July 14, 2023 11: 35 pm ET
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Going into the 2023 football season, Nittany Lions Wire will be looking at each scholarship gamer noted on the Penn State lineup. Over the preseason, each profile will cover where the gamer is from, how recruiting sites ranked them coming out of high school, and what function they will play for James Franklin this season.
Continuing this effort is a appearance at a prospective starter on the offensive line, Drew Shelton. After filling in for the hurt Olu Fashanu in the last month of the 2022 season, Shelton might be lining up for a possible beginning task on the opposite end of the line this fall for the Nittany Lions. Here is a picture appearance at the young offending dealwith.
Preseason Player Profile
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Hometown: Downingtown, PA
Height: 6-5
Weight: 308
247Sports Composite Ranking
[4-stars] | [No. 3 in Pennsylvania] | [No. 12 overall offensive tackle]
Class of 2022
Class in 2023: Freshman
Penn State was quickly thoughtabout a bit of a preferred on the recruiting path for Drew Shelton in the Class of2022 With Shelton being amongst the premier hires from Pennsylvania, James Franklin and his personnel worked tough to make sure he didn’t leave the state.
Shelton dedicated to Penn State in September 2020, although he did go on to get an deal from Florida State and made an authorities see to Florida priorto finalizing with Penn State in the early finalizing duration for the Class of 2022.
Career Stats
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Drew Shelton lost no time getting included on the offensive line in a considerable function. Shelton appeared in 7 videogames and was tossed into the beginning function for 5 videogames last season to fill some enormous shoes due to the injury to Olu Fashanu. Shelton closed out the year beginning every videogame in the month of November and then the Rose Bowl versus Utah last season.
Depth Chart Overview
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With Olu Fashanu coming back for another season with the Nittany Lions rather than heading off to the NFL, Shelton might still be a starter on the line. But it would come on the opposite side at right takeon rather of the left takeon position anchored by Fashanu this season.
Shelton might still be the leading backup choice behind Fashanu if essential, however he might be in the mix for a beginning task at right takeon. Caedan Wallace is the other leading choice for the right takeon position heading into the fall. Shelton’s experience on the playing field as a starter last year must aid him grow and findout to be a muchbetter choice than he would haveactually been a year earlier.
Penn State likewise has other stud backup choices in the making with freshmen Alex Birchmeier and J’ven Williams signingupwith the program in the Class of2023 A year from now, Shelton might be fig