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Data Scout Notes: **2022: 11/30/22-Announced Early Entry into 2023 NFL Draft/1stC/WCamp2nd...PBednarik/PNagurski/PThorpe/PLott...2021: 3rdC...2020: HMC
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2022 WALTER CAMP SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: DB Joey Porter, Jr., Penn State,...Porter Jr. has played in 34 career games with the Nittany Lions and has made 30 starts. He was a third-team All-Big Ten selection by the coaches in 2021 and by the media in 202 0. Porter Jr. has collected 114 tackles (87 solo), two tackles for loss, a sack, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, an interception and 20 pass breakups as a Nittany Lion. - Penn State Football
(DS#3 CB) Jr/2023  CB *Joey Porter Jr., Penn State
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2022 ALL-BIG TEN FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM (COACHES): DB Joey Porter Jr., Penn State,...Porter has played in 34 career games with the Nittany Lions and has made 30 starts...Was a third-team All-Big Ten selection by the coaches in 2021 and by the media in 2020. ..Has collected 114 tackles (87 solo), two tackles for loss, a sack, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, an interception and 20 pass breakups as a Nittany Lion...He is a semifinalist for the Bednarik Award and Jim Thorpe Award...Porter Jr. is tied 21st i n the nation with 11 pass breakups. - Penn State Football
(DS#3 CB) Jr/2023 CB *Joey Porter Jr., Penn State
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Penn State cornerback Joey Porter Jr. declared for the 2023 NFL Draft and announced he won't play in the Nittany Lions' bowl game, the redshirt junior wrote on social media Wednesday. "First and foremost, I sincerely appreciate my teammates, coaches, fam ily and every member of the Penn State community who have made the last four years so memorable," Porter wrote in a message posted to social media. "My time at Penn State has been nothing short of a blessing." Porter recorded 11 pass breakups and allowed just nine catches among 26 targets in man-to-man coverage this season, was named first-team All-Big Ten by separate voting from conference coaches and reporters.A redshirt junior from North Allegheny, Porter made history during Penn State's 35-31 victory at Purdue in the opening week of the season when he broke up six passes to set a school record and tie a Big Ten mark that had been unmatched since 2015. The six breakups are tied for the most in a single game for an FBS player since Houston's W illiam Jackson III had seven against Temple in 2015. Porter, who played in 34 career games with 30 starts, also had a team-high eight tackles and recovered a fumble against Purdue. - Pittsburgh Tribune Review and online sources
(DS#3 CB) Jr/2023 CB *Joey Porter Jr., Penn State
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TRACKING TOP DRAFT PROSPECTS - WEEK 2: 17. Joey Porter Jr., rJr, CB, Penn State, 6-2, 198, 1,...Following a tremendous show in his season opener, Porter was merely good in a 46-10 win over the Ohio Bobcats. His stat line includes one tackle, but he helpe d limit Ohio to only 164 yards passing. Previous week, No. 19: Porter was all over the field in a barn-burner of a season-opening, 35-31, win at Purdue. Although Purdue quarterback Aidan O'Connell threw for 356 yards, it took him 58 passes to do so (29 c omplete). Porter forced six incompletions and led the team with eight tackles. - Frank Cooney/NFL Draft Scout
(DS#3 CB) Jr/2023 CB *Joey Porter Jr., Penn State
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TRACKING TOP DRAFT PROSPECTS - WEEK 1: 19. Joey Porter Jr., rJr, CB, Penn State, 6-2, 198,...Porter was all over the field in a barn-burner of a season-opening, 35-31, win at Purdue. Although Purdue quarterback Aidan O'Connell threw for 356 yards, it too k him 58 passes to do so (29 complete). Porter forced six incompletions and led the team with eight tackles. - Frank Cooney/NFL Draft Scout
(DS#3 CB) Jr/2023 CB *Joey Porter Jr., Penn State
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ESPN TOP 100 PRESEASON 2022 CFB PLAYERS (Selected Aug. 17): No. 75. Joey Porter Jr., CB, Penn State, Junior. Notable 2021 stats: 51 tackles (40 solo), 1 INT. Last year's ranking: NR. Porter recorded 51 tackles (40 solo) with one forced fumble and one int erception on his way to earning third team All-Big Ten recognition honors for Penn State. He started 13 games for the Nittany Lions as a sophomore. His career high of nine tackles came during a nine-overtime loss to Illinois. - ESPN.com
