1. Keyvone Lee
Starting the obvious with this, but I’m not sure how anyone could have watched yesterday and not felt good about how well the true freshmen skill position’ers — specifically running back Keyvone Lee but also wide receiver Parker Washington — are playing.
Coming into the year, Lee was fourth or fifth on the depth chart, so his rise specifically was unforeseen — and certainly not one Penn State had hoped for. That’s nothing against Lee, but I am sure that the Nittany Lions would not have preferred to lose both Journey Brown and Noah Cain for the entirety of the season (and in the case of Brown, for his career).