Why LSU's Garrett Nussmeier is sliding down NFL Draft board
This isn't going well for Nussmeier.
Why LSU's Garrett Nussmeier is sliding down NFL Draft board originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Garrett Nussmeier entered the 2025 college football season as a possible first-round pick.
As the 2026 NFL Draft's fifth round rolls on, though, the quarterback from LSU hasn't gotten drafted yet. It's at least a bit surprising. Many people had him ranked as high as the QB3 in this draft class behind just Fernando Mendoza and Ty Simpson.
That's not the way it is playing out, though. 2026 NFL DRAFT HQ: Live tracker | Pick-by-pick grades | Best players still available Why isn't Garrett Nussmeier getting drafted? This might start with Nussmeier's injury.
He missed four games in the 2025 season with an abdominal injury, and he played through pain in other games. That doesn't seem like it can be it, though. Nussmeier was an obvious star in 2024 before his level regressed in 2025.