Going into the 2022 football season, Nittany Lions Wire will be looking at each scholarship player listed on the Penn State roster.
Over the preseason, each profile will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and what role they will play for James Franklin this season.
One of Penn State’s most notable returning starters on the defensive side of the football is cornerback Joey Porter Jr. The son of a former all-pro in the NFL, Porter Jr. is working on leaving his own marks on the football field, and Penn State is benefitting from that effort. Porter Jr. is being viewed as a potential first-round draft pick in the 2023 NFL draft as one of the nation’s top cornerback prospects.
Here’s a quick look at one of Penn State’s defensive keys to the 2022 season.
Preseason Player Profile
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Hometown: Wexford, PA
Ht: 6-2
Wt: 196
247Sports Composite Ranking
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Class in 2021: Redshirt sophomore
Career Stats
Year
G
Tackles
TFL
Sacks
PD
INT
FFs
2019
4
3
0
0
1
0
0
2020
8
34
2
1
4
0
0
2021
13
51
0
0
4
1
1
Depth Chart Overview
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One starting position that is already locked down on the Penn State defense is the one belonging to Joey Porter Jr. The returning starter from a year ago decided to return for one more year at Penn State and cemented his place atop the defensive depth chart for the upcoming season.
What is left to determine is who will line up on the opposite side of the defense. Kalen King and Daequan Hardy are the two leading candidates to take on the starting job at the vacancy cornerback starting following Tariq Castro-Fields being drafted by the San Francisco 49ers. Either would seemingly be a good option to roll with for Penn State and pair with Porter Jr. as an…
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