Alijah Carnell
Penn State Nittany Lions
77
Solid

Alijah Carnell

Penn State Nittany LionsContender
LDTDefenseSolidTRANSFER · Iowa State
2nd String / Backup

Is Alijah Carnell starting?

Alijah Carnell is listed 2nd string at LDT for Penn State Nittany Lions.

Alijah Carnell is listed LDT #2 for Penn State at 77 OVR.

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Depth at LDT · Penn State Nittany Lions

  1. 19186Armstrong NnodimStarter
  2. 25677Alijah CarnellYou
  3. 39871Dallas Vakalahi
  4. 49069Liam Andrews

What's Next

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Bishop Gorman, ranked #2,155 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 6 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 77 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit3★ · #2,155 NatlTeam Share1%
Henderson, NV
Jersey
#56
Class
RS SO/TR
Height
6'5"
Weight
299 lbs
Transfer
Iowa State

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—60.50.5

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8333
National Rank
#2155
High School
Bishop Gorman
Hometown
Las Vegas, NV

Why this rating?

On a 91-rated defense; 48th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.89 for competition level) put them -8 vs unit starters → 77.

Team defense (SP+)
91
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 48% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 23% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.89)
Depth-chart adjustment
-8 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

No games yet.

Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.

Alijah Carnell's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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Team Role

6 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement25%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.