Sorting out Penn State's depth at cornerback

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State cornerback’s coach Terry Smith has no shortage of young defensive backs. 

Four-star freshmen John Reid and Garrett Taylor are competing for an opportunity to see the field, along with redshirt freshmen Amani Oruwariye and Daquan Worley. Add sophomore Christian Campbell, the team’s projected third cornerback, along with penciled in starters in senior Trevor Williams and sophomore Grant Haley and figuring out what the pecking order is will continue to unfold during camp. 

I outlined Reid’s path to Penn State on Tuesday and Wednesday wrote about the team’s nickel and dime defense as part of my notebook. There are also items in the notebook on RB Akeel Lynch and those behind him, wide receivers Juwan Johnson and Irvin Charles and a few others. Also, my practice observations from Wednesday’s 10-minute period that was open to the media can be found here as well.

Smith was the assistant coach made available this week and shed light on the battle for the third, fourth and fifth cornerback spot in the video below.   

Audrey Snyder: asnyder@post-gazette.com and Twitter: @audsnyder4