Nittany Lions in the NFL 2026: Week 5

Here’s a list of the current Nittany Lions in the NFL listed by 53-man roster. As a reminder, only players on the active roster or IR, and who finished their college career at Penn State without transferring away are included. Italicized= rookies.

Arizona Cardinals: Blake Gillikin, Kalen King
Atlanta Falcons: Jahan Dotson
Baltimore Ravens: Olaivavega Ioane
Buffalo Bills: Connor McGovern, Zane Durant (IR)
Carolina Panthers: Nick Scott, Rasheed Walker, Zakee Wheatley
Cincinnati Bengals: Mike Gesicki
Dallas Cowboys: Joey Porter, Jr., Drew Shelton

Detroit Lions: Juice Scruggs
Green Bay Packers: Dani Dennis-Sutton, Micah Parsons (IR)
Indianapolis Colts: Tyler Warren
Jacksonville Jaguars: Brenton Strange, Parker Washington
Kansas City Chiefs: Hunter Nourzad
Miami Dolphins: Chop Robinson, Caedan Wallace
Minnesota Vikings: Will Fries
New England Patriots: DaQuan Jones, Jaylen Reed
New York Giants: Abdul Carter, Theo Johnson, Jordan Stout
New York Jets: Olu Fashanu
Philadelphia Eagles: Saquon Barkley. Arnold Ebiketie
Pittsburgh Steelers: Drew Allar, Jaquan Brisker, Pat Freiermuth
San Francisco 49ers: Ji’Ayir Brown
Seattle Seahawks: Chris Stoll
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Chris Godwin
Tennessee Titans: Nicholas Singleton, Kevin Winston, Jr.

Washington Commanders: Kaytron Allen, Odafe Oweh

Standout Performers:

Parker Washington had six catches for 124 yards and two touchdowns, as well as three returns for 11 yards for the Jaguars:

Pat Freiermuth had five catches for 44 yards and two touchdowns, as well as one carry for one yard for the Steelers:

Tyler Warren had seven catches for 83 yards, and one carry for a rushing touchdown for the Colts:

Mike Gesicki had one catch for a touchdown for the Bengals:

Abdul Carter had five tackles, including a sack for the Giants:

Dani Dennis-Sutton had three tackles, including a sack for the Packers:

Other Notables:

Jaquan Brisker had seven tackles and two pass breakups for the Steelers.

Ji’Ayir Brown had seven tackles and a pass breakup for the 49ers.

Brenton Strange had seven catches for 68 yards for the Jaguars.

Jahan Dotson had two catches for 54 yards for the Falcons.

Chris Godwin had three catches for 37 yards and one carry for three yards for the Bucs.

Chop Robinson had three tackles for the Dolphins.

Arnold Ebiketie had three tackles for the Eagles.

Kalen King had one tackle for the Cardinals.

DaQuan Jones had a hit on the quarterback for the Patriots.

Blake Gillikin had five punts for an average of 46.8 yards per punt for the Cardinals.

Jordan Stout had two punts for an average of 57 yards per punt for the Giants.