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Spring Ball Top Performers: Defensive Line

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Penn State's top performers series returns for another position-by-position look inside spring practice. For Nittany Lion associate head coach Sean Spencer, Penn State's defensive line is once again reloading following the departure of several veteran leaders.

"We have a model here, it's reload and we're not going to rebuild, we're going to reload," Spencer said. "It's a mindset that we try to create with the guys, it's the next man up mentality."

As Penn State head coach James Franklin noted in his midweek media session Wednesday, Penn State is in good position at defensive end, but has some progress to make when it comes to developing youth a defensive tackle.