Here’s Penn State Wrestling’s projected starting lineup for 2021-2022 season

ST LOUIS, MO - MARCH 20: Roman Bravo-Young of Penn State celebrates after beating Dayton Fixx of Oklahoma State in the 133lb weight class in the first-place match during the NCAA Division I Men's Wrestling Championship at the Enterprise Center on March 20, 2021 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)
ST LOUIS, MO - MARCH 20: Roman Bravo-Young of Penn State celebrates after beating Dayton Fixx of Oklahoma State in the 133lb weight class in the first-place match during the NCAA Division I Men's Wrestling Championship at the Enterprise Center on March 20, 2021 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images) /
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Reynolds’ Gary Steen, top, wrestles Hamburg’s Parker Davidson in a 120-pound quarterfinal bout at the PIAA Class 2A wrestling championship at the Giant Center in Hershey on Friday, March 12, 2021. Steen won by tech fall, 16-1, at 4:57.Hes Dr 031221 Piaadayone /

Anyone’s Guess No. 1

125
Gary Steen
Record: N/A
Preseaon Rank: N/A

And finally we are onto our last grouping of potential starters for the 2021-2022 season.

If the last group was getting a little murky then this group is about as see-through as chocolate pudding.

Most likely you’re asking, “Hey Chris, didn’t some guy named Robbie Howard fill the 125 slot and qualify for the NCAA Championships? Why isn’t he the starter this season?”.

Why yes, you are indeed correct. Robbie took over the 125 spot midway through last season and he did it as a true freshman. However, he unfortunately aggravated a prior shoulder injury sometime this year and had to have surgery. Which means he will most likely be out for the entire 2021-2022 season.

And if Cael Sanderson had faith in a true freshman last season at 125 then who’s to say he won’t do the same this season with the No. 14 ranked recruit Gary Steen?