Penn State football’s top draft prospect was in the draft’s host city Tuesday for a visit with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Vega Ioane was one of three pre-draft visitors the team hosted, with the others being fellow Big Ten prospects in Iowa guard Beau Stephens and Ohio State TE Will Kacmarek.
Ioane might not be around for the Steelers to Draft at No. 21. The NFL Mock Draft Database has him as the No. 16 overall prospect, with the most likely location being to Pittsburgh’s top rival, the Baltimore Ravens, at No. 14. USA Today is one of the outlets that does have Ioane falling to No. 21.
When speaking with reporters at Penn State’s Pro Day last month, Ioane reflected on his time with the program.
“It was definitely a learning process,” Ioane said. “Like I said, my four years here, definitely learning a lot of things, adding to my toolbox, but having a coach like (offensive line coach Phil Trautwein), he taught me a lot as a player. Everything on the field happened from what I did off the field.”
Add Nittany Sports Now as a preferred source in Google! Click here to add us.Ioane didn’t come to Penn State in the traditional way.
The Graham, Washington native has been committed to the University of Washington, but de-committed and ultimately decided to sign with PSU on Signing Day 2022.
“My four years here, the biggest adversity I’ve ever faced, I was 2,000 miles away from home, took a chance on being here growing up as a man,” Ioane said. “It’s exactly what Penn State did for me. Came to campus as a kid, left as a man.”
