Freshman to watch

Redshirt freshman Saleem Wormley

The Nittany Lions have three interior offensive linemen to watch here if you don’t include Wallace, who can play tackle and guard.

They brought in Wormley in the 2019 class, and Nick Dawkins and Golden Israel-Achumba in the 2020 class. Wormley is the choice here because he’s had a full offseason on campus to adjust to college life and reshape his body, as most linemen do when they get to campus.

The former four-star recruit is a road grader in the same mold as Thorpe. He excels in the run game with his aggression and physicality but needs to improve as a pass protector. Wormley showed enough in his first year on campus to earn the team’s developmental squad offensive player of the year, alongside freshman quarterback Ta’Quan Roberson.