2027 NFL Draft Quarterbacks
Updated October 17, 2026. No. 1 among quarterbacks is Miami quarterback Darian Mensah, who 1,438 passing yards, 15 touchdowns and 0 interceptions this season. Julian Sayin of Ohio State is next.
Top 11 quarterbacks
Updated October 17, 2026. Grades on 2026 production.
| Rk | Prospect | School | 2026 line | Grade | Mock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darian Mensah QB6' 3", 205 lbsJRDraft-eligible if he declares | Miami | 1,438 passing yards, 15 touchdowns and 0 interceptions | 92.0 | 6th |
| 2 | Julian Sayin QB6' 1", 214 lbsJRDraft-eligible if he declares | Ohio State | 1,772 passing yards, 17 touchdowns and 2 interceptions | 87.8 | 12th |
| 3 | Josh Hoover QB6' 2", 205 lbsSR | Indiana | 1,364 passing yards, 17 touchdowns and 0 interceptions | 85.4 | 25th |
| 4 | CJ Carr QB6' 2", 215 lbsJRDraft-eligible if he declares | Notre Dame | 1,378 passing yards, 16 touchdowns and 1 interception | 83.7 | Round 2+ |
| 5 | Gio Lopez QB6' 0", 220 lbsJRDraft-eligible if he declares | Wake Forest | 1,680 passing yards, 13 touchdowns and 1 interception | 82.3 | Round 2+ |
| 6 | Jayden Maiava QB6' 4", 230 lbsSR | USC | 2,045 passing yards, 18 touchdowns and 3 interceptions | 81.2 | Round 2+ |
| 7 | Lincoln Kienholz QB6' 2", 215 lbsJRDraft-eligible if he declares | Louisville | 1,534 passing yards, 9 touchdowns and 1 interception | 80.3 | Round 2+ |
| 8 | Aidan Chiles QB6' 4", 225 lbsSR | Northwestern | 1,172 passing yards, 9 touchdowns and 0 interceptions | 79.5 | Round 2+ |
| 9 | Kevin Jennings QB6' 0", 195 lbsSR | SMU | 1,588 passing yards, 14 touchdowns and 5 interceptions | 78.8 | Round 2+ |
| 10 | Noah Fifita QB5' 10", 190 lbsSR | Arizona | 1,756 passing yards, 16 touchdowns and 4 interceptions | 78.2 | Round 2+ |
| 11 | Marcus Stokes QB6' 2", 209 lbsJRDraft-eligible if he declares | Memphis | 1,841 passing yards, 18 touchdowns and 6 interceptions | 77.6 | Round 2+ |
How the board is graded
The Parlae Desk's mock draft: our projection, updated every Tuesday.
- The order is the standings as they stand today, worst record first.
- Each team's needs come from its own numbers: passer rating, yards a carry, sacks for and against, run and pass defense, takeaways, and the snap shares on our depth charts.
- The board ranks every draft-eligible junior and senior in major college football by this season's production at his position, with credit for a Power Four schedule; each position starts from a ceiling that reflects how early the league drafts it.
- Each team takes the prospect with the best grade once its biggest needs are counted. Offensive linemen leave no individual line in a box score, so they are not on the board.
Nothing here is a scouting report. Every stat is from the games played; the order of the board and the fit of a prospect to a team are our projection and change as the season does.
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Each position board is the same grade in its own order, so the first quarterback off our board can be compared with the first at any other spot.
By the Parlae deskBig board updated Oct 17, 2026 at 11:20 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number