Nittany Lions in the NFL: Mid/Late March Mock Draft Round-Up

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - FEBRUARY 26: Dani Dennis-Sutton of the Penn State Nittany Lions participates in a drill during the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 26, 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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

Previous mock draft projections in italics

Drew Allar:

PFF: 65th to Cardinals (McGuinness' March 16th mock), 93rd to Rams (Chadwick's March 9th mock)

Dani Dennis-Sutton:

CBS: 55th to Chargers (Edwards' March 13th mock)

PFF: 57th to Bears (McGuinness' March 16th mock), 84th to Packers (Wasserman's February 23rd mock)

Olaivavega Ioane:

ESPN: 21st to Steelers (Kiper's March 17th mock),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 (Daniel Jeremiah's March 17th mock), 22nd to Chargers (Charles Davis' March 5th mock), 14th to Ravens (Bucky Brooks' February 24th mock)

CBS: 14th to Ravens (Josh Edwards' March 13th mock),22nd to Chargers (Ryan Wilson's March 6th mock), 15th to Bucs (Mike Renner's February 24th mock)

Yahoo: 16th to Jets via Colts(Tice and McDonald's March 18th mock),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: 21st to Steelers (Gordon McGuinness' March 16th mock), 22nd to Chargers (Max Chadwick's March 9th mock)14th to Ravens (Dalton Wasserman's February 23rd mock)

Nicholas Singleton:

PFF: 96th to Seahawks (Chadwick's March 9th mock), 98th to Eagles (Wasserman's February 23rd mock)

Zakee Wheatley

CBS: 56th to Jaguars (Edwards' March 13th mock)

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

PFF: 76th to Steelers (McGuinness' March 16th mock), 72nd to Bengals (Wasserman's February 23rd mock)

Kaytron Allen and Zane Durant still with no projections

General thoughts so far:

• Vega to the Steelers would make a nice little stronghold of former Nittany Lions after Jaquan Brisker signed there last week.

• Conversely, Vega and Olu on the same OL would be crazy...

• Nice to see DDS rising in the projections

• Finally we see a third round mock for Drew. Not surprised it's Arizona after Kyler Murray was released.

• Don't really get Zakee to Pittsburgh after the Brisker signing, but I wouldn't be mad. I believe McGuinness did post his mock before Brisker signed, so we'll see if that projection changes next time.

See you all in two weeks!