Jersey numbers assigned for incoming Penn State freshmen
In February, Penn State signed one of the best 15 recruiting classes in the country. Last week, the majority of the players who comprised that group arrived on campus ready to begin their college careers.
One of the first steps marking their arrival and their membership to the Nittany Lion roster is to learn which number they'll be wearing on their blue and white jersey.
Just a few months removed from Chris Godwin's selection in the NFL Draft, another wide receiver is set to don the No. 12. A couple years removed from the tenure of Christian Hackenberg, another quarterback will wear No. 14. Who landed which number? Let's take a look.
1 - KJ Hamler* - WR - Pontiac, Mich. - IMG Academy (Fla.)
3 - Donovan Johnson - CB - Detroit, Mich. - Cass Tech
5 - Tariq Castro-Fields - CB - Upper Marlboro, Md. - Riverdale Baptist
6 - Jonathan Sutherland - Saf.- Ottawa, Ontario - Episcopal (Va.)
12 - Mac Hippenhammer - WR - Fort Wayne, Ind. - Snider
13 - Ellis Brooks - LB - Mechanicsville, Va. - Benedictine
14 - Sean Clifford - QB - Cincinnati, Ohio - St. Xavier
24 - D.J. Brown - CB - College Park, Ga. - Creekside
25 - Brelin Faison-Walden* - LB - Greensboro, N.C. - Grimsley
32 - Journey Brown - RB - Meadville, Pa. - Meadville
38 - Lamont Wade* - CB - Clairton, Pa. - Clairton
44 - Brailyn Franklin - LB - Arlington, Texas - Battlefield (Va.)
53 - Fred Hansard - DT - Burlington, N.J. - The Hun School
61 - C.J. Thorpe - OL - Glenshaw, Pa. - Pittsburgh Central Catholic
72 - Robert Martin - OL - Sparta, N.J. - St. Joseph Regional
73 - Mike Miranda* - OL - Stow, Ohio - Stowe-Munroe
75 - Des Holmes - OL - West Norriton, Pa. - Cardinal O’Hara
81 - Cameron Sullivan-Brown - WR - Bowie, Md. - St. Vincent Pallotti
92 - Corey Bolds - DT - Paterson, N.J. - Paramus Catholic
99 - Yetur Gross-Matos - DE - Spotsylvania, Va. - Chancellor
* Denotes early enrollee