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Kevin Givens becomes fourth PSU player to declare for NFL Draft

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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The news continues to pour out of Happy Valley on Wednesday.

A fourth Penn State player has declared for the NFL Draft, this time it’s defensive tackle Kevin Givens. He just completed his third year with the Nittany Lions and was a force along the defensive line.

Givens rounded out the 2018 campaign with 33 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss and five sacks. He totaled four stops and two tackles for loss in the season finale against Kentucky.

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Givens played in 39 career games for the Nittany Lions. He totaled 82 tackles, 21.5 stops for loss and 13 sacks in three seasons in Happy Valley.

He posted single-season highs in all three categories this season.

Givens joins fellow defensive lineman Shareef Miller and offensive linemen Ryan Bates and Connor McGovern to announce to declare for the NFL Draft. All four players announced on Wednesday.

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB