UCLA vs. Penn State projected starting lineup and depth chart for Week 6 | 2025 college football season

The UCLA Bruins (0-4) will square off against the No. 7 Penn State Nittany Lions (3-1) in Week 6 of the 2025 college football season on Saturday. The game will kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET from the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California.

Ahead of the UCLA vs. Penn State game, here's a look at the projected lineups for both teams.

UCLA vs. Penn State projected starting lineup for Week 6

UCLA projected starting lineup

Here's a look at UCLA's projected starters on offense vs. Penn State:

Offense Position	Starter / First-team Player	Jersey No.
QB	Nico Iamaleava	9
RB	Jalen Berger	0
WR-X	Kwazi Gilmer	3
WR-Z	Titus Mokiao-Atimalala	2
WR-SL	Mikey Matthews	7
TE-Y	Jack Pedersen	28
LT	Courtland Ford	77
LG	Eugene Brooks	55
C	Sam Yoon	64
RG	Julian Armella	74
RT	Garrett DiGiorgio	72

Here's a look at UCLA's projected starters on defense vs. Penn State:

Position	Starter	Jersey No.
LDE	Anthony Jones	15
NT	Gary Smith III	58
DT	Keanu Williams	99
RDE	Jacob Busic	97
WLB	Jalen Woods	9
MLB	JonJon Vaughns	6
SLB	Isaiah Chisom	32
LCB	Robert Stafford III	3
SS	Cole Martin	21
FS	Key Lawrence	4
RCB	Rodrick Pleasant	18
NB	Kanye Clark	1

Here's a look at UCLA's projected starters on special teams vs. Penn State:

Special Teams Unit	Starter / First-team Player	Jersey No.
Punter (PT)	Will Karoll	49
Place Kicker (PK)	Mateen Bhaghani	94
Kickoff (KO)	Mateen Bhaghani	94
Long Snapper (LS)	Salem Abdul-Wahab	50
Holder (H)	Will Karoll	49
Punt Returner (PR)	Mikey Matthews	7
Kick Returner (KR)	Jadyn Marshall	18

Penn State projected starting lineup

Here's a look at Penn State's projected starters on offense vs. UCLA:

Position	Starter	Jersey No.
WR-X	Kyron Hudson	1
WR-Z	Devonte Ross	5
WR-Slot (WR-SL)	Trebor Peña	8
LT	Drew Shelton	66
LG	Olaivavega Ioane	71
C	Nick Dawkins	53
RG	Anthony Donkoh	68
RT	Nolan Rucci	72
TE	Khalil Dinkins	16
QB	Drew Allar	15
RB	Nicholas Singleton	10

Here's a look at Penn State's projected starters on defense vs. UCLA:

Position	Starter	Jersey No.
LDE	Dani Dennis-Sutton	33
LDT	Zane Durant	28
RDT	Alonzo Ford Jr.	50
RDE	Zuriah Fisher	36
WLB	Tony Rojas	13
MLB	Amare Campbell	24
LCB	A.J. Harris	4
SS	Zakee Wheatley	6
FS	Dejuan Lane	10
RCB	Audavion Collins	2
NB	Zion Tracy	7

Here's a look at Penn State's projected starters on special teams vs. UCLA:

Special Teams Role	Primary Starter	Jersey No.
Punter (PT)	Riley Thompson	14
Place Kicker (PK)	Ryan Barker	94
Kickoff (KO)	Gabriel Nwosu	99
Long Snapper (LS)	Tyler Duzansky	48
Holder (H)	Riley Thompson	14
Punt Returner (PR)	Trebor Peña	8
Kick Returner (KR)	King Mack	16

UCLA vs. Penn State depth chart for Week 6

UCLA depth chart

Here's a look at UCLA's depth chart for its offense:

