Previewing the 2025 season for Penn State DE Bobby Mears with his player profile
Previewing the 2025 season for Penn State DE Bobby Mears with his player profile
Going into the 2025 football season, Nittany Lions Wire will examine each player listed on the Penn State roster. Over the preseason, each profile will cover the player's background, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and what role they will play for James Franklin this season.
Walk-on defensive end Bobby Mears enters his third season at Penn State having no prior playing experience. He redshirted his first year on campus while earning a pair of Developmental Squad Defensive Player of the Week honors. Here's a brief outlook for Mears entering the 2025 season.
Preseason Player Profile
Hometown: West Chester, Pennsylvania
Height: 6-4
Weight: 258 lb
Class in 2025: Redshirt sophomore
Recruiting Rankings
Class of 2023: Unranked
Mears wasn't ranked by any recruiting services out of Malvern Prep High School.
Depth Chart Overview
Though Abdul Carter, Amin Vanover, Smith Vilbert and Joseph Mupoyi all departed from the room this offseason, there's still plenty of talent vying for playing time headed into 2025. Dani Dennis-Sutton, Zuriah Fisher, Max Granville and Jaylen Harvey are favored to comprise the two-deep next season, leaving little room for players like Mears to see the field. It's possible he becomes a contributor on special teams.
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