Alijah Carnell

Penn State Nittany LionsContender

LDTDefenseSolidTRANSFER · Iowa State

2nd String / Backup

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

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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 75 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit3★ · #2,155 NatlTeam Share1%

Henderson, NV

Jersey: #56
Class: RS SO/TR
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 290 lbs
Transfer: Iowa State

Stats

Season	Tkl	TFL	Sacks
—	6	0.5	0.5

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 88-rated defense; 48th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.94 for competition level) put them -7 vs unit starters → 75.

Team defense (SP+)

Rating basis

On-field stats

Production (prior school)

Outperforms 48% of peers

Recruiting pedigree

Top 19% recruit

Strength of schedule

Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.94)

Depth-chart adjustment

-7 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.

The People's Ratings

Is our 75 OVR fair?

Solid

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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.