Overview

• ESPN polled 25 NFL scouts and executives heading into Week 4 on their projected top quarterback for the 2026 draft.
• South Carolina’s LaNorris Sellers received 8 QB1 votes to LSU’s Garrett Nussmeier’s 7, with seven quarterbacks drawing at least one vote.
• Miami’s Carson Beck and Oklahoma’s John Mateer each drew 3 votes, Penn State’s Drew Allar received 2, Arizona State’s Sam Leavitt 1, and Texas’s Arch Manning 1.
• Scouts pointed to Sellers’ size, mobility, instincts and quick release, while debate with Nussmeier often centered on their contrasting physical profiles and experience.
• Evaluators stressed the results are preliminary, noting performance swings and that several prospects, including Sellers, Mateer, Leavitt and Manning, still have eligibility and may not declare.