Josiah Zayas
Penn State Nittany Lions
71
Average

Josiah Zayas

Penn State Nittany LionsContender
NBDefenseAverage
2nd String / Backup

Is Josiah Zayas starting?

Josiah Zayas is listed 2nd string at NB for Penn State Nittany Lions.

Josiah Zayas is listed NB #2 for Penn State at 71 OVR.

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Depth at NB · Penn State Nittany Lions

  1. 1790Zion TracyStarter
  2. 21771Josiah ZayasYou
  3. 31269Xxavier Thomas
  4. 41661Donte Nastasi

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Jersey
#17
Class
FR

Josiah Zayas is currently behind Zion Tracy at NB on the Penn State depth chart, a Big Ten team rated 88 overall this season.

Why this rating?

On a 94-rated defense; no production or recruiting data — rated at heuristic floor → 71.

Team defense (SP+)
94
Rating basis
Estimated / projected
Depth-chart adjustment
-14 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

Sep 19WBUFFTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 55-13

Sep 12WTEMTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 27-9

Sep 5WMRSHTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 45-0

Josiah Zayas's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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