James Franklin Had Frantic NFL Draft Night (VIDEO)

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Penn State Football landed two of the top-25 players chosen in the 2025 NFL Draft, as Olu Fashanu went off the board at pick No. 10 to the New York Jets, and the Miami Dolphins chose Chop Robinson 11 selections later, making for a hectic draft night Penn State head coach James Franklin.

Nittany Lions head coach Franklin went the extra mile(s) to ensure he threw his support behind both of the program’s first-round selections on Thursday night.

Penn State Football, James Franklin, Chop Robinson — Cade McNamara #12 of the Iowa Hawkeyes is sacked by Chop Robinson #44 and Adisa Isaac #20 of the Penn State Nittany Lions during the first half at Beaver Stadium on September 23, 2023 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)

Franklin made his way to both the Fashanu and Robinson homes in order to be there when their names were announced by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. The Penn State Football social media accounts shared the video of Franklin frantically making his way to the Robinson’s house.

When you have two first-rounders that live an hour apart… you make it happen.

Made it just in time. 😂 @CoachJFranklin pic.twitter.com/ALHKJSuwip

— Penn State Football (@PennStateFball) April 26, 2024

As the second day of the draft gets underway Friday night, Adisa Isaac, Theo Johnson, and Caedan Wallace are among the Nittany Lions who could be next to hear their names called as NFL Draft picks.