Going into the 2023 football season, Nittany Lions Wire will be looking at each scholarship player listed on the Penn State roster. Over the preseason, each profile will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and what role they will play for James Franklin this season.
Joining the program this year is freshman [autotag]Lamont Payne Jr[/autotag]., a Pennsylvania product who chose to stay close to home to play his college football. Payne Jr. is certainly a player to watch grow and be developed this year and next, but he will likely fill the depth chart as a reserve option for the Nittany Lions this fall. Here is a snapshot look at one of Penn State’s newest additions to the roster in 2023.