2026 NFL Draft QB prospect rankings: LaNorris Sellers, Garrett Nussmeier lead after Week 1 Ayrton Ostly, USA TODAYSeptember 3, 2025 at 11:42 PM 0 College football is in full swing as the calendar turns to September.
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Ayrton Ostly, USA TODAYSeptember 3, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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College football is in full swing as the calendar turns to September. Fans got a treat to start the season with three games between top-10 ranked teams in Week 1: Texas-Ohio State, LSU-Clemson and Notre Dame-Miami.
Two of those three matchups included quarterbacks that NFL fans will want to know about come draft season. Unlike the 2025 NFL Draft class, there are a handful of draft-eligible quarterbacks who have a good chance at making it in the first round.
The biggest name of all is Arch Manning, the nephew of Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning and Super Bowl champion Eli Manning. His Texas Longhorns fell on the road to the Ohio State Buckeyes in Week 1 in the opening game of his first season as a starter.
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Behind him are names to know in the context of both the College Football Playoff (CFP) and the NFL Draft. LSU, Clemson, Penn State and Texas are all likely to be in contention for CFP berths behind quarterbacks with first-round talent.
We'll be taking stock of these passers weekly throughout the college football season and ranking the top eight after the latest week with two more designated as the next up. We'll be using raw statistics, advanced metrics from Pro Football Focus (PFF) and game film to generate these rankings.
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Here's how things shape up after Week 1:
2026 NFL Draft QB prospect rankings1. LaNorris Sellers, South Carolina -
Week 1 vs. Virginia Tech: 12-19 (63.2%) passing, 209 yards, one touchdown; 12 carries, 55 yards, one touchdown
Sellers moves into the top spot after a solid season opener against one of the toughest defenses in the ACC. Virginia Tech gave No. 1 overall pick Cam Ward some trouble last season and was the only defense to force him to throw multiple interceptions all season.
Sellers didn't put on a show but made a few plays that will have NFL scouts excited about him in the top 10 of next year's draft. He shrugged off multiple tacklers and tight-roped his way down the sideline for a key fourth-quarter third-down conversion.
LaNorris sack avoidance and strength to brush off defenders is one of the best I've ever seen from a guy at this level pic.twitter.com/7csQ32WM9c
— Billy M (@BillyM_91) August 31, 2025
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