Penn State removes defensive end Jordan Mayer from roster

Penn State defensive end Jordan Mayer is no longer with the football program after his name disappeared from the team’s 2026 online roster. (statecollege.com) (gopsusports.com) A Penn State spokesperson told Lions247 that Mayer had not been with the team since early last week. He was also absent from the roster distributed for Saturday’s Blue-White Practice at Beaver Stadium. (usatoday.com) (247sports.com) The reason for Mayer’s departure has not been made public. On3 reported it was unclear when he left the program and why. (on3.com) Mayer was a former three-star recruit from Wisconsin who arrived at Penn State in the 2024 class. On Penn State’s spring roster, he was listed at 6-foot-4 and 226 pounds. (247sports.com) He appeared in 15 games in 2024, mostly on special teams, and was credited with 1.5 sacks. Those sacks came as one full sack against Maryland and a half-sack against Washington. (247sports.com) Mayer did not appear in a game during the 2025 season. Onward State reported he was listed as out on the Big Ten availability report for all 13 games. (onwardstate.com) His exit leaves Penn State down one edge defender after spring practice, with the roster already moving into the post-spring evaluation period. The official 2026 roster still lists Max Granville among the defensive ends, but Mayer is no longer there. (gopsusports.com) (statecollege.com) Because the spring transfer portal window has already closed, On3 noted Mayer would not be able to enter the portal and play elsewhere in 2026 at this point. (on3.com) For Penn State, the immediate change is simple: a rotational defensive end who played in 2024 and missed 2025 is now off the roster heading into the summer. (statecollege.com) (247sports.com)