Darian Mensah 2027 NFL Draft profile
Darian Mensah is 5th on our 2027 NFL Draft big board and 1st among quarterbacks. Our latest mock sends him to the Buccaneers with the 6th pick. He 1,438 passing yards, 15 touchdowns and 0 interceptions for Miami this season.
Darian Mensah
- Position
- Quarterback
- School
- Miami (ACC)
- Class
- Junior
- Size
- 6' 3", 205 lbs
- Status
- Draft-eligible if he declares
- Our grade
- 92.0, 5th overall, 1st quarterback
Why the Buccaneers at 6th
The Buccaneers need a quarterback: the offense posts a 78.0 passer rating, 27th of 32. He is the 1st quarterback on our board, and the next quarterback on our board is Julian Sayin of Ohio State, 4.2 points back; the better grade left, Tawfiq Thomas (interior lineman, Georgia Tech), fills a smaller need here. At 6' 3", 205 lbs, the junior (draft-eligible if he declares) starts the quarterback competition on day one.
2026 season at Miami
- Pass yards
- 1,438
- Comp/Att
- 112/133
- Comp %
- 84.2%
- Yards/att
- 10.8
- Pass TD
- 15
- INT
- 0
- Rush yards
- 79
Stats are the games played, from ESPN's box scores. They update with each Tuesday edition.
Board trend
First edition on our board: October 17, 2026. The trend fills in from next Tuesday.
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Quarterbacks around him on the board
The nearest quarterbacks by grade. The full NFL Draft quarterback rankings order the whole position.
- 2Julian SayinOhio State87.8
- 3Josh HooverIndiana85.4
Common questions
Where does Darian Mensah go in the 2027 NFL mock draft?
Darian Mensah is 6th pick to the Buccaneers in our latest mock. The Buccaneers need a quarterback: the offense posts a 78.0 passer rating, 27th of 32. He is the 1st quarterback on our board, and the next quarterback on our board is Julian Sayin of Ohio State, 4.2 points back; the better grade left, Tawfiq Thomas (interior lineman, Georgia Tech), fills a smaller need here. At 6' 3", 205 lbs, the junior (draft-eligible if he declares) starts the quarterback competition on day one.
Is Darian Mensah eligible for the 2027 NFL Draft?
He is a junior, so he is draft-eligible if he declares for the 2027 draft.
By the Parlae deskProspect data updated Oct 17, 2026 at 11:20 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number