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

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 28: Kaytron Allen #RB01 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 : ESPN: 85th to Steelers (Kiper, Miller, Reid, and Yates’ April 2nd mock) NFL: 157th to Rams (Reuter’s April 3rd mock) CBS: 140th to Jets (Edwards’ A[ril 2nd mock) PFF: 65th to Cardinals (McGuinness’ March 16th mock) , 93rd to Rams (Chadwick’s March 9th mock) Kaytron Allen: NFL: 90th to Dolphins (Reuter’s April 3rd mock) CBS: 212th to Patriots (Edwards’ April 2nd mock) Dani Dennis-Sutton : ESPN: 57th to Bears (Kiper, Miller, Reid, and Yates’ April 2nd mock) NFL: 59th to Texans (Reuter’s April 3rd mock) CBS: 52nd to Packers (Edwards’ April 2nd mock), 55th to Chargers (Edwards’ March 13th mock) PFF: 57th to Bears (McGuinness’ March 16th mock) , 84th to Packers (Wasserman’s February 23rd mock) Zane Durant: NFL: 137th to Eagles (Reuter’s April 3rd mock) CBS: 134th to Raiders (Edwards’ April 2nd mock) Olaivavega Ioane : ESPN: 21st to Steelers (Kiper, Matt Miller, Jordan Reid, and Field Yates’ April 2nd mock) , 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: 14th to Ravens (Chad Reuter’s April 3rd mock), 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: 15th to Bucs (Josh Edwards’ April 2nd mock) , 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 April 1st mock) , 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) Nolan Rucci : CBS: 182nd to Bills (Edwards’ April 2nd mock) Drew Shelton: CBS: 120th to Packers (Edwards’ April 2nd mock) Nicholas Singleton : NFL: 124th to Jaguars (Reuter’s April 3rd mock) CBS: 146th to Browns (Edwards’ April 2nd mock) PFF: 96th to Seahawks (Chadwick’s March 9th mock) , 98th to Eagles (Wasserman’s February 23rd mock) Zakee Wheatley CBS: 68th to Eagles (Edwards’ April 2nd mock), 56th to Jaguars (Edwards’ March 13th mock) ESPN: 57th to Bears (Red’s March 5th mock) NFL: 149th to Browns (Reuter’s April 3rd mock) PFF: 76th to Steelers (McGuinness’ March 16th mock) , 72nd to Bengals (Wasserman’s February 23rd mock) General thoughts so far: Fatman has a projection!!

No offense to Nicholas, but I’m glad it’s ahead of Singleton-even if it is just one mock draft. So does Zane! Did it have to be with Philly, though?

ESPN’s first three-round mock, and although it wasn’t necessarily a traditional one, Allar has a projection to Pittsburgh… Also, given that it wasn’t a traditional mock, I’m not shocked to see Zakee miss the cut. He’s been comfortably in the third-fifth round in most projections. Great to see more Nittany Lions in the projections now that we have longer mock drafts.

See you all in two weeks!