Going into the 2023 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.
Continuing this effort is a look at one of the top defensive e players Penn State has returning in 2023, and one that is rising in notoriety as one of the top cornerbacks in the Big Ten. Kalen King came on strongly in 2022 and was a solid combo with Joey Porter Jr., who is off to the NFL in 2023. King’s return gives Penn State an anchor against some of the best wide receivers in the Big Ten this fall.
Preseason Player Profile
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Hometown: Detroit, MI
Height: 5-11
Weight: 190
247Sports Composite Ranking
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[4-stars] | [No. 8 in Michigan] | [No. 16 overall cornerback]
Class of 2021
Class in 2023: Junior
Kalen King was one of the top prizes for Penn State in the Class of 2021. King was the second highest-ranked player in Penn State’s recruiting class, with only offensive lineman Landon Tengwall being ranked higher in the Class of 2021 according to 247Sports. King wasted little time getting to leave a solid first impression on the program when he recorded a pick-six in his first Blue-White Game after enrolling early in 2021.
King is now coming off a year that rewarded him with second-team All-America honors form the Walter Camp Football Foundation and third-team All-America honors from Pro Football Focus, and an honorable mention All-America from Phil Steele.
Career Stats
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| Games | Tackles | Sacks | FF | PD | INT | |
| 2021 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 3 |
Kalen King led the Big Ten in passes defended in 2021 (third nationally) and pass breakups (third in…
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