Vega Ioane

Olaivavega Ioane is an American football guard. Ioane played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions.

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Vega Ioane

Olaivavega Ioane is an American football guard. Ioane played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions.

Early life

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Ioane is from Graham, Washington. He attended Graham-Kapowsin High School where he played football as an offensive lineman, making the varsity team as a freshman before becoming a starter as a sophomore. He had not played football until he entered Graham-Kapowsin. He was a first-team All-South Puget Sound League (SPSL) selection and as a senior was chosen second-team All-American by MaxPreps after helping his team to a 15–0 record and the state championship. A three-star prospect, he was ranked the eighth-best player in the state and the 18th-best interior offensive lineman nationally by 247Sports. He initially committed to play college football for the Washington Huskies before de-committing and signing with the Penn State Nittany Lions.

College career

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Ioane, an offensive guard, played in four games for Penn State in 2022 while redshirting. As a redshirt-freshman in 2023, he played in all 13 games and started five, being selected honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference by the media. Ioane became a full-time starter in 2024, starting all 16 games while being selected second-team All-Big Ten.

Professional career

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<table><thead><tr><th>Height</th><th>Weight</th><th>Arm length</th><th>Hand span</th><th>Wingspan</th><th>Vertical jump</th><th>Broad jump</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>6 ft 4+1⁄4 in (1.94 m)</td><td>320 lb (145 kg)</td><td>32+3⁄4 in (0.83 m)</td><td>10+1⁄2 in (0.27 m)</td><td>6 ft 8+5⁄8 in (2.05 m)</td><td>31.5 in (0.80 m)</td><td>8 ft 8 in (2.64 m)</td></tr><tr><td>All values from NFL Combine</td></tr></tbody></table>