With the official closing of the 2026 transfer portal window closing Friday, Penn State made all of its portal movement — at least to this point — official.

The Nittany Lions announced the signings of 39 transfer additions, according to a university release. A whopping 24 of those players followed coach Matt Campbell from Iowa State, two came from UCLA and 13 other schools were represented.

The headliner, of course, is former Iowa State quarterback Rocco Becht, who will start at Penn State in 2026 after 39 career starts in three seasons. His understudy will be former four-star prospect and promising redshirt freshman Alex Manske, who additionally came from the Cyclones.

Friday’s mass announcement also came with one new, previously unreported addition: former Iowa State linebacker John Klosterman. A redshirt senior and former Cyclones walk-on, Klosterman notched five tackles in seven games last season.

Penn State additionally announced nine new signings of high school prospects, joining the duo of Peyton Falzone and Jackson Ford, who made things official on National Signing Day.

Just because the portal closes to new entries Friday does not mean Penn State is done adding. Players who have already entered can still commit to new schools, and there is still a bit of high school recruiting to be done before spring practices.

But the bulk of Penn State’s offseason is now complete. Here are all 48 new names you need to know for the 2026 Nittany Lions (in alphabetical order).

Transfers

OL Hunter Albright (Saint Francis) redshirt freshman 6-5, 310 pounds

TE Cooper Alexander (Iowa State) redshirt sophomore 6-4, 245 pounds

LB Caleb Bacon (Iowa State) redshirt senior 6-4, 240 pounds

QB Rocco Becht (Iowa State) 6-1, 210 pounds

TE Benjamin Brahmer (Iowa State) Senior 6-7, 255 pounds

LB Cael Brezina (Iowa State) Junior 6-3, 235 pounds

WR Karon Brookins (Iowa State) 6-5, 200 pounds

OL Trevore Buhr (Iowa State) redshirt junior 6-4, 325 pounds

TE Gabe Burkle (Iowa State) 6-6, 255

DL Alijah Carnell (Iowa State) 6-5, 290 pounds

DB Jeremiah Cooper (Iowa State) 6-foot, 195 pounds

DB Omarion Davis (Boston College) Sophomore 5-11, 185 pounds

LB Kooper Ebel (Iowa State) 6-5, 235 pounds

WR Brett Eskildsen (Iowa State) 6-1, 200 pounds

DL Ike Ezeogu (Iowa State) 6-5, 285 pounds

LB Chris Fileppo (West Virginia) 6-4, 208 pounds

RB Carson Hansen (Iowa State) 6-2, 220 pounds

OL Tyshon Huff (D-II Tiffin) 6-4, 300 pounds

OL Vaea Ikakoula (Iowa State) 6-3, 355

WR Keith Jones Jr. (Grambling State) 6-4, 185

LB John Klosterman (Iowa State) 5-11, 230 pounds

OL Kuol Kuol II (Iowa State) 6-6, 290 pounds

QB Alex Manske (Iowa State) 6-3, 205 pounds

DB Ibn McDaniels (Syracuse) 6-3, 205 pounds

DL Alexander McPherson (Colorado) 6-6, 240 pounds

DB Marcus Neal Jr. (Iowa State) 6-1, 215 pounds

DL Armstrong Nnodim (Oklahoma State) 6-2, 290 pounds

DB Jamison Patton (Iowa State) 6-2, 210 pounds

RB James Peoples (Ohio State) 5-10, 206 pounds

OL Brock Riker (Texas State) 6-4, 285 pounds

WR Zay Robinson (Iowa State) 5-11, 185 pounds

K Cristiano Rosa (James Madison) 5-11, 206 pounds

WR Chase Sowell (Iowa State) 6-3, 210 pounds

DB Hunter Sowell (Iowa State) 5-10, 170 pounds

DL Siale Taupaki (UCLA) redshirt senior+ 6-4, 310 pounds

P Nathan Tiyce (Mississippi State) 6-5, 230 pounds

OL Will Tompkins (Iowa State) 6-5, 300 pounds

DL Dallas Vakalahi (Utah) 6-2, 318 pounds

DL Keanu Williams (UCLA) 6-5, 320 pounds

High school signees

DB Christian Askew Kathleen, Georgia 6-4, 185 pounds

OL Mason Bandhauer Fort Collins, Colorado 6-6, 260 pounds

DB Tyrell Chatman Lincoln, Nebraska 6-2, 180 pounds

QB Kase Evans Lexington, Texas 6-3, 200 pounds

ATH Amarion Jackson Omaha, Nebraska 6-2, 185 pounds

RB D’Antae Sheffey State College, Pennsylvania 5-11, 195 pounds

WR Ben Whitver Powhatan, Virginia 6-2, 190 pounds

DB Bryson Williams 6-4, 180 pounds

DB Josiah Zayas Piscataway, New Jersey 6-2, 190 pounds

Copyright ©2026— Trib Total Media, LLC (TribLIVE.com)