The first month of the 2025 college football season has come to a close, and we can begin to make some way-too-early projections for the 2026 NFL Draft. I don't see tons of guys whom I would give high-first-round grades to; there are a lot of solid players, but also a lot of guys who could be boom or bust, especially at quarterback. I would not be overly excited if I had to pick a quarterback this year.

Some things that stand out early to me:

The depth of quarterback class looks stronger than anticipated with the play of Fernando Mendoza at Indiana, Dante Moore at Oregon and Miami's Carson Beck , Alabama's Ty Simpson and Arizona State's Sam Leavitt looking like Day 1 picks. QB1 is still anyone's guess at this point in the season, though. The player I do have going No. 1

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