Lance's 2024, 2025 and 2026 Quarterback Draft Boards

Lance's 2024, 2025 and 2026 Quarterback Draft Boards

A lot has happened in the last month. It started when our site got hacked, and all of our articles, pages, etc.., were deleted. I took that as an opportunity. There were so many articles and tweets (if that's what they're still calling them) this draft season that mentioned specifically what a player did in their final season. And that got me thinking, does the final year of production really mean that much toward determining if a player will be successful as a pro? So, I dug in. The answer is yes and sort of. For some positions it makes a pretty big impact, and for others, a much smaller one. I decided it was enough to add it into my draft boards. In doing so, it forced me to make an even bigger shift, the score is now weighted. I couldn't just leave it at a player's final year + their career production + their athleticism because that would give their production two thirds of their score. So, I figured out which sections mean more to each position and how much of a weight they should get towards the score. Needless to say, the overhaul was the biggest I've done since I started these boards, so I decided to apply the changes to the 2024 and 2025 draft boards as well. That's why the title is what it is, and that's why you'll see all three boards below (6 for Receivers, D-Line and Corners). I will only list a Top 5 for the 2026 board though. One other new addition you will see is the A, B+ and C+ categories, which were sort of included in the 2026 articles. That is their probability they earn a successful grade as a pro, with A being the superstar category, B+ being their A and B probabilities combined making it the high-end starter category, and C+ being their A, B and C probabilities combined, making it the solid starter category.

2024 QB Draft Board
Player College Grade Score A B+ C+
Jayden Daniels LSU Day 1 79.81 60.00 66.67 86.67
Bo Nix Oregon Day 1 71.57 10.00 16.67 86.67
Caleb Williams USC Day 1 64.36 10.00 41.67 86.67
Drake Maye North Carolina Day 1 59.54 10.00 16.67 49.17
Michael Penix Jr. Washington Day 2 54.78 7.41 9.26 9.26
Jordan Travis Florida State Day 2 50.01 7.41 9.26 9.26
J.J. McCarthy Michigan Day 2 47.63 18.52 20.37 20.37
Joe Milton III Tennessee Day 2 40.54 15.10 20.80 20.80
Sam Hartman Notre Dame Day 3 35.79 3.23 4.84 4.84
Michael Pratt Tulane Day 3 32.32 10.37 15.55 15.55
Devin Leary Kentucky Undrafted 27.35 0.00 0.00 0.00
Austin Reed Western Kentucky Undrafted 26.76 0.00 0.00 0.00
Kedon Slovis BYU Undrafted 20.36 0.00 0.00 0.00
Spencer Rattler South Carolina Undrafted 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

2025 QB Draft Board
Player College Grade Score A B+ C+
Jaxson Dart Ole Miss Day 1 70.22 10.00 16.67 86.67
Shedeur Sanders Colorado Day 1 63.84 10.00 41.67 86.67
Cameron Ward Miami Day 1 62.55 10.00 41.67 86.67
Dillon Gabriel Oregon Day 2 58.63 7.41 9.26 21.76
Jalen Milroe Alabama Day 2 52.92 7.41 9.26 9.26
Kyle McCord Syracuse Day 2 51.23 7.41 9.26 9.26
Kurtis Rourke Indiana Day 2 50.00 7.41 9.26 9.26
Seth Henigan Memphis Day 2 45.68 18.52 20.37 20.37
Will Howard Ohio State Day 2 45.37 18.52 20.37 20.37
Brady Cook Missouri Day 2 43.26 15.10 20.80 20.80
Tyler Shough Louisville Day 2 40.21 15.10 20.80 20.80
Quinn Ewers Texas Day 3 39.89 3.23 4.84 4.84
Max Brosmer Minnesota Day 3 33.37 10.37 15.55 15.55
Riley Leonard Notre Dame Day 3 30.98 10.37 15.55 15.55
Graham Mertz Florida Undrafted 28.64 0.00 0.00 0.00

2026 QB Draft Board
Player College Grade Score A B+ C+
Fernando Mendoza Indiana Day 1 61.19 10.00 41.67 86.67
Diego Pavia Vanderbilt Day 2 57.83 7.41 9.26 21.76
Haynes King Georgia Tech Day 2 48.61 18.52 20.37 20.37
Joey Aguilar Tennessee Day 2 45.38 18.52 20.37 20.37
Ty Simpson Alabama Day 2 44.50 15.10 20.80 20.80
Carson Beck Miami Day 2 41.40 15.10 20.80 20.80
Joe Fagnano UCONN Day 2 41.02 15.10 20.80 20.80
Sawyer Robertson Baylor Day 3 35.49 3.23 4.84 4.84
Luke Altmyer Illinois Day 3 33.88 10.37 15.55 15.55
Drew Allar Penn State Undrafted 29.14 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jalon Daniels Kansas Undrafted 28.94 0.00 0.00 0.00
Behren Morton Texas Tech Undrafted 26.66 0.00 0.00 0.00
Taylen Green Arkansas Undrafted 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Cole Payton North Dakota State Undrafted 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Cade Klubnik Clemson Undrafted 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Garrett Nussmeier LSU Undrafted 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Top 5:

1) Fernando Mendoza (Indiana)
2) Haynes King (Georgia Tech)
3) Joey Aguilar (Tennessee)
4) Ty Simpson (Alabama)
5) Carson Beck (Miami)

Note: While Simpson, Beck and Fagnano have a slight edge over King and Aguilar in the B+ category, the gap at A is larger, so I stuck King and Aguilar at 2 and 3. With everything going on with Brendan Sorsby, I went ahead and tested him out in my system. Obviously he hasn't done any athletic testing, but if he were to enter the supplemental draft and it were to happen tomorrow without him ever running or jumping, he would slide in right between King and Aguilar.