Penn State
Big Ten · 2026 season. What the roster costs, what every player is worth by our Model Price, and who came and went in the portal. Estimates with the inputs public; reported deals labeled and sourced.
Est. roster spend
$24M - $35.6M
#8 of 68 in our spend model
Portal net stars
-30
38 in, 48 out
Top Model Price
$2M
Rocco Becht
Roster strength (fantasy model)
#20 in P4
Skill-position value over replacement, summed
Spend is a band on purpose: collective money is not public, so anyone quoting an exact payroll is guessing. Roster strength covers skill positions only, from the same college fantasy model behind our 2026 rankings.
Roster with Model Prices
Every Penn State player in our valuation set, priced by the model. Where a real deal has been credibly reported, that number shows instead with a source link and the word reported right on the badge.
| # | Player | Pos | Role | Price | Model Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocco Becht | QB | starter | $2M | $2M |
| 2 | Marcus Neal Jr. | S | starter | $1.5M | $1.5M |
| 3 | Carson Hansen | RB | starter | $1M | $1M |
| 4 | Chase Sowell | WR | starter | $975K | $975K |
| 5 | Jackson Ford | EDGE | starter | $867K | $867K |
| 6 | Peyton Falzone | QB | rotation | $759K | $759K |
| 7 | Caleb Bacon | LB | starter | $707K | $707K |
| 8 | Benjamin Brahmer | TE | starter | $679K | $679K |
| 9 | Jamison Patton | S | starter | $648K | $648K |
| 10 | Alijah Carnell | DL | starter | $610K | $610K |
| 11 | Brett Eskildsen | WR | starter | $555K | $555K |
| 12 | Andrew Rappleyea | TE | depth | $547K | $547K |
| 13 | Brock Riker | IOL | starter | $532K | $532K |
| 14 | Trevor Buhr | IOL | starter | $532K | $532K |
| 15 | Kuol Kuol II | OT | starter | $532K | $532K |
| 16 | Tyshon Huff | IOL | starter | $532K | $532K |
| 17 | Pete Eglitis | OT | starter | $532K | $532K |
| 18 | Armstrong Nnodim | DL | starter | $493K | $493K |
| 19 | Liam Clifford | WR | starter | $469K | $469K |
| 20 | Ibn McDaniels | CB | starter | $464K | $464K |
| 21 | Hunter Sowell | S | starter | $464K | $464K |
| 22 | Cooper Alexander | TE | depth | $452K | $452K |
| 23 | Alexander McPherson | EDGE | starter | $449K | $449K |
| 24 | Ikenna Ezeogu | DL | rotation | $436K | $436K |
| 25 | Gabe Burkle | TE | rotation | $414K | $414K |
| 26 | Khalil Dinkins | TE | rotation | $347K | $347K |
| 27 | Keian Kaiser | LB | starter | $333K | $333K |
| 28 | Chris Fileppo | S | starter | $330K | $330K |
| 29 | Cael Brezina | LB | starter | $285K | $285K |
| 30 | Kase Evans | QB | depth | $283K | $283K |
| 31 | Alex Manske | QB | depth | $282K | $282K |
| 32 | Koby Howard | WR | rotation | $280K | $280K |
| 33 | Connor Barry | QB | depth | $280K | $280K |
| 34 | Audavion Collins | CB | rotation | $269K | $269K |
| 35 | Anthony Donkoh | OL | rotation | $245K | $245K |
| 36 | Siale Taupaki | DL | rotation | $240K | $240K |
| 37 | Kooper Ebel | LB | rotation | $239K | $239K |
| 38 | Keanu Williams | DL | rotation | $237K | $237K |
| 39 | Dominic DeLuca | LB | depth | $229K | $229K |
| 40 | Zay Robinson | WR | rotation | $222K | $222K |
Portal ledger
2026 transfer portal traffic for Penn State: 38 in, 48 out, net star flow -30. Source: CollegeFootballData.
