2 Penn State players go in latest CBS Sports' 2026 NFL mock draft: Newsstand

Penn State news, notes, and updates for Sept. 10 include a new NFL mock draft that features two Nittany Lions. CBS Sports’ Josh Edwards put out his latest projections for the first 32 picks of next year’s pro selection process following Week 1. He has senior quarterback Drew Allar going off the board at No. 15 overall to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

“Being a mediocre team outside of early draft range has its disadvantages when the team needs a quarterback,” Edwards writes. “Aaron Rodgers tapped into the fountain of youth in Week 1, but his time with the Jets taught us those moments of optimism could be fleeting. Pittsburgh will eventually need to bring in its quarterback of the future, and it worked well last time they brought in a big body from the state of Ohio.”

The other Penn State player he has going in Round 1 is senior defensive end Dani Dennis-Sutton. He is projected to go at No. 32 to Buffalo.

“Joey Bosa and A.J. Epenesa are scheduled to become free agents at season’s end,” Edwards writes. “Buffalo has favored the big bodies to play on the edge, and Dani Dennis-Sutton is the latest Penn State pass rusher to make the leap to the NFL.”

You can read his full mock draft here.

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Quote of the day

“I felt so happy to be back. The whole week I was thinking about football, the stadium; it felt really good to be back because I didn’t play in a game since the Peach Bowl. It felt so good to be back with my brothers and everything.”

PSU DE Zuriah Fisher on returning to the field after missing the 2025 season due to injury.