2026 NFL Draft QB live picks: Tracking where quarterbacks are drafted
2026 NFL Draft QB live picks: Tracking where quarterbacks are drafted
Ehsan Kassim, USA TODAYThu, April 23, 2026 at 11:01 PM UTC
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2026 NFL Draft QB live picks: Tracking where quarterbacks are drafted
No position in the NFL is as important as the quarterback.
Perhaps that's why Fernando Mendoza has been the foregone conclusion for months to be the No. 1 overall selection in the 2026 NFL Draft. In fact, this year will almost certainly mark the fourth straight year a quarterback goes first overall, and the 22nd time in the last 29 drafts since Peyton Manning went No. 1 in 1998.
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Of course, this year's class has a drastic fall-off after Mendoza, making the Las Vegas Raiders' draft position even more valuable. However, with an immediate need at quarterback, the Raiders are heavily expected to select Mendoza rather than sell the pick.
Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson is the favorite to be the second signal-caller selected, but it's unknown if he will be selected in Round 1 or become a Day 2 selection. After that, it's anyone's guess, with LSU's Garrett Nussmeier, Arkansas' Taylen Green and Miami's Carson Beck behind the Crimson Tide quarterback.
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Here's a look at the quarterbacks selected in the 2026 NFL Draft:
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Quarterbacks headline early evaluations for the 2026 NFL Draft as teams begin sorting the best available prospects at the position.See the college quarterbacks drawing attention as draft boards take shape ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft.Above, Fernando Mendoza of the Indiana Hoosiers reacts after a touchdown against the Oregon Ducks during the fourth quarter of the 2025 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on January 09, 2026, in Atlanta, Georgia.
Quarterbacks selected in 2026 NFL Draft
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2026 NFL Draft rankings: Quarterbacks
Here's a look at how USA TODAY Sports' draft expert Ayrton Ostly ranked the top quarterback in the 2026 NFL Draft:
Fernando Mendoza, Indiana
Ty Simpson, Alabama
Garrett Nussmeier, LSU
Taylen Green, Arkansas
Drew Allar, Penn State
Carson Beck, Miami
Cade Klubnik, Clemson
2026 NFL Draft quarterbacks
Here's a look at all the QBs eligible for the 2026 NFL Draft, in no particular order:
Joey Aguilar, Tennessee
Drew Allar, Penn State
Luke Altmeyer, Illinois
Carson Beck, Miami
Jalon Daniels, Kansas
Joe Fagnano, UConn
Taylen Green, Arkansas
Haynes King, Georgia Tech
Cade Klubnik, Clemson
Fernando Mendoza, Indiana
Behren Morton, Texas Tech
Garrett Nussmeier, LSU
Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt
Cole Payton, North Dakota State
Sawyer Robertson, Baylor
Ty Simpson, Alabama
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