Previewing the 2026 season for Penn State DL Ikenna Ezeogu

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Penn State football will have a completely overhauled roster to get to know in 2026 under new head coach Matt Campbell. Following one of the most active offseasons in recent memory for Penn State with a flurry of activity in the transfer portal, fans will have a lot of catching up to do in getting to know this year’s Penn State roster. Fortunately, not every face will be brand new to fans. Regardless, we will be here to give you a fresh overview of every player on the roster for the 2026 season with a series of player profiles.

From all of the returning players, a long list of new faces from the transfer portal, and incoming recruits from the Class of 2026, we will have you covered with this year’s player profiles for the Penn State roster. Here is a quick look at defensive lineman Ikenna Ezeogu for the 2026 season.

Preseason Player Profile

  • Hometown: Blue Springs, Missouri
  • Height: 6-5
  • Weight: 273
  • Class in 2026: Redshirt Senior

Recruiting Rankings

Class of 2022: Composite 3-star recruit, No. 48 edge rusher per 247Sports

Ikenna Ezeogu was a three-star recruit in Iowa State‘s Class of 2022 under head coach Matt Campbell. The Missouri native committed to Iowa State over offers from Arizona State and Illinois, among others including Big Ten offers from Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Wisconsin.

Penn State was not among the schools noted to be showing any recruiting interest in Ezeogu in the 2022 recruiting cycle. But when Campbell left Iowa State for Penn State, Ezeogu was one of the key transfers to make the decision to follow the coach to Happy Valley. 247Sports rated Ezeogu as a three-star transfer player in the transfer window for the Class of 2026.

Career Stats

Ikenna Ezeogu started in 11 games for Iowa State in the 2025 season, his first season as a trusted starter for the Cyclones. In those 11 starts, Ezeogu recorded 25 tackles with 3 TFL and 1 sack. Ezeogu played in 14 games with 1 start in the 2024 season and appeared in 13 games in the 2023 season for Iowa State.

Depth Chart Overview

Ikenna Ezeogu will be one of the key transfers coming over to Penn State from Iowa State that will be filling a key role right away. Whether he is a starter or not remains to be seen, although the starting experience he brings from Iowa State under Matt Campbell may help his case to be at the top of the depth chart for the Penn State defensive line. Regardless, expect him to flourish at Penn State and play a pivotal role on the field off the edge. Penn State’s edge position will also feature Max Granville and Yvan Kemajou, and Alexander McPherson and LaVar Arrington II are two other players to keep an eye on.

Random Fact

Ikenna Ezeogu was a three-time all-state high school basketball player in Missouri.

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