The defensive line for Penn State football received a lot of preseason hype due to the depth and talent. Some of that tailed off with some retirements before the start of the season. Ryan Buchholz and Torrence Brown both were forced to end their football careers due to injuries. The former’s retirement meant a starting spot was opened for competition. With a bevy of young players, Penn State plugged in Yetur Gross-Matos.
Gross-Matos played in all 13 games last year as a true freshman and accounted for 17 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and one sack.