Is 2026 actually a good draft for QB’s???

[Joel Buchsbaum]

1) He’s all hype and name. Almost no college film yet of him. Daddy’s name helps him.

2) Will check him out this year.

3) As a Vols fan, this kid was a disappointment. He got worse as the season went on then trued to hold out before the playoff game. His Daddy aint helping at all.

4) No. Although he is finally eligible he mid at best.

5) Hearing great things about him, can’t wait to see him this year.

6) No.. that dude got paid way too much, way too soon and he looks high all the time. Get your money while you can but he was a disappointment last year IMO at UGA.

1. The small sample of his play indicates that he is not a hyped man with a famous last name ( Manning ) Far from it.

2. Nussmeier has real NFL upside. He has a big arm. Though he is on the small side.

3. Nico's play was bad.

4. Give Allar better WR weapons ( he had weak WR's last year ) and he will shine. He has a great arm. But his accuray is so-so

5. Sellers is far from ready.

6. Beck's play declined last year. You can not be a so-so QB on the powerhouse team and rate highly.




Watch Leavitt. He has a low interception ratio and thrives under pressure. Pretty mobile too. He is on the light side. A top 3 QB prospect. He is a natural QB. He was a freshman last year.

Klubink has a good arm, mobily and production.

[Chucktownsteeler]

The only QB on that list I’d keep an eye on is Sellers. Going to try and catch a few of his games this year.

[The Standard]

What did the list look like last year at this time?

[WindyCitySteel]

What did the list look like last year at this time?

Four QBs top ten, none named Cam Ward, 2 of the 4 didn’t even come out.

The “experts” don’t know shyte.

https://www.si.com/nfl/cardinals/way-too-early-2025-nfl-mock-draft

[NorthCoast]

1. The small sample of his play indicates that he is not a hyped man with a famous last name ( Manning ) Far from it.

2. Nussmeier has real NFL upside. He has a big arm. Though he is on the small side.

3. Nico's play was bad.

4. Give Allar better WR weapons ( he had weak WR's last year ) and he will shine. He has a great arm. But his accuray is so-so

5. Sellers is far from ready.

6. Beck's play declined last year. You can not be a so-so QB on the powerhouse team and rate highly.




Watch Leavitt. He has a low interception ratio and thrives under pressure. Pretty mobile too. He is on the light side. A top 3 QB prospect. He is a natural QB. He was a freshman last year.

Klubink has a good arm, mobily and production.

Leavitt was a sophomore last year. He could declare after this season.

[The Standard]

Four QBs top ten, none named Cam Ward, 2 of the 4 didn’t even come out.

The “experts” don’t know shyte.

https://www.si.com/nfl/cardinals/way...nfl-mock-draft

Exactly my point. A lot can change in a year.

[hawaiiansteel]

Nick Farabaugh
@FarabaughFB

Mendoza’s tape is fun as hell and he should be on your radar in any of 2026 QB talks as it stands.

Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza is the real deal.

+Ball explodes out of his hand
+throws from multiple arm slots
+brilliant/prompt post-snap digester
+excellent timer to get out and go
+plus-athlete to extend/create off-platform

Lots to love with the Cal transfer.

[steeler_fan_in_t.o.]

Four QBs top ten, none named Cam Ward, 2 of the 4 didn’t even come out.

The “experts” don’t know shyte.

https://www.si.com/nfl/cardinals/way...nfl-mock-draft

Did you see pick #32? Jack Sawyer, Edge Rusher, Ohio State

[NorthCoast]

Someone made an effort to lay out the QB land in 2026 draft (not me).



As usual, it appears the demand is greater than the supply. And of course, where teams are picking is the biggest wildcard of all.

EDIT: And I am guessing that some of the younger guys may stay in school and just collect the NIL money. They will go pro as multi-millionaires!

[hawaiiansteel]

https://x.com/derrico_henrio/status/1916875928912760900?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1916875928912760900%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=

[steeler_fan_in_t.o.]

Someone made an effort to lay out the QB land in 2026 draft (not me).



