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.
Next on our list is redshirt sophomore [autotag]Jordan van den Berg[/autotag], a player out of South Africa and former JUCO transfer who will add to the depth on the defensive line at the very least this fall. Penn State’s defensive line outlook suggests van den Berg will be a reserve option once again in 2023, but here is a snapshot look at the young defensive tackle heading into the new college football season.