Penn State Football Week 4 injury report: Update on Andrew Rappleyea, KJ Winston and more
The Penn State Nittany Lions will host Kent State on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET. Penn State is coming off an open week as the Nittany Lions are off to a 2-0 start.
However, the Nittany Lions already have plenty of injuries, which is a concern for the team. Heading into Week 4, here is an update on Penn State's injury report.
Penn State Football Week 4 injury report
Penn State has four key players on the injury report, which is a concern to coach James Franklin.
"We've had more bumps and bruises this year than we've had in the last couple years," Franklin said, via SI. "Three years ago [during the 2021 season] we we had a decent spike in some bumps and bruises, and we've got that right now. So we've got to develop depth. That's going to be really, really important for us moving forward."
Andrew Rappleyea, TE
Penn State tight end Andrew Rappleyea has been ruled out of Saturday's game against Kent State with an undisclosed injury.
The freshman Rappleyea appeared in the game against West Virginia but did miss Week 2.
KJ Winston, S
Starting safety KJ Winston is out for Penn State's Week 4 game and with a long-term injury, according to Franklin.
“We’re going to have to develop, you know, a few more guys, especially, you know, hopefully we’ll see timing wise how this whole thing will play out,” said Franklin, via ABC27.
Winston had 12 tackles and forced a fumble in their season-opening win against West Virginia, but got injured in the first quarter against Bowling Green.
Zuriah Fisher, DE
Zuriah Fisher is questionable to play in Week 4 with an undisclosed injury.
The senior defensive end has yet to play in a game this season, due to injury. in 2023, he recorded 17 tackles and 3.5 sacks.
Peter Gonzalez, WR
Peter Gonzalez is questionable to play against Kent State with an undisclosed injury.
Gonzalez is a freshman receiver who has yet to appear in any game action due to injury. He was a three-star recruit in the class of 2023.