QB-only NFL mock draft 2026: Projecting where Ty Simpson, Carson Beck, Diego Pavia & 9 other quarterbacks will land
Fernando Mendoza is a future Raider, but where do the rest of the quarterbacks go? Bill Bender projects landing spots for the rest of the 2026 QB class.
QB-only NFL mock draft 2026: Projecting where Ty Simpson, Carson Beck, Diego Pavia & 9 other quarterbacks will land originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . When will Ty Simpson be selected in the 2026 NFL Draft?
That's the first quarterback question heading into the 2026 NFL Draft – which runs April 23-25 in Pittsburgh. Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza is expected to be drafted by the Las Vegas Raiders with the No. 1 pick in the first round.
From there, it gets interesting. Simpson will be either a late first-round pick or Day 2 pick, and SN's Vinnie Iyer projects 12 quarterbacks will be selected in SN's latest seven-round Mock Draft . A total of 13 quarterbacks were taken in the 2025 NFL Draft, and the 2027 NFL Draft will be flush with first-round quarterback talent with a class that includes Arch Manning, Julian Sayin, Dante Moore and Trinidad Chambliss.
Where does that leave this year's class? We also have projected spots for 12 quarterbacks, including Miami's Carson Beck and Vanderbilt's Diego Pavia, the Heisman runner-up. Here is a look at our projected landing spots for those quarterbacks: MORE: Sporting News' mock draft with first-round trades QB-only Mock Draft 2026 First round Las Vegas Raiders: Fernando Mendoza, Indiana (No.
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