4 mid-round quarterbacks you need to pay attention to in the 2026 NFL Draft

Gronowski has also been getting visits from multiple teams, including the Dolphins, Commanders, and Giants. When a QB like this gets repeated meetings, it usually means teams think he can be a high-floor QB2 – if the mental side checks out.

Behren Morton – Texas Tech

Morton showing up in trackers and team content is the signal here. He’s in that draftable-backup tier, where a team takes him in Round 4 or 5, thus avoiding the scramble in the undrafted market for him.

Kyron Drones – Virginia Tech

The Packers used a top-30 visit on Drones, which suggests it’s a little more than kicking the tires. Drones is a developmental athlete who could be a future QB2, or could just end up a camp competitor.

Overall Narrative

This year’s QB pipeline narrative is simple. Teams aren’t confident. They’re buying insurance and farming competition. They’re drafting someone they can develop without paying veteran backup prices. The Tyson Bagent blueprint, if you will.

If you’re expecting these mid-round QBs to slide because it’s a weak class, you’re going to be wrong. Weak class or not, the NFL still needs quarterbacks. And teams damn well know it.

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