Penn State Nittany Lions
Penn State's top projected fantasy scorer for the 2026 season is Rocco Becht, a QB projected for 198.9 points (overall rank #962 among every FBS draftable player on the board). Across its top 10 board-ranked players, Penn State projects for 933.6 combined fantasy points — 5.5 points above the Big Ten median of 928.1, ranking #9 of 18 in the conference. Its deepest position group is wide receivers, worth 745.5 combined projected points from 20 rostered players.
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Projected points and ADP are Saturday Night Showdown's own 2026 season-long projections and live draft-board averages, generated before Week 0 kicks off — not stats from games already played.
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 | ADP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocco Becht | QB | 198.9 | 81.02 |
| 2 | Carson Hansen | RB | 152.6 | 3.06 |
| 3 | Chase Sowell | WR | 83.4 | 116.08 |
| 4 | Connor Barry | QB | 79.2 | 429.05 |
| 5 | Jack Lambert | QB | 78.0 | 430.12 |
| 6 | Ryan Barker | K | 71.5 | 16.12 |
| 7 | Amiel Davis | RB | 68.4 | 133.11 |
| 8 | Bekkem Kritza | QB | 67.2 | 448.01 |
| 9 | Peyton Falzone | QB | 67.2 | 445.11 |
| 10 | Kase Evans | QB | 67.2 | 443.07 |
| 11 | Benjamin Brahmer | TE | 65.3 | 9.05 |
| 12 | Brett Eskildsen | WR | 64.8 | 137.09 |
| 13 | Logan Cunningham | WR | 58.8 | 163.03 |
| 14 | Ethan Grunkemeyer | QB | 57.6 | 466.06 |
| 15 | Peter Gonzalez | WR | 55.2 | 198.02 |
| 16 | Keith Jones Jr. | WR | 55.2 | 197.07 |
| 17 | Tikey Hayes | RB | 54.0 | 225.09 |
| 18 | Amar'e Glover | RB | 54.0 | 222.09 |
| 19 | Karon Brookins | WR | 50.4 | 249.07 |
| 20 | Lyrick Samuel | WR | 50.4 | 253.09 |
| 21 | Aaron Enterline | WR | 50.4 | 253.10 |
| 22 | Amarion Jackson | WR | 50.4 | 250.03 |
| 23 | James Peoples | RB | 50.1 | 261.07 |
| 24 | Josiah Brown | WR | 48.0 | 291.03 |
| 25 | Jeff Exinor Jr. | WR | 48.0 | 291.04 |