(DS#3 CB) Jr/2023 CB *Joey Porter Jr., Penn State
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Penn State hasn't had many cornerbacks like Joey Porter Jr. Few possess his raw talent. Even fewer are built like him. Porter is already a 2023 first-round projection in several mock drafts. The North Allegheny grad, the son of Pittsburgh Steelers great Joey Porter, was a third-team All-Big Ten pick by the conference's coaches last season. But there were a couple of issues with penalties in 2021, and Porter's overall play sometimes gets overlooked as a result. Still, Penn State veteran cornerbacks coach Terry Smith knows what he has in the 198-pound Porter, who is entering his fourth season with the Nittany Lions.From a physical standpoint, Smith said there is only one former Lion - a good one - who is comparable to Porters: Amani Oruwariye, one of the top young corners in the NFL. He was a first-team All-Big Ten choice in 2018. "Amani's having such a great career with the Detroit Lions," Smith said. "Amani's built similar to (Porter). Amani probably has a lot of what Joey has, (but) Joey has m ore speed. Amani wasn't as fast, but those two guys are probably the most comparable in my mind, of guys I've coached because of their length. "Joey's kind of exceptional with his speed, athleticism, that combination he has. He's 6-3. His arms are 35 inc hes. That's the longest on the team - D-ends, O-linemen, everyone. And so you put that out on the perimeter, it's tough on receivers to get separation. We're excited about him." - Tribune Review
(DS#3 CB) Jr/2023 CB *Joey Porter Jr., Penn State
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2022 PRESEASON CHUCK BEDNARIK AWARD WATCH LIST: Joey Porter, Penn State, Junior CB,...Porter has appeared in 25 career games, making 21 starts, as a Nittany Lion...Named third team All-Big Ten by the coaches and honorable mention by the media in 2021...F inished the 2021 season with 51 tackles, a forced fumble, an interception and four pass breakups...Notched 33 tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack and four pass breakups in 2020. - Penn State Football
(DS#3 CB) Jr/2023 CB *Joey Porter Jr., Penn State
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2022 PRESEASON BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY WATCHLIST: CB Joey Porter, Penn State,...Also represented on Jim Thorpe Award and Lott IMPACT Trophy watch lists...Has appeared in 25 career games, making 21 starts, as a Nittany Lion...Named third team All-Big Ten b y the coaches and honorable mention by the media in 2021...Finished the 2021 season with 51 tackles, a forced fumble, an interception and four pass breakups. - Penn State Football
(DS#3 CB) Jr/2023 CB *Joey Porter Jr., Penn State
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2022 PRESEASON JIM THORPE AWARD WATCHLIST: Joey Porter, Jr., Penn State, Jr.,...In 2021 as a redshirt sophomore S Joey Porter Jr. (6-2, 198) made 13 starts at cornerback...Finished with 51 tackles (40 solo), one forced fumble, one interception and four p ass breakups...Named the Coaching Staff's Defensive Player of the Week following the Auburn game (9/18). Father, Joey Sr., was the outside linebackers coach for the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers (2015-18)...Father played football at Colorado State (1995-99) and played 13 seasons for the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers, Miami Dolphins and Arizona Cardinals. - Penn State Football
(DS#3 CB) Jr/2023 CB *Joey Porter Jr., Penn State
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Penn State has one of the highest-upside cornerbacks in the country returning for the 2022 season, leading the way for a room with plenty of potential. The Nittany Lions lost Tariq Castro-Fields to the 2022 NFL Draft but still return major contributors a t the team's three starting spots. Those starters - to go with veteran depth - should lead to good coverage on the outside this year. Let's take a look at how Penn State's cornerback depth chart could shake out to start the season. Projected starters: Re dshirt juniors Joey Porter Jr. and Daequan Hardy, sophomore Kalen King. The team's starters are where most of the upside lies, with the chance to have two No. 1-type cornerbacks on the outside and a high level veteran in the slot when the team moves to n ickel packages. The Nittany Lions have good size on the outside and the perfect skillset in the slot.Porter has excellent size at 6-foot-2, 198 