Ken Talley
Defensive Line | 6-3 | 256 | Philadelphia, Pa. | Northeast HS / Penn State / Michigan State
At Michigan State
2024 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in 10 games …Totaled six tackles, including 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks, on the year … Credited with two quarterback hurries … Began the season with a tackle, including 0.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks, and two quarterback hurries against FAU (Aug. 30) … Finished with three total tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss, at Maryland (Sept. 7) … Recorded a sack against Prairie View A&M (Sept. 14) … Closed out the regular season with a tackle against Rutgers (Nov. 30).
2023 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in five games … Recorded five tackles with 1.0 tackles for loss … Had one tackle vs. Penn State (Nov. 24) at Ford Field . . . Posted a career-high three tackles, including the first tackle for loss of his career, at Ohio State (Nov. 11) … Saw defensive and special teams action in Maryland (Sept. 23), Richmond (Sept. 9) and Central Michigan (Sept. 1) games, making one tackle in Richmond game.
At Penn State
2022 (Freshman): Redshirt season … Did not play in any games.
High School: Consensus four-star prospect (247Sports, ESPN, Rivals) … Named to the Rivals250 (No. 210) and the ESPN300 (No. 300) as one of the top overall players in the nation … Ranked one of the best prospects in the state of Pennsylvania in the Class of 2022 by Rivals (No. 5), ESPN (No. 9), 247Sports (No. 11) and On3 (No. 15) … Listed among the top defensive ends in the country by Rivals (No. 15), ESPN (No. 27) and 247Sports (No. 29) … Attended Northeast High School in Philadelphia, Pa. … Recorded 95 tackles, including 20 TFLs, 12 sacks and 11 QB hurries as a senior in 2021 … Was a first-team all-state selection in Class 6A as a linebacker by the Pennsylvania Football Writers … Named to the 2021 MaxPreps All-Great Lakes Team (third team).
