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Players Declaring for 2026 NFL Draft
Transfer Portal Opens—Jan. 2 through Jan. 16, 2026
Penn State Players Announcing Intent to Turn Pro & Enter 2026 NFL Draft
This list does not include all players who have exhausted their college eligibility (see below)
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Zane Durant DT—opted out of Pinstripe Bowl on Dec. 8 for purposes of NFL Draft preps
Zakee Wheatley S—opted out of Pinstripe Bowl on Dec. 10 for purposes of NFL Draft preps
Vega Ioane OL—announced for NFL Draft on Dec. 12 and opted out of Pinstripe Bowl/had 1 year of eligibility remaining
Drew Shelton OT—opted out of Pinstripe Bowl on Dec. 26 for purposes of NFL Draft preps
Nolan Rucci OT—announced for NFL Draft on Jan. 1 after opting out of Pinstripe Bowl on Dec. 26
Khalil Dinkins TE—announced for NFL Draft on Dec. 31 after opting out of Pinstripe Bowl on Dec. 26
Nick Dawkins OL—announced for NFL Draft on Dec. 28 after opting out of Pinstripe Bowl on Dec. 26
Nick Singleton RB—announced for NFL Draft on Dec. 29 after Reading Eagle reported he was opting out of Pinstripe Bowl on Dec. 11
Kaytron Allen RB—announced for NFL Draft on Dec. 30 after not playing in Pinstripe Bowl on Dec. 27
Dom DeLuca LB—announced for NFL Draft on Dec. 31/played in Pinstripe Bowl
Dani Dennis-Sutton DE—announced for NFL Draft on Dec. 31/played in Pinstripe Bowl
Kyron Hudson WR—announced for NFL Draft on Dec. 31/played in Pinstripe Bowl-injured on his first play & did not return
Liam Clifford WR—announced for NFL Draft on Jan. 2/played in Pinstripe Bowl
Gabe Nwosu P/K—announced for NFL Draft on Jan. 4/played in Pinstripe Bowl
Tyler Duzansky LS—announced for NFL Draft on Jan. 10/played in Pinstripe Bowl
Alonzo Ford Jr. DT—announced for NFL Draft on Jan. 14/played in Pinstripe Bowl
Drew Allar QB—has not made any official public announcement but he will be available in April’s NFL Draft
Others who have exhausted college eligibility: Trebor Pena WR, Devonte Ross WR, Riley Thompson P, Tyler Holzworth RB, Amiel Davis RB, & Mason Carlan OL (Air Force Academy graduate—will likely enter military service)
NOTE: Ian Harvie OL (1 year eligibility remaining), Jim Fitzgerald OL (1 year eligibility remaining), & Matt Detisch OL (1 year eligibility remaining) were removed from the PSU roster after the 2025 season—they have neither entered the portal nor announced intention to enter NFL Draft