Position	1st Team	2nd Team	3rd Team	4th / 5th
WR-X	Kwazi Gilmer (No. 3)	Ezavier Staples (No. 4)	—	—
WR-Z	Titus Mokiao-Atimalala (No. 2)	Carter Shaw (No. 14)	—	—
WR-Slot (WR-SL)	Mikey Matthews (No. 7)	Jaedon Wilson (No. 11)	—	—
LT	Courtland Ford (No. 77)	Reuben Unije (No. 71)	Jaylan Jeffers (No. 58)	—
LG	Eugene Brooks (No. 55)	Tautai Li’o Marks (No. 73)	—	—
C	Sam Yoon (No. 64)	Oluwafunto Akinshilo (No. 69)	Caleb Walker (No. 70)	—
RG	Julian Armella (No. 74)	Noah Pulealii (No. 68)	—	—
RT	Garrett DiGiorgio (No. 72)	K.D. Arnold (No. 63)	Mark Schroller (No. 75)	—
TE-Y	Jack Pedersen (No. 28)	Hudson Habermehl (No. 81)	Noah Fox-Flores (No. 82)	—
QB	Nico Iamaleava (No. 9)	Pierce Clarkson (No. 15)	Luke Duncan (No. 12)	Madden Iamaleava (No. 10)
RB	Jalen Berger (No. 0)	Anthony Woods (No. 6)	Jaivian Thomas (No. 21)	Anthony Frias II (No. 22)

Here's a look at UCLA's depth chart for its defense:

Position	1st Team	2nd Team	3rd / Others
Left Defensive End (LDE)	Anthony Jones (#15)	Nico Davillier (#11)	—
Nose Tackle (NT)	Gary Smith III (#58)	—	—
Defensive Tackle (DT)	Keanu Williams (#99)	—	—
Right Defensive End (RDE)	Jacob Busic (#97)	—	—
Weakside Linebacker (WLB)	Jalen Woods (#9)	—	—
Middle Linebacker (MLB)	JonJon Vaughns (#6)	Ben Perry (#10)	—
Strongside Linebacker (SLB)	Isaiah Chisom (#32)	—	—
Left Cornerback (LCB)	Robert Stafford III (#3)	—	—
Right Cornerback (RCB)	Rodrick Pleasant (#18)	—	—
Strong Safety (SS)	Cole Martin (#21)	Aaron Williams (#7)	—
Free Safety (FS)	Key Lawrence (#4)	—	—
Nickel Back (NB)	Kanye Clark (#1)	—	—

Here's a look at UCLA's depth chart for its special teams:

Special Teams Role	Primary / 1st Team	Backup(s) / 2nd & 3rd Team
Punter (PT)	Will Karoll, #49	Lennox Miller, #97
Place Kicker (PK)	Mateen Bhaghani, #94	Cash Peterman, #35
Kickoff (KO)	Mateen Bhaghani, #94	Cash Peterman, #35
Long Snapper (LS)	Salem Abdul-Wahab, #50	Morrow Evans, #41
Holder (H)	Will Karoll, #49	Lennox Miller, #97
Punt Returner (PR)	Mikey Matthews, #7	—
Kick Returner (KR)	Jadyn Marshall, #18	—

Penn State depth chart

Here's a look at Penn State's depth chart for its offense:

Pos	Starter	No.	Player 2	No.	Player 3	No.	Player 4	No.	Player 5	No.
WR-X	Hudson, Kyron RS SR/TR	1	Howard, Koby FR	3	—	—	—	—	—	—
WR-Z	Ross, Devonte SR/TR	5	Clifford, Liam RS SR	2	Enterline, Aaron RS FR	86	—	—	—	—
WR-SL	Peña, Trebor RS SR/TR	8	Denmark, Tyseer RS FR	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
LT	Shelton, Drew SR	66	Aliciene, Owen FR	77	Williams, J'ven RS SO	74	—	—	—	—
LG	Ioane, Olaivavega RS JR	71	Shanahan Jr., TJ RS SO/TR	54	Onoh, Chimdy RS SO	55	—	—	—	—
C	Dawkins, Nick RS SR	53	Rulli, Dominic RS JR	52	—	—	—	—	—	—
RG	Donkoh, Anthony RS SO	68	Cousins, Cooper SO	50	Birchmeier, Alex RS SO	63	—	—	—	—
RT	Rucci, Nolan RS SR/TR	72	Sexton, Garrett RS FR	70	—	—	—	—	—	—
TE	Dinkins, Khalil RS SR	16	Reynolds, Luke SO	85	Rappleyea, Andrew RS SO	87	Furmanek, Finn RS SO	89	Schlaffer, Joey RS SO	18
QB	Allar, Drew SR	15	Grunkemeyer, Ethan RS FR	17	Smolik, Jaxon RS SO	14	—	—	—	—
RB	Singleton, Nicholas SR	10	Allen, Kaytron SR	13	Wallace, Cam RS SO	26	Smith, Corey RS FR	24	—	—

