Only Yvan Kemajou Until Penn State Football
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Yvan Kemajou enters his sophomore season as one of the most experienced pieces of Penn State’s retooled EDGE room. The 6’3″, 254-pound Maryland native was a four-star recruit out of Paint Branch High School in Burtonsville, ranked the No. 188 overall prospect and No. 21 defensive lineman nationally, with a senior season that included 40 tackles, 5 sacks, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery. He totaled 12.5 sacks across his final two prep seasons.
As a true freshman in 2025, Kemajou got thrown into the fire earlier than expected due to injuries in the defensive end room. He played 238 total snaps, finishing fourth on the team with five tackles for loss, adding 1.5 sacks and 10 pressures per Pro Football Focus. His role expanded significantly after Franklin’s involuntary departure, averaging just 10 snaps a game early on before jumping to roughly 26 per game down the stretch, capped by a 41-snap start in the Pinstripe Bowl. Head coach Matt Campbell called his ability “as high as anybody we’ve coached,” and he’s now viewed as a foundational piece of the defense heading into 2026.
Chaz Coleman may have gotten all the headlines last season, but Kemajou was just as instrumental a player as the former was, and, alongside Max Granville (foreshadowing!), will pose to keep the Penn State EDGE tradition going.
19 days!
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