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Next year's quarterback draft class is projected to be exceptionally talented, featuring players like Arch Manning and LaNorris Sellers. Analysts are debating whether this depth influenced recent draft decisions.
Top quarterbacks expected in the 2027 NFL Draft include Arch Manning, Dante Moore, and LaNorris Sellers.
Quarterbacks like Arch Manning and LaNorris Sellers opted to return to college due to underwhelming performances and the strong competition in the upcoming draft class.
Of the six quarterbacks projected in the 2026 draft, three did not enter, and the others were drafted in rounds 3-7.
Field Yates predicted six quarterbacks in the top-16 picks, but only three were drafted, highlighting inaccuracies in the mock draft predictions.
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A 2026 mock draft by Ryan Wilson last June predicted 5 first round quarterbacks, not including Arch Manning:
âKlubnik enters the season as my No. 1 QB. In 2024, he threw for 3,639 yards, 36 touchdowns and six interceptions, highlighted by a gutsy performance against Texas in the College Football Playoff (336 passing yards, three TDs, one INT). Klubnik reminds me of Baker Mayfield â whom Cleveland selected with the No. 1 pick in 2018 â in terms of arm strength, mobility and playmaking awareness.â **And Nussmeier as the 12th pick:** âNussmeier showed flashes in his first season as a starter, throwing for 4,052 yards, 29 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. The son of Saints offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier, Garrett plays with fire and energy and isnât afraid to take chances. If he cuts down on his interceptions, Nussmeier has the velocity, accuracy and playmaking ability to move up draft boards.â These turned out to be day three picks. Nussmeier is barely in the NFL. Even if you think thatâs partly related to injury (and thatâs an excuse, letâs be honest) itâs still due to *something*. Thatâs all that matters. **For Allar,** Millerâs suggestion that âHis development in 2024, in which he increased his completion percentage from 59.9% to 66.5%, is encouraging and suggests that more improvement is on the way.â proved not to be true. He regressed, a lot, he did not improve. **The premise that the Rams should not have drafted Ty Simpson MIGHT hold water, but it has nothing to do with âwait until next yearâ.**
Go back another year and look at 2025 mock drafts from 2024: Bleacher Reportâs âway too earlyâ 2025 mock draft had:
Ewers was a seventh round pick. Leonard was a sixth round pick. Weigman transferred to Houston and heâs still there now. He didnât enter the 2025 *or* 2026 drafts. Again, 2025 is a class that had Ward going 1st and Dart going 25th and neither was projected as a first round pick despite analysts projecting *seven different names here* in only these two mocks. Ewers was also projected by some as a top-10 pick in the 2024 NFL âway-too-earlyâ mock drafts from 2023, indicating that **just because Manning, Moore, and Sellers went back to school for more seasoning that does not mean that they will get better**. There are more examples of quarterbacks who decided to forego the NFL Draft and tanked their stock than there are examples of âprojected first round picksâ who went back to school and got better. If you can guarantee that 2027 is a great quarterback class, you are a liar or a fool.
One thing does not have to do with the other. The Rams say that they drafted Ty Simpson because among other reasons they do not expect to have a good pick in 2027. They donât think they will be able to trade for a high pick or have a bad season in 2026, so even if Manning, Moore, or someone else hits the draft with a high ceiling next year, the best L.A. thinks they could do is just another quarterback who is about as intriguing as Simpson. And thatâs fine. But for all the people out there who are saying Simpson was a bad pick because the 2027 draft class exists, thatâs just a stupid reason. The 2027 draft class does NOT exist yet and the names youâre hearing now have proven â over and over again â that they could disappear tomorrow.