It seems like Penn State football defensive coordinator Brent Pry and associate head coach/ defensive line coach/run-game coordinator Sean Spencer continue to pull out defensive line depth out of thin air. The duo’s constant rotational system creates a next-man-up approach each season, and it’s highly underrated. Well, they’ve done it again heading into 2019, specifically at the D-End spot. It returns one starter and four other contributors.
Future, top-flight NFL draft pick and PSU junior Yetur Gross-Matos leads this group as a disruptive, physical, fast presence on the edge. He rolled up 54 total tackles, 20 tackles for loss and eight sacks, earning him All-Big Ten honors from the coaches and media.