Wheatley had a career-high seven tackles in PSU's win over UCLA on Saturday.
Penn State safety Zakee Wheatley and cornerback Cam Miller tackle UCLA wide receiver Kwazi Gilmer during the second quarter on Oct. 5, 2024. Joe Hermitt | [email protected] a perfect world, USC’s offense would have to worry about Penn safety Kevin Winston Jr. in Saturday afternoon’s Big Ten showdown at the LA Memorial Coliseum.In his absence, fourth-year safety Zakee Wheatley has emerged as a key player in the Lions’ defense. Wheatley had a career-high seven tackles in No.
“I think he’s playing really well,” Penn State coach James Franklin said Monday when asked about Wheatley.When the Lions use three safeties, expect to see Jaylen Reed, Wheatley and true freshman Dejuan Lane against USC .“I think you guys also know, I talk a lot about team defense,” Franklin said. “It’s the same way with safety sometimes, tackling. It’s a corner setting the edge on a screen where the lineman is coming to block them, and rather than running around the block. A lot of times, running around the block is the same as getting blocked, you’re still creating space, and the corner being able to set the edge, and the defensive end pursuing and the linebacker pursuing allows the safety to play fast and confident.
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