Penn State Football: final depth chart projection for the offense in 2022

We’re almost there, just one more week until kickoff of the 2022 Penn State Football season.

There are many question marks heading into this campaign, many of which revolve around the offense.

Among those question marks are a ton of important position battles on that side of the ball, some of which include some of the highly touted true freshmen from the 2022 recruiting class.

So today, we’ll make our final projection of what the offensive depth chart for Penn State Football could look like when the season kicks off next week.

Penn State Football quarterbacks and running backs

Quarterbacks

#1 – Sean Clifford

#2 – Christian Veilleux

#3 – Drew Allar

#4 – Beau Pribula

Sean Clifford will begin the season as the Nittany Lions’ starting signal caller, that’s one thing we all know. It’s the three young guys behind him that have had our attention since the start of winter workouts.

Even though he is only a redshirt freshman, Veilleux is the oldest and most experienced quarterback in the room behind Clifford, which gives him a huge advantage when competing for the backup spot with Allar and Pribula. He showed a lot of promise last season and will be Clifford’s backup for the foreseeable future.

The intriguing offseason battle between a pair of true freshman quarterbacks is nearly complete, though their competition will continue for years to come. Heading into fall camp, it seemed as if Pribula had the upper hand, but according to Nate Bauer of Blue-White Illustrated, the former five star in Allar has “taken steps” and now has better command of the offense and is making more throws.

As the quarterback with the highest upside of any in the room, that could give him a head up on his counterpart in Pribula for the No. 3 spot on the depth chart.

Running Backs

#1 – Keyvone Lee

#2 – Nicholas Singleton

#3 – Kaytron Allen

#4 – Devyn Ford

As expected, it seems like all four of Penn State’s running backs will get opportunities early and often.

As the most experienced back in the room, as well as being Penn State’s leading rusher from a year ago, expect Keyvone Lee to get the most carries throughout the first few games and to be the first back to take the field against Purdue.

It also seems like both Singleton and Allen will see touches in the opener, but it’s hard to imagine the dynamic and explosive Singleton won’t get a few more opportunities than his fellow true freshman ball carrier. Plus, Allen’s build and running style is similar to that of Lee, so he would not be as much of a change of pace as Singleton would.

Finally, Devyn Ford will likely be buried on the depth chart, but as a veteran who has had success in the past, he will definitely get a chance to showcase what he can do in now his fourth season on campus.