For the past two seasons —some may even argue three, Penn State has had a clear deficiency at wide receiver. The Nittany Lions have gone from having a clear No. 1 and a handful of solid complementary options to a group where no one seems willing or able to take that clear No. 1 role. After the latest round of additions and subtractions via the transfer portal, the Lions find themselves hoping for the third time in as many seasons, that this crop of receivers is the right combination.
Enter Tyseer Denmark. With Harrison Wallace, III and Omari Evans off to greener pastures, and the presumption that Kyron Hudson and Devonte Ross are all but guaranteed a starting spot (don’t tell James Franklin I said that), it’s up to Denmark to lay his claim to the third starting role.
Denmark showed plenty of flashes last season, making the most of the time he saw the field in 2024. Fast forward to the spring, and all the chatter points to Denmark taking ownership of the expectations placed on him. Denmark plans to approach this season with an attitude of “pure dominance,” a mindset that could serve him well in a group that has severely lacked a true alpha for the past couple of years.
Penn State, of course, is still looking at all their available options —reports are that they’re hosting Syracuse transfer Trebor Peña, but Denmark has a chance to render all of that moot by becoming the type of player the Lions have desperately needed, and showing that sooner rather than later.