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Five Nittany Lions earn freak athlete label on The Athletic's annual list

The 20th edition of The Athletic's Bruce Feldman's Freaks List released, and five Penn State football players made it into the 101-man list — one sneaking into the top 10.

According to Feldman, he composes his list based on information from coaches, schools, teammates, parents, NFL scouts, NFL Scouting Combine trainers and agents to sift out the strongest, fastest, and most physical players in the NCAA.

Here are the Nittany Lions that earned spots on the "College football Freaks List 2025":

Durant made Feldman's Freak List now three times, ranking 18th in 2024 and 38th in 2023.