Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-0vs Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 0 tackles |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#18
Max Granville
Sophomore defensive end on Penn State's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 252 lb · Sugar Land, TX · Fort Bend Christian Academy
Returning to Penn State for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1 hurries
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: vs Marshall
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive end on Penn State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Penn State in 2024.
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
15own fans
19.8national conversation
Max Granville
Max Granville has been at Penn State through two head coaches in two seasons.
0 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
His career
2024
- Signed with Penn State4-star out of Fort Bend Christian Academy
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Penn State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
Penn State
Coaching transition mid-career: James Franklin → Matt Campbell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Penn State13-3HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning
2026Penn State2-0HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 0.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Campbell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Penn State | -- | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Penn State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Penn State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · Penn State
Returning around him
- 8 Penn State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -10 net (38 in / 48 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Penn State · Last season: 7-6 (AP #7) · Talent rank #26 · 2026 recruiting class #65
The defensive line · Penn State
- #19Yvan Kemajou5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #1Ikenna Ezeogu3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #92Siale Taupaki2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #91Armstrong Nnodim2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #18Max Granville1 game · 2026
15 more on the roster · Penn State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology