PSU’s Dennis-Sutton Leads Defense, Special Teams All-Big Ten Selections
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State football landed 11 All-Big Ten selections on Wednesday afternoon as the conference announced its defense and special teams honorees.
Linebacker Amare Campbell, defensive end Dani Dennis-Sutton and punter Gabriel Nwosu all earned third-team honors.
Dani Dennis-Sutton · Sr. · DE · 6-5 · 265 · Millsboro, Del. · McDonogh School (Md.)
Third Team (Coaches & Media)
Tabbed All-Big Ten honorable mention in 2024.
Selected to the Lombardi Award and Bednarik Award Watch List in 2025
Has played in 54 career games and started in 28.
Owns 123 tackles (76 solo), 32.5 tackles for loss, 21.5 sacks, seven forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, three blocked punts, two interceptions and eight pass breakups throughout career.
Tied for fifth at Penn State with seven forced fumbles and tied for eighth with 21.5 sacks.
Posted nine career games with multiple tackles for loss.
Became the first Nittany Lion with a blocked punt in back-to-back games (at UCLA, vs. Northwestern) since Andre Collins in 1989 (at Texas, at Rutgers).
His three blocked punts are tied with Jack Ham (3; 1968) and Andre Collins (3; 1989) for the Penn State record in single-season blocked punts.
Posted a career best seven tackles against Oregon and a personal high 2.5 tackles for loss against Nevada.
Against Nevada, he forced a career high two fumbles.
Named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 17 after recording two sacks for a loss of 15 yards and third blocked punt of the season at Michigan State.
Amare Campbell · Jr. · LB · 6-0 · 231 · Manassas, Va. · Unity Reed
Third Team (Media), Honorable Mention (Coaches)
Played in 36 games and started in 24 in his collegiate career.
Compiled 113 tackles (73 solo), 22 tackles for loss, 10.5 sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, one interception and two pass breakups throughout career.
In 2025, leads the Nittany Lions with 96 tackles (57 solo) to go with 9.5 tackles for loss, three sacks, one fumble recovery and three quarterback hits.
Is the only Big Ten player with 90+ tackles and 9.5+ tackles for loss this season.
Had a personal-best 15 tackles against Oregon and 10 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss at UCLA.
Posted a career high three tackles for loss against Villanova and tallied 14 tackles and a 61-yard fumble recovery returned for a touchdown at Rutgers.
Gabriel Nwosu · R-Sr. · P · 6-6 · 292 · Derwood, Md. · The Bullis School
Third Team (Coaches), Honorable Mention (Media)
Has appeared in 49 games throughout his career.
Named to the Ray Guy Award Watch List in 2025.
Owns 263 career kickoffs for 16,498 yards including 68 for 4,297 yards this season.
Starting punter throughout the 2025 season.
Totaled 35 punts for 1,614 yards including a long of 68 yards in 2025.
His 46.11 punt average is the best in a season in program history.
Has 10 50-plus yard punts and has placed 14 inside the 20-yard line, including 7 inside the 10.
Zane Durant · Sr. · DT · 6-1 · 294 · Lake Nona, Fla. · Lake Nona
Honorable Mention (Coaches & Media)
Picked up All-Big Ten honorable mention honors from the coaches and media in 2024 and the media in 2023.
Member of the Midseason Lombardi Award Watch List in 2025.
Named to the Bednarik Award, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Lombardi Trophy, Outland Trophy Watch Lists in 2025.
Earned Associated Press, CBS and the Athletic Preseason first team All-American laurels in addition to the Sporting News and Walter Camp Preseason All-America honors in 2025.
Has played in 54 games, making 38 starts, throughout his time in Happy Valley.
Totaled 89 tackles (49 solo), 22 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, one interception, one forced fumble and three pass breakups in four seasons.
Recorded first career interception against Nevada in season opener.
Had a career-best eight tackles against Northwestern, including a personal-best three for a loss.
