Penn State Nittany Lions
Penn State's top projected fantasy scorer for the 2026 season is Rocco Becht, a QB projected for 212.6 points (overall rank #1274 among every FBS draftable player on the board). Across its top 10 board-ranked players, Penn State projects for 1051.9 combined fantasy points — 6.5 points above the Big Ten median of 1045.4, ranking #9 of 18 in the conference. Its deepest position group is wide receivers, worth 401.2 combined projected points from 14 rostered players.
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Projected points and board slot are Saturday Night Showdown's own 2026 season-long projections and value-based draft board, generated before Week 0 kicks off — not stats from games already played, and not an average of real-world draft results.
2026 Projected Fantasy Points
Top 25 Penn State players on the Saturday Night Showdown draft board, ranked by projected fantasy points.
| # | Player | Pos | Proj Pts | Board Slot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocco Becht | QB | 212.6 | — |
| 2 | Chase Sowell | WR | 117.6 | — |
| 3 | Carson Hansen | RB | 112.6 | — |
| 4 | Koby Howard | WR | 103.0 | — |
| 5 | Penn State Defense | DEF | 98.1 | 16.06 |
| 6 | Ryan Barker | K | 95.4 | — |
| 7 | Benjamin Brahmer | TE | 87.4 | — |
| 8 | Brett Eskildsen | WR | 80.6 | — |
| 9 | James Peoples | RB | 76.8 | — |
| 10 | Andrew Rappleyea | TE | 67.8 | — |
| 11 | Cam Wallace | RB | 47.6 | — |
| 12 | Quinton Martin Jr. | RB | 43.5 | — |
| 13 | Zay Robinson | WR | 36.2 | — |
| 14 | Gabe Burkle | TE | 26.2 | — |
| 15 | Alex Manske | QB | 13.8 | — |
| 16 | Finn Furmanek | TE | 12.0 | — |
| 17 | Connor Barry | QB | 11.0 | — |
| 18 | Amarion Jackson | WR | 10.9 | — |
| 19 | Jack Lambert | QB | 8.9 | — |
| 20 | Logan Cunningham | WR | 8.7 | — |
| 21 | Amar'e Glover | RB | 8.2 | — |
| 22 | Karon Brookins | WR | 7.8 | — |
| 23 | Peyton Falzone | QB | 7.7 | — |
| 24 | Kase Evans | QB | 7.7 | — |
| 25 | Peter Gonzalez | WR | 6.2 | — |