pounds and uses it all when he's in man coverage. He's an excellent athlete who can turn and run with f aster receivers, but has shown enough refinement to stick with technicians who use their route running to create space in the middle of the field. The redshirt junior can essentially match up with any receiver in the country and give them a difficult tim e, but he isn't without flaws. He's a physical cornerback, which helps against stronger opponents, but it doesn't always work in his favor. Porter can get too aggressive with his hands in coverage, getting too many pass interference and holding calls aga inst him. That will be the primary point of improvement for him this season as he looks to take the next step in his progression. - Centre Times
(DS#3 CB) Jr/2023 CB *Joey Porter Jr., Penn State
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Defensive back Joey Porter, who signed with Penn State in 2019 as the No. 324 prospect nationally and No. 33 cornerback in the 247Sports Composite, is already moving up boards as a potential first-round pick. The 6-foot-2 cornerback has great length for the position and the size to compete with outside receivers in the NFL. He is very solid around the ball and had 51 tackles in 2021, which is impressive for an outside cornerback prospect. - Penn State Football
(DS#3 CB) Jr/2023 CB *Joey Porter Jr., Penn State
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Penn State now has an exclusive deal with a company for both physical and digital trading cards. Fanatics Collectibles and Topps, which was recently acquired by Fanatics, announced deals with several universities that include both exclusive and non-exclu sive co-branded trading card products, incorporating official university trademarks and featuring current student-athletes and former athletes playing in the NFL, NBA and MLB, according to a release.Penn State is one of those universities, alongsi de Alabama, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Oregon, Texas A&M and others. The deal will take effect between 2023 and 2025. Later this year, Topps will also begin a scaled, non-exclusive program to design, manufacture and distribute trading cards showcasing cu rrent college football and basketball student-athletes for those schools and over 100 others. The deal was announced just a day after Penn State head coach James Franklin said the university needs to keep pace with other schools when it comes to NIL. - C entre Times
(DS#3 CB) Jr/2023 CB *Joey Porter Jr., Penn State
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The Big Ten announced three kickoff times for Penn State football Thursday afternoon after the Nittany Lions announced one Wednesday morning. The Nittany Lions will play the Purdue Boilermakers on the road Sept. 1 - a Thursday - at 8 p.m. in their season opener, which will air on Fox. They'll then take on the Ohio Bobcats at noon Sept. 10, which will air on ABC. Their homecoming game - an Oct. 22 matchup with the Minnesota Golden Gophers - will kick off at 7:30 p.m and air on a to be determined network. The three announcements come just over 24 hours after it was announced they'll play the Auburn Tigers at 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 17. That game will air on CBS, the first time Penn State has played on the network in 22 years. Those four games are the only one s of the NIttany Lions' 12 that have a scheduled kickoff time. - Centre Times
(DS#3 CB) Jr/2023 CB *Joey Porter Jr., Penn State
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2022 LOTT IMPACT TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST: JOEY PORTER Jr., CB, Penn State, Jr., 6-2, 196, Bakersfield; All-Big Ten 3rd team; 51 tackles, Father Joey Sr. was a 13-year NFL vet and former coach. - Lott IMPACT Trophy/The Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation
(DS#3 CB) Jr/2023 CB *Joey Porter Jr., Penn State
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Early 2023 first round mock drafts have begun to roll in and this is the name that constantly comes up. Penn State's Porter is the ideal size for an NFL cornerback and has the athleticism to hang with the best receivers in football. His next major test w ill be proving he can cover consistently without committing penalties. Doing that should put him firmly in the first round of next year's draft. - Tribune Review
(DS#3 CB) Jr/2023 CB *Joey Porter Jr., Penn State
