Penn State player stats
Every 2016 category, best line first.
Passing
2 players
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trace McSorleyQB | 224–387 | 3614 | 9.3 | 29 | 8 | 57.9% |
| Tommy StevensQB | 2–3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 66.7% |
Rushing
9 players
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saquon BarkleyRB | 272 | 1496 | 5.5 | 18 | 81 |
| Trace McSorleyQB | 146 | 365 | 2.5 | 7 | 26 |
| Tommy StevensQB | 21 | 198 | 9.4 | 2 | 45 |
| Miles SandersRB | 25 | 184 | 7.4 | 1 | 57 |
| Andre RobinsonRB | 29 | 141 | 4.9 | 5 | 19 |
| Mark AllenRB | 29 | 115 | 4.0 | 1 | 17 |
| Chris GodwinWR | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Irvine PayeRB | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| DaeSean HamiltonWR | 1 | -12 | -12.0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
13 players
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris GodwinWR | 59 | 982 | 16.6 | 11 | 72 |
| Mike GesickiTE | 48 | 679 | 14.1 | 5 | 53 |
| DaeSean HamiltonWR | 34 | 506 | 14.9 | 1 | 54 |
| DeAndre ThompkinsWR | 27 | 440 | 16.3 | 1 | 70 |
| Saquon BarkleyRB | 28 | 402 | 14.4 | 4 | 44 |
| Saeed BlacknallWR | 15 | 347 | 23.1 | 3 | 70 |
| Irvin CharlesWR | 2 | 106 | 53.0 | 1 | 80 |
| Juwan JohnsonWR | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 0 | 43 |
| Andre RobinsonRB | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 1 | 40 |
| Mark AllenRB | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 1 | 27 |
| Miles SandersRB | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 1 | 21 |
| Brandon PolkWR | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Irvine PayeRB | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
Defense
49 players
Interceptions
8 players
| Player | INT | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon BellLB | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 |
| Brandon SmithLB | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 |
| Amani OruwariyeCB | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 1 |
| Christian CampbellCB | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 |
| John ReidCB | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 |
| Jordan SmithCB | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Malik GoldenS | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 |
| Troy ApkeS | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 |
Fumbles
14 players
| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trace McSorleyQB | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| Miles SandersRB | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Saquon BarkleyRB | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Amani OruwariyeCB | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| John ReidCB | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Koa FarmerLB | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon BellLB | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Christian CampbellCB | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jordan SmithCB | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin GivensDT | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Malik GoldenS | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcus AllenS | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Torrence BrownDE | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Troy ApkeS | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kicking
1 player
| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler DavisPK | 22–24 | 91.7% | 40 | 62–62 | 128 |
Punting
2 players
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | IN 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake GillikinP | 61 | 2611 | 42.8 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| Daniel PasquarielloP | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
Kick returns
10 players
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles SandersRB | 34 | 688 | 20.2 | 0 | 48 |
| Nick ScottS | 6 | 138 | 23.0 | 0 | 30 |
| Saquon BarkleyRB | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 0 | 33 |
| Brandon PolkWR | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 0 | 35 |
| Irvin CharlesWR | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Tom PancoastTE | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| DeAndre ThompkinsWR | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Koa FarmerLB | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| DaeSean HamiltonWR | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan BuchholzDE | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Punt returns
5 players
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John ReidCB | 22 | 166 | 7.5 | 0 | 59 |
| Gregg GarrityWR | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Juwan JohnsonWR | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| DeAndre ThompkinsWR | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Amani OruwariyeCB | 2 | -26 | -13.0 | 0 | 0 |
⚠ INT under Passing is thrown. Under Interceptions it is taken away — two different events, one abbreviation, which is why they are separate blocks rather than neighbouring columns. SACKS and TFL can be halves, because a shared one is credited to both players.