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Penn State football: 6 players who (probably) won’t be back in 2024

By Josh Yourish

Penn State cornerback Kalen King (4) celebrates with safety Jaylen Reed (1) after Reed intercepted a pass in the first half of an NCAA football game against Indiana Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, in State College, Pa. The Nittany Lions won, 33-24.
Penn State cornerback Kalen King (4) celebrates with safety Jaylen Reed (1) after Reed intercepted a pass in the first half of an NCAA football game against Indiana Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, in State College, Pa. The Nittany Lions won, 33-24. /
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COLUMBUS, OHIO – OCTOBER 21: Kaden Saunders #7 of the Penn State Nittany Lions makes a touchdown catch during the fourth quarter of a game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium on October 21, 2023 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Ben Jackson/Getty Images)
COLUMBUS, OHIO – OCTOBER 21: Kaden Saunders #7 of the Penn State Nittany Lions makes a touchdown catch during the fourth quarter of a game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium on October 21, 2023 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Ben Jackson/Getty Images) /

No. 6 Kaden Saunders, redshirt freshman

It may not specifically be Saunders, but there is starting to be a bit of a logjam at wide receiver on a team that does not have a dynamic passing game. Somebody is going to leave and I think a potential transfer candidate could be Saunders, a former four-star recruit.

In his two years on campus, Saunders has just seven catches for 64 yards and a touchdown. Against Ohio State, he made two grabs for 25 yards and a score, but even with Harrison Wallace missing most of the Indiana game and all of the Maryland game, Saunders wasn’t involved in the offense.

He has gotten work as a punt returner this year, but if Lambert-Smith and Wallace both return next year, Saunders might test the transfer portal.

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