 coverage grade)
S Zakee Wheatley has given up 4 completions on 5 targets (80.0%) for 55 yards (13.8 ypc) and 0 TDs with 0 PBUs and 0 INTs (59.0 coverage grade)
CB Dequan Hardy has given up 1 completion on 5 targets (20.0%) for 13 yards (13.0 ypc) and 0 TDs with 0 PBUs and 1 INT (63.1 coverage grade)
S Kevin Winston has given up 0 completions on 4 targets (0.0%) for 0 yards (0.0 ypc) and 0 TDs with 0 PBUs and 0 INTs (66.5 coverage grade)
LB Tyler Elsdon has given up 3 completions on 4 targets (75.0%) for 23 yards (7.7 ypc) and 0 TDs with 1 PBU and 0 INTs (63.7 coverage grade)
S Jaylen Reed has given up 2 completions on 3 targets (66.7%) for 33 yards (16.5 ypc) and 0 TDs with 0 PBUs and 0 INTs (70.0 coverage grade)
LB Kobe King has given up 2 completions on 3 targets (66.7%) for 18 yards (9.0 ypc) and 0 TDs with 0 PBUs and 0 INTs (56.5 coverage grade)
LB Jaylen Reed has given up 3 completions on 3 targets (100%) for 11 yards (3.7 ypc) and 0 TDs with 0 PBUs and 0 INTs (72.0 coverage grade)
Penn State QB Drew Allar
Through three games, Penn State QB Drew Allar is 59/88 passing (67.0%) for 737 yards (8.4 ypa) with 4 TDs and 0 INTs.
With a clean pocket, Allar is 49/65 passing (75.4%) for 509 yards (7.8 ypa) with 2 TDs and 0 INTs.
Under pressure, Allar is 10/23 passing (43.5%) for 228 yards (9.9 ypa) with 2 TDs and 0 INTs.
When blitzed, Allar is 29/46 passing (63.0%) for 369 yards (8.0 ypa) with 3 TDs and 0 INTs.
When not blitzed, Allar is 30/42 passing (71.4%) for 368 yards (8.8 ypa) with 1 TD and 0 INTs.
Penn State has used play action on 25.8% of its drop backs this season.
Using play action, Allar is 14/20 passing (70.0%) for 218 yards (10.9 ypa) with 2 TDs and 0 INTs.
Without play action, Allar is 45/68 passing (66.2%) for 519 yards (7.6 ypa) with 2 TDs and 0 INTs.
Below is Allar’s passing chart for the 2023 season to date.
Credit: Pro Football Focus
Penn State NCAA Stats 2023
StatRankValueTotal Offense26467.3Rushing Offense22208.3Passing Offense50259.0Team Passing Efficiency47152.11Scoring Offense1443.7Total Defense16267.3Rushing Defense3396.7Passing Yards Allowed21170.7Team Passing Efficiency Defense1194.67Scoring Defense1311.7Turnover Margin32.333rd Down Conversion Pct590.4394th Down Conversion PctT-190.8003rd Down Conversion Pct DefenseT-180.3004th Down Conversion Pct Defense850.571Red Zone Offense200.944Red Zone DefenseT-1091.000Net Punting7738.45Punt Returns746.57Kickoff Returns6519.80First Downs Offense1481First Downs DefenseT-1142Fewest Penalties Per GameT-385.00Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game4043.33Time of Possession7 34:19Credit: NCAA.org
Penn State vs. Iowa Advanced Stats
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