NFL, QB Index and Quarterback Power Rankings
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The MVP race will likely come down to Drake Maye and Matthew Stafford. Plus, Patrick Mahomes is having a great season but it might not be good enough.
Who is QB1 in the 2026 NFL Draft? Would Arch Manning be the No. 1 pick if he declared? We asked NFL execs and scouts those questions.
In fact, Smith’s 77.9% on-target percentage is seventh among all quarterbacks, per Pro Football Reference. While his 10.5% bad-target rate is currently his second-lowest rate through a full season, with his first coming last year at 10.4%.
The Jacksonville Jaguars have been great this season. In the first season under new head coach Liam Coen, it has gone well and is exactly what they were looking
The 2026 NFL offseason is still months away, but more than a few teams should already be thinking about next year's quarterback plans. The fact that the league has a shortage of quality starters and reliable backups has become painfully obvious this season.
Dante Moore and Ty Simpson have altered the QB outlook in 2026 NFL mock drafts. But if neither declares, things might start to look grim.
Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz of USA Today recently put together a mock draft for the 2026 NFL Draft. Following the Jets' Week 13 win, they're projected to have the No. 7 pick in the draft. With that selection, Middlehurst-Schwartz predicted the Jets would pass on a quarterback and select Arizona State wide receiver Jordyn Tyson.
Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders fit that bill last year, and now Texas quarterback Arch Manning has taken up that mantle. The general public had the younger Manning's name force-fed to them so much before he'd done a meaningful thing on a football field, that they were chomping at the bit to tear down the Texas quarterback.