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2021 ALL-BIG TEN THIRD TEAM (COACHES): DB Joey Porter Jr., Penn State,...Porter a made six tackles against Wisconsin and made a key pass breakup on third down before an interception by S Jaquan Brisker...Porter made six stops (4 solo), had a pass breakup and recorded his first career forced fumble in the fourth quarter against Auburn...Two weeks later, he grabbed his first career interception against Indiana. - Penn State Football
(DS#3 CB) Jr/2023 CB *Joey Porter Jr., Penn State
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While Castro-Fields brings leadership and experience, it's Porter who has some of the most upside on the roster. He's played in 12 games of a possible 22 since he enrolled prior to the 2019 season, starting in eight of them, all of which came in the 2020 season. He has the pedigree to be an NFL-caliber talent with his dad - Joey Sr. - playing linebacker in the NFL for 13 seasons. The younger Porter has the build to eventually grow into a safety, but his athletic prowess and ability on the outside should keep him at corner for the foreseeable future.He's a big, athletic corner at 6-foot-2, 195 pounds and he uses every bit of his size to his advantage. He muscles up against big wide receivers, knocking them off their route and beating them in 1-on -1 jump ball situations. He uses his hands well at the line of scrimmage and doesn't get beat often when he's in press coverage. Once receivers are into their routes, Porter sticks to them and doesn't allow for much separation. Had Castro-Fields left for the 2021 NFL Draft, it's safe to say Penn State would've been fine at corner. With Porter as the No. 2 to the senior, the unit is in even better shape at the top. - Centre Times
(DS#3 CB) Jr/2023 CB *Joey Porter Jr., Penn State
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2020 ALL-BIG TEN FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Joey Porter,...Porter has impressed in his first year as a starting cornerback for the Nittany Lions. He leads PSU cornerbacks with 33 tackles, including two for loss and a sack. He also has four pas s breakups. Porter registered his first career sack in the season opener at Indiana. Porter earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors following his performance at Rutgers where he collected a career-high six tackles, four solo, and a tackle for loss. - Penn State Football
(DS#3 CB) Jr/2023 CB *Joey Porter Jr., Penn State
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DEC 7 BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Joey Porter, Penn State, CB, Bakersfield, Calif./North Allegheny,...Tallied a career-high seven tackles, including five solo stops, in Penn State's 23-7 win at Rutgers on Saturday...Matched a career best with an unassi sted tackle for loss as Penn State held Rutgers to a season-low in points and recorded the program's 900th all-time win...Previous career high was five tackles, set in each of the past three games...Collects his first career Freshman of the Week award... Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Keyvone Lee (Nov. 30, 2020). - Big Ten football
(DS#3 CB) Jr/2023 CB *Joey Porter Jr., Penn State
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After appearing in only four games last season, Porter Jr. appears to be in the mix to be one of Penn State's top reserves at cornerback. Tariq Castro-Fields and Keaton Ellis are projected as the starters, and Porter is competing with Marquis Wilson for playing time. The son of Joey Porter, the former Steelers linebacker and coach, Porter Jr. credited a variety of individuals in helping him progress into his second season. "A lot of people helped me," Porter Jr. said. "My father helped me to understand the playbook. The corner room helped me a lot. Castro-Fields, the leader of the corner room, he showed me the ins and outs. (Assistant head coach Terry Smith), (graduate assistant V'Angelo Bentley), they all played a big part helping me understand and kn ow the defense so when I'm out there, I know what I'm doing."Of course, Porter Jr. has a considerable resource in his father, a Pro Bowler with the Steelers in the 2000s who helped them win Super Bowl XL. "I still watch film with him when I have t he time," Porter Jr. said. "I sent him some of my stuff that I like or that I want him to watch. It's been great. He always gives me things that I have to work on on or off the field. It's a plus that some player or some people don't get to have. And I t ake advantage of that to the extent that I can." - Tribune Review
(DS#3 CB) Jr/2023 CB *Joey Porter Jr., Penn State
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