Wyomissing product Caleb Brewer makes weighty adjustments at Penn State

When Caleb Brewer enrolled at Penn State last year, he knew he would have major adjustments to make.

He understood there would be new blocking techniques, stiff competition from new teammates and academic responsibilities.

Brewer also knew he had to add weight to his 6-4 frame to be an offensive lineman in the Big Ten, but he didn’t know exactly how much.

Since his May arrival in Happy Valley, he estimates he’s put on 60 to 65 pounds and is now 310.

“I drank a lot of chocolate milk and ate a lot of eggs and meat,” Brewer said earlier this week. “I feel a little slower, but I didn’t gain a lot of fat. I feel good. I still have to be heavier. I’m on the gainer list.”

A former Wyomissing standout and a three-star prospect, Brewer didn’t see game action during the 2024 season but he did gain valuable experience and repetitions when Penn State reached the Big Ten championship game and the College Football Playoff semifinals.

The Nittany Lions played 16 games and practiced until their 27-24 loss to Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 9.

Wyomissing’s Caleb Brewer (44) throws a block against Lampeter-Strasburg during his high school playing days. Brewer is now a freshman at Penn State. (Bill Unrich/Reading Eagle)

“It gave me a lot more work because we practiced an extra four weeks or something like that,” he said. “That’s way more than a lot of other teams. We had a lot more time to develop and more practice experience, so that was great.”

Brewer has received advice from fellow Wyomissing grad and offensive lineman J’ven Williams, who played in every game this past season, mostly on special teams.

“It was definitely helpful to have J’ven here, especially when I was coming in,” Brewer said. “He told me everything I needed to know before I got here. It was nice having someone I knew on the…

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Publish date : 2025-02-13 04:52:00

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