Former Penn State wrestler Braeden Davis was not listed on the team’s initial 2026-27 roster, which was revealed Wednesday after a long delay.

Davis, who competed at 141 pounds for the Nittany Lions in 2025-26, was not mentioned as a potential option at either 133 or 141 pounds by head coach Cael Sanderson on Tuesday. Sanderson was asked point-blank about Davis, but focused on other wrestlers.

The plan for the 2026-27 season is Masanosuke Ono and Nate Desmond at 133 and Marcus Blaze at 141, according to Sanderson.

A three-year starter for the Nittany Lions, Davis won a Big Ten title at 125 pounds in 2023-24, but failed to make the podium in that year’s NCAA Championships.

He finished fifth at the NCAA Championships in 2025 after bumping up to 133 and planned to redshirt in 2025-26 until a season-ending injury to Aaron Nagao in December prompted him into the lineup at 141. At the heavier weight, he qualified for the NCAA Championships, but went 2-2.

Though it is still unclear if this is the end of his time with Penn State, Davis holds an overall record of 52-18 and a 36.6% bonus rate.

In March 2025, he was charged with three misdemeanor counts of resisting arrest and public drunkenness, among others, after leaving the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity house in March 2025 with a blood alcohol content of 0.225%.

He completed a diversionary program in June.

Penn State did not reply to a request for comment by the time of publication.

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