PJ Mustipher: DT · Penn State · #97.
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PJ Mustipher
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Fifth year in the same defensive front at Penn State. A game that shows it: 8 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Northwestern — Week 5, 2022.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Penn State | 33 | 17 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2021 | Penn State | 21 | 16 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2020 | Penn State | 35 | 13 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2019 | Penn State | 37 | 14 | 4.5 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2018 | Penn State | 14 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 140 | 67 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-31@ Purdue | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-12@ Auburn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 33-14vs Central Michigan | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 17-7vs Northwestern | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 17-41@ No. 5 Michigan | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 31-44vs No. 2 Ohio State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 45-14@ Indiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 30-0vs Maryland | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 55-10@ Rutgers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 35-16vs Michigan State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 17 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
2%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
3%1 hurry33 tackles · 0.5 for loss.
5 seasons under James Franklin — 42-19 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Pass share
46.9%
422 pass / 477 run
Plays / game
69.2
13 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
451 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #262 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Penn State, 140 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 46 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
1 coachPlayed every college season under James Franklin.