Here's a look at Penn State's depth chart for its defense:

Pos	Starter	No.	Player 2	No.	Player 3	No.	Player 4	No.	Player 5	No.
LDE	Dennis-Sutton, Dani SR	33	Coleman, Chaz FR	19	Williams, Mylachi RS FR	20	Mears, Bobby RS SO	93	—	—
LDT	Durant, Zane SR	28	Blanding, Ty RS SO	39	White, Enai RS JR/TR	45	Adirika, Randy FR	52	—	—
RDT	Ford Jr., Alonzo RS SR/TR	50	Gilliam, Xavier RS FR	54	Wafle, Owen RS FR/TR	34	Andrews, Liam RS FR	90	Cook, De'Andre RS FR	94
RDE	Fisher, Zuriah RS SR	36	Harvey, Jaylen RS FR	44	Kemajou, Yvan FR	99	—	—	—	—
WLB	Rojas, Tony JR	13	Wylie, Keon RS JR	32	Speca, Anthony SO	40	—	—	—	—
MLB	Campbell, Amare JR/TR	24	DeLuca, Dominic RS SR	0	Nelson, DaKaari RS SO	8	—	—	—	—
LCB	Harris, A.J. JR/TR	4	Washington II, Elliot JR	9	Armstead, Tyler RS FR	35	—	—	—	—
SS	Wheatley, Zakee RS SR	6	Toure, Vaboue RS FR	21	Payne Jr., Lamont RS SO	27	—	—	—	—
FS	Lane, Dejuan SO	10	Belgrave-Shorter, Antoine RS FR	3	Mack, King JR/TR	16	—	—	—	—
RCB	Collins, Audavion RS JR/TR	2	Dixson, Daryus FR	5	Joseph, Jahmir FR	23	—	—	—	—
NB	Tracy, Zion JR	7	Woseley Jr., Kenny RS FR	17	Dinkins, Kolin RS JR	31	—	—	—	—

Here's a look at Penn State's depth chart for its special teams:

Pos	Starter	No.	Player 2	No.	Player 3	No.	Player 4	No.	Player 5	No.
PT	Thompson, Riley SR/TR	14	Nwosu, Gabriel RS SR	99	—	—	—	—	—	—
PK	Barker, Ryan RS SO	94	Parker, Matthew FR	98	—	—	—	—	—	—
KO	Nwosu, Gabriel RS SR	99	Parker, Matthew FR	98	—	—	—	—	—	—
LS	Duzansky, Tyler RS SR	48	Sokach-Minnick, Blaise RS JR	35	Dufault, Andrew RS FR	92	—	—	—	—
H	Thompson, Riley SR/TR	14	Nwosu, Gabriel RS SR	99	—	—	—	—	—	—
PR	Peña, Trebor RS SR/TR	8	Denmark, Tyseer RS FR	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
KR	Mack, King JR/TR	16	Singleton, Nicholas SR	10	—	—	—	—	—	—

How to watch UCLA vs. Penn State? TV channel and live stream details for Week 6 clash

The UCLA vs. Penn State game will be broadcast live on CBS. Fans can also live stream the contest on Fubo or Paramount+.