Penn State will extend its long history of first-round picks at the 2026 NFL Draft, where offensive lineman Olaivavega Ioane is expected to get drafted Thursday night in Pittsburgh. Penn State has had 44 players selected in the first round of the NFL Draft dating to 1956. Ioane is Penn State's most NFL-ready player and should earn a starting role as a rookie next season. He also would become the Nittany Lions' 45th first-round pick and mark the third straight year with a Penn State player going in the first round. Let's take a look at Penn State's first-round NFL Draft history. Where do the Nittany Lions rank in college football for first-round picks? Penn State's Micah Persons holds a jersey with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft. | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images According to Winsipedia, Penn State ranks 14th among college football programs with 44 first-rounders.…