2026 QB Prospects Rankings are updated by Shane P. Hallam as needed throughout the season and offseason. If you want more in depth reasoning for rankings, tweet him @ShanePHallam. See his 2024 and 2025 Rankings as well for insight into those NFL Draft classes. Here are the 2026 QB Prospects
2026 Rankings
Big Board | QB | RB | WR | TE | OT | iOL | EDGE | DL | LB | CB | S | K | P | LS
Rank Name School Years out of HS Height Weight
1
Malachi Nelson
Southern Cal
1
6-3
182
2
Arch Manning
Texas
1
6-4
215
3
Dante Moore
UCLA
1
6-2
210
4
Nico Iamaleava
Tennessee
1
6-5
195
5
Jackson Arnold
Oklahoma
1
6-1
205
6
Jaden Rashada
Arizona State
1
6-4
175
7
Austin Novosad
Oregon
1
6-3
185
8
Aidan Chiles
Oregon State
1
6-4
195
9
Lincoln Kienholz
Ohio State
1
6-1
182
10
Austin Mack
Washington
1
6-6
210
11
Sam Leavitt
Michigan State
1
6-2
197
12
Christopher Vizzina
Clemson
1
6-3
211
13
JJ Kohl
Iowa State
1
6-7
230
14
Kenny Minchey
Notre Dame
1
6-1
215
15
Eli Holstein
Alabama
1
6-4
222
16
Avery Johnson
Kansas State
1
6-2
175
17
LaNorris Sellers
South Carolina
1
6-2
217
18
Chris Parson
Mississippi State
1
6-0
200
19
Tad Hudson
North Carolina
1
6-3
220
20
Pierce Clarkson
Louisville
1
5-11
183
21
Dylan Lonergan
Alabama
1
6-2
215
22
Marcel Reed
Texas A&M
1
6-1
175
23
Brady Drogosh
Cincinnati
1
6-4
200
24
Zane Flores
Oklahoma State
1
6-3
190
25
Rickie Collins
LSU
1
6-2
190
26
Myles Jackson
Stanford
1
6-2
190
27
Malachi Singleton
Arkansas
1
6-1
225
28
Brayden Dorman
Arizona
1
6-4
206
29
Gabarri Johnson
Missouri
1
6-0
200
30
Brock Glenn
Florida State
1
6-2
195
31
Jake Strong
Texas Tech
1
6-2
200
Rank Name School Years out of HS Height Weight
Here at Draft Countdown, we look into the future of the NFL Draft to bring VERY early 2026 QB Prospects Rankings. We strive to bring you rankings on QB prospects, RB prospects, WR prospects, TE prospects, OT prospects, Guard prospects, Center prospects, EDGE and DE prospects, DL and DT prospects, LB prospects, CB prospects, Safety prospects, and more. As we dive deeper into the 2026 NFL Draft moving forward, look for a 2026 mock draft, 2026 scouting reports, and 2026 NFL Draft questions answered moving forward. As more players are added to the rankings and continuous play on the field, testing, Combine, Pro Day and other measurements are done to the 2026 NFL Draft class, more will change.