NFL Mock Draft 2027: Predicting where Arch Manning, Jeremiah Smith and more top prospects will go
The 2027 NFL Draft class should have a lot more buzz early with legacy quarterback Arch Manning a surefire top pick, followed by a few more top passers who will star during the college football season.
NFL Mock Draft 2027: Predicting where Arch Manning, Jeremiah Smith and more top prospects will go originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . With the 2026 NFL Draft complete, it's time to flip the projections to the first, way-too-early, first-round mock draft for 2027.
Next year's class of prospects is just starting to develop its overall pro promise, but there are some NFL-ready talents who stand out as players to watch ahead of next April's first round, with Washington, D. C. playing host Using a combination of Sporting News' upcoming updated power rankings and some consensus Super Bowl 61 odds to mock the order, here's looking at where the top QBs and other best players available might come off the board: MORE: Big board of top 50 NFL Draft prospects for '27 NFL Mock Draft 2027 1.
Miami Dolphins Jeremiah Smith, WR, Ohio State (6-3, 223 pounds) The Dolphins did sign Malik Willis with the intention of him being their franchise QB for a while, but they are bound to take major lumps in their rebuilding everywhere else to the point they land this pick. Smith would be the no-brainer to give him a dominant No. 1.
2. Cleveland Browns Arch Manning, QB, Texas (6-4, 225 pounds) The grandson of Archie, the son of Cooper and of course, the nephew of Peyton and Eli, will finally make his much-anticipated leap to the NFL in what can be a Heisman-winning breakout for the Longhorns. He has a good chance of going from burnt orange to a similar shade of uniform.
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