Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning has just two college starts under his belt, yet he already has NFL teams salivating at the chance to take him in the 2026 NFL draft next April.
Though that class is already loaded with plenty of potential first-round signal-callers, including Clemson's Cade Klubnik, LSU's Garrett Nussmeier, South Carolina's LaNorris Sellers, Penn State's Drew Allar, Arizona State's Sam Leavitt, UCLA's Nico Iamaleava, and Miami's Carson Beck, Manning would have most likely been drafted ahead of all of them.
Manning, who's entering his first season as Texas' starting QB after sitting behind Miami Dolphins rookie Quinn Ewers the last two seasons, has played in only a handful of games, but he made quite an impression.
In six appearances last season, Manning threw