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NFL evaluators tab Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza as top 2026 draft prospect

Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza has surged to the top 2026 NFL draft prospect, according to a new ESPN poll of 25 leagues scouts and executives.

In the latest round of voting, Mendoza received 13 first-place votes, edging out Oregon’s Dante Moore (6) and Alabama’s Ty Simpson (3), despite none of those three receiving a single vote in the initial poll six weeks ago.

Other quarterback included Oklahoma’s John Mateer, Cincinnati’s Brendan Sorsby and South Carolina’s LaNorris Sellers, each with one vote.

“It’s not a stellar class,” one scout told ESPN, noting that the pool becomes more intriguing if underclassmen decide to declare. “The top is better than last year’s class, fo

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