Nine Nittany Lions participated in the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis this week hoping to boost their draft stock.
Of the group, several opted out of testing, while those who participated produced a mixed bag of results. Here’s how they performed.
QUARTERBACK DREW ALLAR
Height: 6-foot-5
Weight: 228 pounds
Arm length: 32.75 inches
Hand length: 9.875 inches
Allar didn’t partake in any testing but went through throwing drills, earning an athleticism score of 75 by NFL Next Gen Stats.
GUARD VEGA IOANE
Height: 6-foot-4
Weight: 320 pounds
Arm length: 32.75 inches
Hand length: 10.5 inches
Vertical jump: 31.5 inches
Broad jump: 8 feet, 8 inches
Ioane chose only to participate in the jumping tests, ranking No. 19 among offensive linemen in the vertical jump and outside the top 25 in the broad jump.
RUNNING BACK KAYTRON ALLEN
Height: 5-foot-11
Weight: 216 pounds
Arm length: 29.5 inches
Hand length: 9.5 inches
Allen opted out of testing, finishing with an athleticism score of 70, which ranks No. 15 among running backs.
RUNNING BACK NICK SINGLETON
Height: 6-foot
Weight: 219 pounds
Arm length: 31 inches
Hand length: 9.375 inches
Singleton, still recovering from a broken foot sustained at the Panini Senior Bowl, did not participate in testing but was given an athleticism score of 76, which ranked No. 5 at the position.
DEFENSIVE END DANI DENNIS-SUTTON
Height: 6-foot-6
Weight: 256 pounds
Arm length: 33.5 inches
Hand length: 10.125 inches
40-yard dash: 4.63 seconds
Vertical jump: 39.5 inches
Broad jump: 10 feet,11 inches
Three-cone drill: 6.9 seconds
Dennis-Sutton ranked No. 1 among defensive ends in the broad jump and three-cone drill, No. 4 in the vertical jump and No. 6 in the 40-yard dash. He finished with an athleticism score of 85, second-best at the position.
SAFETY ZAKEE WHEATLEY
Height: 6-foot-3
Weight: 203 pounds
Arm length: 31 inches
Hand length: 9.5 inches
Vertical jump: 32.5 inches
Broad jump: 10 feet, 2 inches
Wheatley finished last out of 16 participants in the vertical jump and tied for No. 9 out of 12 in the broad jump among safeties. His athleticism score was 70, good for 19th at the position.
OFFENSIVE TACKLE DREW SHELTON
Height: 6-foot-5
Weight: 313 pounds
Arm length: 33.375 inches
Hand length: 9.625 inches
40-yard dash: 5.16 seconds
Vertical jump: 31 inches
Broad jump: 9 feet, 4 inches
Shelton ranked outside the top 25 in the 40-yard dash, tied for No. 20 in the vertical jump and tied for No. 8 in the broad jump.
DEFENSIVE TACKLE ZANE DURANT
Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 290 pounds
Arm length: 31.875 inches
Hand length: 10.625 inches
40-yard dash: 4.75 seconds
Vertical jump: 33.5 inches
Broad jump: 9 feet, 4 inches
Durant finished with the fastest 40-yard dash among defensive tackles, as well as tying for the third-best vertical jump and fifth-best broad jump. He earned an athleticism score of 89, good for No. 2 at the position.
TIGHT END KHALIL DINKINS
Height: 6-foot-4
Weight: 251 pounds
Arm length: 33.25 inches
Hand length: 9.5 inches
40-yard dash: 4.72 seconds
Vertical jump: 32.5 inches
Broad jump: 9 feet, 11 inches
Three-cone drill: 7.28 seconds
20-yard shuttle: 4.33 seconds
Bench press: 25 reps
Dinkins recorded the second-best three-cone drill among four tight ends, as well as the second-best shuttle time among six athletes and tied for the No. 3 bench performance among a group of nine.
