Who Are Penn State's Best Offensive Players?
Who Are Penn State's Best Offensive Players?  
Podcast: BWI Live: A Penn State football podcast from Blue White Illustrated
Published On: Tue May 26 2026
Description: Penn State football enters the summer with a reasonably strong indication of where the roster stands after a good month and a half of practice during the spring. Now, the staff will sit down and review what they learned about the team over that timeframe to build the offense around its best players. We also learned this spring that the staff routinely ranks the best players on the offensive side of the ball to remind the group of who they should be building around.  Today, we’ll do the same thing. We’re ranking the five best Penn State offensive players, regardless of position. We’ll also discuss some of the contentious positions on the roster where there’s a disconnect between the internal and external perception of reality. Finally, we’ll take your questions on the BWI Mailbag! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:51 - Why Penn State's Staff Actually Ranks Their Own Players 00:03:38 - Top 5 Penn State Offensive Players: The List Begins 00:05:57 - #5: Malachi Goodman — Bold Pick or Too Early? 00:07:25 - The Brock Riker Debate: Should He Be on the List? 00:09:09 - Does "Most Talented" Actually Mean "Best"? 00:12:17 - Why Two Offensive Linemen Are in the Top Five 00:15:20 - Does Matt Campbell's Staff Grade on a Curve? 00:19:05 - Sponsor: Antifragile Brewing Company 00:22:17 - #4: Chase Sowell — Ceiling Pick or Consistency Question? 00:30:00 - #3: Rocco Becht — The Accuracy Debate 00:38:07 - #1 & #2: Anthony Donkoh & Ben Bramher Revealed 00:42:41 - The Tight End Room: Bramher vs. Burkle vs. Rappleyea 00:54:34 - Who Gets the Ball in a Must-Have-It Situation? 00:58:39 - Mailbag: Could Penn State Have Kept Its Top Targets? 01:01:55 - NIL Reality Check: Penn State's Budget vs. The Big Spenders 01:05:13 - Pat Kraft's "Elite Resources" Promise vs. Reality 01:08:11 - Final Thoughts & Tomorrow's Show Preview  Subscribe to Blue White Illustrated on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3KzEcqK Check out the site too! - https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/join/ Get 20% off and free shipping at Fanatics with our affiliate link: https://fanatics.93n6tx.net/OeZg2z Use Code BWI20 to get 20 percent off Rhoback’s Gameday Collection: https://rhoback.com/collections/pennsylvania-state-university-licensed-collection Want breaking news like this delivered straight to your inbox for FREE? Sign up today for the BWI breaking newsletter! You’ll also get daily updates with the top headlines of the day five times a week. Click here to sign-up! https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/newsletter/join/ #PennState  #NittanyLions   JOIN Blue White Illustrated: https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/join/?plan=annual SUBSCRIBE to Blue White Illustrated on YouTube and enable alerts - new highlights and videos uploaded regularly: https://www.youtube.com/c/bluewhiteillustratedvideo?sub_confirmation Bookmark our homepage: https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/ Subscribe to BWI Magazine and Newsletters:  https://bluewhiteonline.com  Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BlueWhiteIllustrated/ Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/PennStateOn3 Music and SFX from Zapsplat.com  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.