Nittany Lions in the NFL: Early March Mock Draft Round-Up

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 28: Drew Allar #QB02 of Penn State participates in a drill during the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 28, 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Draft sites used: ESPN, NFL Network, CBS Sports, Yahoo, PFF

Previous mock draft projections in italics

Drew Allar:

PFF: 93rd to Rams (Chadwick's March 9th mock)

Dani Dennis-Sutton:

PFF: 84th to Packers (Wasserman's February 23rd mock)

Olaivavega Ioane:

ESPN: 14th to Ravens* (Jordan Reid's March 5th mock), 22nd to Chargers (Kiper's February 24th mock. He had Vega 17th to the Lions in January)

NFL: 22nd to Chargers (Charles Davis' March 5th mock), 14th to Ravens (Bucky Brooks' February 24th mock)

CBS: 22nd to Chargers (Ryan Wilson's March 6th mock), 15th to Bucs (Mike Renner's February 24th mock)

Yahoo: 14th to Raiders via trade with Ravens (Tice and McDonald's March 6th mock), 22nd to Chargers (Tice and McDonald's February 19th mock)

PFF: 22nd to Chargers (Max Chadwick's March 9th mock)14th to Ravens (Dalton Wasserman's February 23rd mock)

Nicholas Singleton: 96th to Seahawks (Chadwick's March 9th mock)

PFF: 98th to Eagles (Wasserman's February 23rd mock)

Zakee Wheatley

ESPN: 57th to Bears (Red's March 5th mock)

PFF: 72nd to Bengals (Wasserman's February 23rd mock)

Kaytron Allen and Zane Durant still with no projections

*Note that the Ravens first round pick now belongs to the Raiders, so ESPN's projection of Ioane to the Ravens at 14 is impossible.*

General thoughts so far:

• The first of many third-round-to-Rams projections for Drew.

• Looks like Vega will head to LA?

• I really hope Jaquan Brisker re-signs with Chicago so he can team-up with Zakee (Both have solid ball skills and are decent tacklers). It doesn't look like that will happen, but one can dream.

• Don't worry, after the combine, I'm sure we'll see more projections for the rest of these guys.
  • Not going to lie, I really thought we would see more projections for Durant and Allen. Durant's performance at the combine was fantastic, so once multi-round mocks start coming out, more Nittany Lions will appear.

See you all in two weeks!