Penn State player stats
Every 2017 category, best line first.
Passing
4 players
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trace McSorleyQB | 284–427 | 3570 | 8.4 | 28 | 10 | 66.5% |
| Tommy StevensQB | 14–27 | 158 | 5.9 | 3 | 0 | 51.9% |
| Saquon BarkleyRB | 2–2 | 36 | 18.0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Billy FesslerQB | 1–2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0% |
Rushing
8 players
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saquon BarkleyRB | 217 | 1271 | 5.9 | 18 | 92 |
| Trace McSorleyQB | 144 | 491 | 3.4 | 11 | 36 |
| Miles SandersRB | 31 | 191 | 6.2 | 2 | 31 |
| Tommy StevensQB | 27 | 190 | 7.0 | 4 | 21 |
| Andre RobinsonRB | 9 | 55 | 6.1 | 1 | 41 |
| Mark AllenRB | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 0 | 8 |
| Nick EuryRB | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| DaeSean HamiltonWR | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
Receiving
14 players
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DaeSean HamiltonWR | 53 | 857 | 16.2 | 9 | 48 |
| Juwan JohnsonWR | 54 | 701 | 13.0 | 1 | 43 |
| Saquon BarkleyRB | 54 | 632 | 11.7 | 3 | 85 |
| Mike GesickiTE | 57 | 563 | 9.9 | 9 | 35 |
| DeAndre ThompkinsWR | 28 | 443 | 15.8 | 3 | 70 |
| Saeed BlacknallWR | 17 | 289 | 17.0 | 2 | 38 |
| Brandon PolkWR | 10 | 130 | 13.0 | 1 | 23 |
| Tommy StevensQB | 12 | 60 | 5.0 | 2 | 13 |
| Miles SandersRB | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Tom PancoastTE | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 1 | 12 |
| Jonathan HollandTE | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 8 |
| Nick BowersTE | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 1 | 15 |
| Andre RobinsonRB | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Irvin CharlesWR | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
Defense
51 players
Interceptions
6 players
| Player | INT | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amani OruwariyeCB | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 |
| Grant HaleyCB | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 |
| Christian CampbellCB | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Marcus AllenS | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Tariq Castro-FieldsCB | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Troy ApkeS | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
Fumbles
18 players
| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trace McSorleyQB | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Andre RobinsonRB | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DeAndre ThompkinsWR | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Miles SandersRB | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy StevensQB | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zech McPhearsonDB | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Brandon SmithLB | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garrett TaylorS | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grant HaleyCB | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason CabindaLB | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin GivensDT | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Koa FarmerLB | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick ScottS | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Parker CothrenDT | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert WindsorDT | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ryan BuchholzDE | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shareef MillerDE | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yetur Gross-MatosDE | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kicking
1 player
| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler DavisPK | 9–17 | 52.9% | 47 | 71–71 | 98 |
Punting
2 players
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | IN 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake GillikinP | 52 | 2244 | 43.2 | 0 | 2 | 57 |
| Daniel PasquarielloP | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
Kick returns
7 players
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saquon BarkleyRB | 15 | 426 | 28.4 | 2 | 98 |
| Koa FarmerLB | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 0 | 59 |
| Miles SandersRB | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 0 | 23 |
| Brandon PolkWR | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | 34 |
| Jonathan HollandTE | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Jan JohnsonLB | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Juwan JohnsonWR | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
Punt returns
4 players
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAndre ThompkinsWR | 25 | 319 | 12.8 | 1 | 61 |
| Mark AllenRB | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Troy ApkeS | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Zech McPhearsonDB | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -3 |
⚠ 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.