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Penn State statistical leaders through 15 games

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Penn State statistical leaders through 15 games

Penn State has played one more game than Notre Dame yet needed the same number of College Football Playoff wins to reach the Orange Bowl. The tradeoff of course is that the Nittany Lions got what originally was one more day of rest than the Irish in the week leading up to their next game. That became two more days of rest after an act of terror in New Orleans pushed the Sugar Bowl back.

Whatever happens in Miami, it will be hard to tell exactly whether the Lions having more rest made a difference. What won’t be hard to tell is who helped the Lions get to this point. That’s because as you’ll see below, those who lead them in major statistical categories are very good at what they do. On paper at least, that should scare Irish fans because this easily will be the most talented opponent their team has faced in the playoff so far.

Here are the aforementioned Lions leaders:

Passing

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Drew Allar: 250 for 371 (67.4%), 3,192 yards, 8.6 yards a pass attempt, 24 touchdowns, seven interceptions

Rushing

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  • Kaytron Allen: 1,026 yards on 201 carries, 5.1 yards a carry
  • Nicholas Singleton: 1,015 yards on 157 carries, 6.5 yards a carry
  • Corey Smith: 152 yards on 22 carries, 6.9 yards a carry
  • Cam Wallace: 63 yards on 18 carries, 3.5 yards a carry
  • Quinton Martin: 32 yards on 13 carries, 2.5 yards a carry

Receiving

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  • Tyler Warren: 1,158 yards on 98 receptions, 11.8 yards a catch
  • Harrison Wallace III: 723 yards on 46 receptions, 15.7 yards a catch
  • Omari Evans: 415 yards on 21 receptions, 19.8 yards a catch
  • Liam Clifford: 286 yards on 18 receptions, 15.9 yards a catch
  • Julian Fleming: 176 yards on 14 receptions, 12.6 yards a catch

Touchdowns

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  • Singleton: 14
  • Warren: 12
  • Allen: 10
  • Allar: six
  • Evans: five

Tackles

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  • Jaylen Reed: 92
  • Kobe King: 88
  • Zakee Wheatley: 80
  • Abdul Carter: 63
  • Tony Rojas: 56

Sacks

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  • Carter: 11.0
  • Dani Dennis-Sutton: 6.5
  • Amin Vanover: 3.5
  • King: 3.0
  • Zane Durant: 3.0

Interceptions

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  • Reed: three
  • Rojas: three
  • Dominic Deluca: three
  • Zion Tracy: two
  • Wheatley: two

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