A.J. Harris · Jr. · CB · 6-1 · 191 · Phenix City, Ala. · Central
Honorable Mention (Coaches & Media)
Earned All-Big Ten third team by the coaches and media in 2024.
Played in 34 games and started in 26 throughout three collegiate seasons.
Has 89 career tackles (56 solo), five tackles for loss, one interception, one forced fumble and six pass breakups throughout his collegiate career.
Had a fumble recovery against Nevada.
Tallied seven tackles against Oregon and four stops, including a tackle for loss, and a pass breakup at UCLA.
King Mack · Jr. · S · 5-10 · 193 · Miami, Fla. · St. Thomas Aquinas
Honorable Mention (Coaches & Media)
Appeared in 38 games and made six starts in his collegiate career.
Owns 73 tackles (34 solo), one tackle for loss, 0.5 sacks, an interception and three pass breakups in his career.
Tallied seven tackles and a pass breakup against FIU and UCLA.
Made first career interception against Indiana.
Had career-best nine tackles against Rutgers.
Zakee Wheatley · R-Sr. · S · 6-2 · 200 · Crofton, Md. · Archbishop Spalding
Honorable Mention (Coaches & Media)
Voted All-Big Ten honorable mention by the media in 2024.
Has played in 58 career games and started in 28 at Penn State.
Owns 223 career tackles (145 solo), six interceptions, five tackles for loss, three fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles, one sack and six pass breakups as a Nittany Lion.
Recorded six career games with 10-plus tackles.
Has posted 74 tackles, two tackles for loss, one interception, one fumble recovery, one pass breakup and three quarterback hits.
Audavion Collins · R-Jr. · CB · 5-11 · 180 · Covington, Ga. · Newton
Honorable Mention (Media)
Has appeared in 38 games and 12 starts.
Collected 74 tackles (32 solo), 2.5 tackles for loss, one sack, one fumble recovery, one interception and three pass breakups.
Had three tackles and a pass breakup at UCLA.
Recovered a fumble and posted six tackles against Northwestern.
Tallied four tackles and a tackle for loss at Iowa and five tackles and a tackle for loss at Ohio State.
Ryan Barker · R-So. · K · 6-2 · 202 · Landenberg, Pa. · Kennett
Honorable Mention (Coaches & Media)
Named All-Big Ten honorable mention by coaches and media in 2024.
Has appeared in 26 career games.
Ranks first all-time at Penn State with an 88.2 field goal percentage.
Sits seventh all-time at Penn State with a 97.8 extra point percentage.
Has converted 15-of-16 field goals, including four 40+ yard kicks, and 43-of-44 extra points this season.
Tyler Duzansky · R-Sr. · LS · 6-4 · 222 · Wheaton, Ill. · St. Francis Prep
Honorable Mention (Media)
Named to All-Big Ten third team by the media and honorable mention by the coaches in 2024.
Is a finalist for the Patrick Mannelly Award.
Has played in 49 career games, including 41 as Penn State’s primary long snapper.
Helped Gabe Nwosu to average 46.11 yards per punt, currently the best punt average in a season in PSU history.
Nicholas Singleton · Sr. · RB· 6-0 · 224 · Shillington, Pa. · Governor Mifflin
Honorable Mention (Coaches & Media – Return Specialist)
Earned All-Big Ten honorable mention from the coaches and the media as a return specialist in 2023 and 2024.
Appeared in 53 games and started in 29 throughout his career.
Has tallied 48 kick returns for 1,138 yards throughout his career, including seven for 145 yards in 2025.
Recorded three 20+ yard returns this season, including a long of 33 yards.
Holds the Penn State career record with 5,586 all-purpose yards, good for 12th in Big Ten history.
Penn State concluded the regular season with a 6-6 record and is eligible to make its 57th postseason appearance in a bowl game to be determined.
The 2025 Penn State Football season is presented by PSECU.
