With no active No. 52 on the Penn State roster this season, we are highlighting a recent Nittany Lion and current Philadelphia Eagles offensive lineman Ryan Bates.
Bates, a native of Warrington, Pennsylvania, was a member of the Nittany Lions 2015 recruiting class, and was a four-star prospect coming out of eastern PA powerhouse Archbishop Wood. Bates wouldn’t see playing time as a true freshman, but would become a starter in 2016 for the Nittany Lions starting all 14 games of their Big Ten Championship winning season. His play in his redshirt freshman year earned him Freshman All-American honors.