Zakee Wheatley and Zane Durant are declaring for the 2026 NFL Draft, and won't be on the field when the Nittany Lions play Clemson at Yankee Stadium.
Last offseason, Penn State had more than a few NFL Draft-eligible veterans forgo the prospect of playing on Sundays in 2025 to use their final year of eligibility in Happy Valley. However, they returned to the Nittany Lions to win a national championship, not play in the Pinstripe Bowl.