| Player | Pos | Stars | Direction | From / To | Window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Brahmer | TE | 4 | IN | Iowa State | winter |
| Marcus Neal Jr. | S | 4 | IN | Iowa State | winter |
| Rocco Becht | QB | 4 | IN | Iowa State | winter |
| Caleb Bacon | LB | 4 | IN | Iowa State | winter |
| Chase Sowell | WR | 4 | IN | Iowa State | winter |
| Will Tompkins | OT | 3 | IN | Iowa State | winter |
| Gabe Burkle | TE | 3 | IN | Iowa State | winter |
| Alex Manske | QB | 3 | IN | Iowa State | winter |
| Brett Eskildsen | WR | 3 | IN | Iowa State | winter |
| Carson Hansen | RB | 3 | IN | Iowa State | winter |
| Cael Brezina | LB | 3 | IN | Iowa State | winter |
| Kuol Kuol II | OT | 3 | IN | Iowa State | winter |
| Karon Brookins | WR | 3 | IN | Iowa State | winter |
| Kooper Ebel | LB | 3 | IN | Iowa State | winter |
| Trevor Buhr | IOL | 3 | IN | Iowa State | winter |
| Alijah Carnell | DL | 3 | IN | Iowa State | winter |
| Jamison Patton | S | 3 | IN | Iowa State | winter |
| Hunter Sowell | S | 3 | IN | Iowa State | winter |
| Zay Robinson | WR | 3 | IN | Iowa State | winter |
| Keanu Williams | DL | 3 | IN | UCLA | winter |
| Vaea Ikakoula | IOL | 3 | IN | Iowa State | winter |
| Alexander McPherson | EDGE | 3 | IN | Colorado | winter |
| Armstrong Nnodim | DL | 3 | IN | Oklahoma State | winter |
| James Peoples | RB | 3 | IN | Ohio State | winter |
| Dallas Vakalahi | DL | 3 | IN | Utah | winter |
| Omarion Davis | S | 3 | IN | Boston College | winter |
| Siale Taupaki | DL | 3 | IN | UCLA | winter |
| Ibn McDaniels | CB | 3 | IN | Syracuse | winter |
| Cooper Alexander | TE | 3 | IN | Iowa State | winter |
| Brock Riker | IOL | 3 | IN | Texas State | winter |
| Chris Fileppo | S | 3 | IN | West Virginia | winter |
| Jeremiah Cooper | S | 3 | IN | Iowa State | winter |
| Keith Jones Jr. | WR | 3 | IN | Grambling | winter |
| Nathan Tiyce | P | 3 | IN | Mississippi State | winter |
| Tyshon Huff | IOL | 3 | IN | Tiffin University | winter |
| Ikenna Ezeogu | DL | 3 | IN | Iowa State | winter |
| Connor Barry | QB | 3 | IN | Christopher Newport | winter |
| Cristiano Rosa | K | - | IN | James Madison | winter |
| Chaz Coleman | EDGE | 5 | OUT | Tennessee | winter |
| Kaden Saunders | WR | 4 | OUT | Southern Miss | winter |
| Xavier Gilliam | DL | 4 | OUT | Tennessee | winter |
| Luke Reynolds | TE | 4 | OUT | Virginia Tech | winter |
| Zuriah Fisher | EDGE | 4 | OUT | USC | winter |
| A.J. Harris | CB | 4 | OUT | Indiana | winter |
| Ethan Grunkemeyer | QB | 4 | OUT | Virginia Tech | winter |
| Daniel Jennings | EDGE | 3 | OUT | Virginia Tech | winter |
| Matt Henderson | TE | 3 | OUT | Virginia Tech | winter |
| Elliot Washington II | CB | 3 | OUT | Clemson | winter |
| Jaylen Harvey | EDGE | 3 | OUT | North Carolina | winter |
| Alex Birchmeier | IOL | 3 | OUT | Liberty | winter |
| TJ Shanahan Jr. | IOL | 3 | OUT | Florida | winter |
| Owen Wafle | DL | 3 | OUT | Duke | winter |
| Eagan Boyer | OT | 3 | OUT | Florida | winter |
| Jeff Exinor Jr. | WR | 3 | OUT | Virginia Tech | winter |
| Anthony Speca | LB | 3 | OUT | Purdue | winter |
| Keon Wylie | LB | 3 | OUT | Virginia Tech | winter |
| King Mack | S | 3 | OUT | NC State | winter |
| Joey Schlaffer | TE | 3 | OUT | Temple | winter |
| Amare Campbell | LB | 3 | OUT | Tennessee | winter |
| Jaxon Smolik | QB | 3 | OUT | Temple | winter |
| Dejuan Lane | S | 3 | OUT | Tennessee | winter |
| Michael Troutman III | IOL | 3 | OUT | Virginia Tech | winter |
| J'ven Williams | OT | 3 | OUT | Charlotte | winter |
| Mylachi Williams | EDGE | 3 | OUT | Virginia Tech | winter |
| Cortez Harris | EDGE | 3 | OUT | Virginia Tech | winter |
| Andrew Olesh | TE | 3 | OUT | Oregon | winter |
| Jabree Coleman | RB | 3 | OUT | South Carolina | winter |
| Kaleb Artis | DL | 3 | OUT | Temple | winter |
| Matt Outten | WR | 3 | OUT | Syracuse | winter |
| Randy Adirika | DL | 3 | OUT | Virginia Tech | winter |
| Antoine Belgrave-Shorter | S | 3 | OUT | Arizona State | winter |
| Kenny Woseley Jr. | CB | 3 | OUT | Virginia Tech | winter |
| Cam Wallace | RB | 3 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Tyseer Denmark | WR | 3 | OUT | Virginia Tech | winter |
| DaKaari Nelson | LB | 3 | OUT | NC State | winter |
| Corey Smith | RB | 3 | OUT | Toledo | winter |
| Anthony Ivey | WR | 3 | OUT | San José State | winter |
| Kari Jackson | LB | 3 | OUT | Toledo | winter |
| Enai White | DL | 3 | OUT | Oklahoma State | winter |
| Brady O'Hara | IOL | 3 | OUT | Monmouth | winter |
| Bekkem Kritza | QB | 3 | OUT | Alabama A&M | winter |
| Sam Siafa | DL | 3 | OUT | Delaware | winter |
| Josiah Brown | WR | 3 | OUT | LIU Post | other |
| Lamont Payne Jr. | S | 3 | OUT | Delaware State | other |
| Kolin Dinkins | S | - | OUT | Temple | winter |
| Tikey Hayes | RB | - | OUT | Iowa Western C.C. | spring |
The money behind the program
Rev-share layer (est.)
$15.3M
School money shared with athletes under the House settlement cap, football's estimated slice
Third-party NIL layer (mid)
$14.5M
Collective and endorsement money on top, midpoint of our estimate
Athletics revenue
$254.4M
Total athletics revenue from the school's federal EADA filing, public record
How the numbers are built: revenue-share layer plus third-party NIL layer, calibrated against published benchmarks and our ledger of reported deals. Full methodology on the roster spend page and the NIL rankings page. What goes in is public; the exact weights are ours.