As usual, it appears the demand is greater than the supply. And of course, where teams are picking is the biggest wildcard of all.

EDIT: And I am guessing that some of the younger guys may stay in school and just collect the NIL money. They will go pro as multi-millionaires!

I would move three teams out of green and into yellow on this chart:

1) Jets - If Fields is cut after this season, he is a one-year, $30M experiment to fail. The team is hoping and planning on him to succeed. I know the note says "unless Fields pans out" but they are actually banking on that happening (as opposed to the next two guys who will be aging out). I'd even consider moving them to the orange section because the team is planning on not drafting one, and it would likely take something much worse than what we saw last year for them to move off that.

2) Raiders - Geno has a salary of $26.5M in '26 of which $18.5M is guaranteed. As of now they are hoping that Smith is their QB next year and won't be forced into drafting one in the first if they don't have to. Call them a maybe. They'll draft one when they see the right guy, not because they have to next year in round one.

3) Rams - See the Jets but more expensive. Almost $42M dead cap hit if cut next year, a much more reasonable $14.4M a year later. Not saying they won't draft their QB of the future, but like the Jets, they are not forced to so I'll call them a maybe.

[NorthCoast]

I would move three teams out of green and into yellow on this chart:

1) Jets - If Fields is cut after this season, he is a one-year, $30M experiment to fail. The team is hoping and planning on him to succeed. I know the note says "unless Fields pans out" but they are actually banking on that happening (as opposed to the next two guys who will be aging out). I'd even consider moving them to the orange section because the team is planning on not drafting one, and it would likely take something much worse than what we saw last year for them to move off that. I don't trust the Jets ownership to make rational decisions. After all, he is the one who famously used Madden video ratings to decide whether to trade for a player. But a yellow ranking seems a better bet at this point.

2) Raiders - Geno has a salary of $26.5M in '26 of which $18.5M is guaranteed. As of now they are hoping that Smith is their QB next year and won't be forced into drafting one in the first if they don't have to. Call them a maybe. They'll draft one when they see the right guy, not because they have to next year in round one. I'm not convinced Smith sticks. He was a 0.500 QB in the NFC West. The AFC West will be a far tougher task to keep his head above water with Mahomes, Herbert, and now Nix in the division. If I'm ranking them right now, Smith is at best 3rd in the division and depending on Nix's development Smith could be at the bottom. Those defenses are very good.

3) Rams - See the Jets but more expensive. Almost $42M dead cap hit if cut next year, a much more reasonable $14.4M a year later. Not saying they won't draft their QB of the future, but like the Jets, they are not forced to so I'll call them a maybe. I don't know what the LAR cap looks like but they are a team that doesn't seem to shy away from making huge bets on players they like.

Good post. And I hope you are right. More yellow works in the Steelers favor.

My thoughts....

[Joel Buchsbaum]

Someone made an effort to lay out the QB land in 2026 draft (not me).



As usual, it appears the demand is greater than the supply. And of course, where teams are picking is the biggest wildcard of all.

EDIT: And I am guessing that some of the younger guys may stay in school and just collect the NIL money. They will go pro as multi-millionaires!

Next draft, I set the over and under for QB to be picked in round one at 4. There is a good amount of arm talent. 2026 projects to be a better than average QB draft class.


Although the $$ in college ball has changed the game for players staying a bit longer in college ( which is generally a good thing for the NFL ) teams pretty much give up on young QBs by year two. It used to be longer five years ago!

So in that sense it evens out.

[Joel Buchsbaum]

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/2026-nfl-mock-draft-arch-manning-among-five-qbs-taken-in-first-round-and-other-way-too-early-picks/

[WindyCitySteel]

Even if it seems like it is at the time, you won’t know for years and you won’t get more than 2 or 3 legit star franchise QBs, if we’re picking in the 20s again we could be stuck. The Steelers grand plan of drafting their guy in Pittsburgh could land them the next Josh Freeman, Christian Ponder, Dwayne Haskins, Josh Rosen, or Teddy Bridgewater.