Penn State is set to lose a ton of experience at defensive end following the 2020 season. Starters Jayson Oweh and Shaka Toney are both off to the Draft, and Shane Simmons has headed out as well. Adisa Isaac remains from the two-deep, and is supremely talented, but will need some help around him.
Other DEs on the roster include Nick Tarburton, Smith Vilbert, and Bryce Mostella, as well as incoming freshman Rodney McGraw. There are some solid players there, but there just aren’t very many of them.
Compare that with DT where there are approximately 10 players for just two positions.