Durant and Ioane also made the Outland Trophy watchlist.
Penn State starts the season three spots ahead of where they finished 2024.
Bang joins the Nittany Lions after playing professionally last season in Denmark.
Penn State's newest face on defense, Amare Campbell, is set to take on the mike linebacker role.
Saunders was also sidelined in 2024 due to injury.
Parsons has played with the Cowboys for the past four seasons.