2026 NFL Draft: Updated quarterback value chart

The College Football Playoff is in full swing and the NFL playoffs are just a week away. So to kick off 2026, we are putting out our initial tier lists for each position in the 2026 NFL draft. First up we go with the quarterbacks. This group was supposed to be a generational group but all of the preseason first-round prospects tumbled hard with several returning to school and none with a grade higher than the third round, five months after the start of the season.

Quarterback

First round

Fernando Mendoza - Indiana

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Dante Moore - Oregon

Second round

Ty Simpson - Alabama

Third round

Garrett Nussmeier - LSU

Fourth round

John Mateer - Oklahoma

Carson Beck - Miami

Drew Allar - Penn State

Fifth round

Cade Klubnik - Clemson

Trinidad Chamliss - Ole Miss

Cole Payton - North Dakota State

Sixth round

Taylen Green - Arkansas

Sawyer Robertson - Baylor

Diego Pavia - Vanderbilt

We will continue to update our rankings and tier lists between now and the 2026 NFL draft so be sure to keep checking back to Draft Wire.

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