NFL Draft QB rankings 2027: Arch Manning, Dante Moore lead the way for next year's class originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The 2027 NFL Draft quarterback class features the same No. 1 quarterback we had when starting the process last year.
In other words, we're neither right nor wrong about Arch Manning yet. The Texas quarterback is one of four quarterbacks who were on our top 10 last year. Dante Moore, LaNorris Sellers and Sam Leavitt all returned to school along with Manning, which our list still holds up on some level aside from missing out on Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza.
The 2027 quarterback class is loaded with talent. Manning and Moore are at the top of that list, which includes 2025 Heisman Trophy finalist Julian Sayin, 2026 Heisman Trophy preseason favorite CJ Carr and Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss, a breakout star last season whose NFL value is difficult to gauge.
Ultimately, however, most of the draft-day buzz is going to re-circle Manning in 2026. Will he emerge as the top quarterback and be the No. 1 pick, like his uncles Peyton and Eli, who went on to become two-time Super Bowl winners in the NFL? Manning showed signs he could be that No. 1 pick toward the end of the 2025 college football season, and we are buying in once again.
Sporting News breaks down the top 10 quarterbacks for 2027.
Manning (6-4, 219) is our No. 1 quarterback for the second straight season – but there is no guarantee he will be the first quarterback given the first half of last season with Texas in 2025. Manning struggled with accuracy and was labeled a bust after a Week 6 loss against Florida. He had a 60% completion percentage or better in each of Texas' last six games – which isn't off the charts but was an improvement in a stretch where he passed for 14 TDs and two interceptions. He had 13 TDs on passes of 20 yards or more – and he added 399 rushing yards and 10 TDs. Manning has a strong supporting cast with the Longhorns this season. We expect him to live up to the renewed hype in 2026, which started after this run.
Arch Manning - 60 yard TD run to twist the knife on Michigan in the Citrus Bowl. pic.twitter.com/DjWHktNk8j
— Moore College Football (@Moore_CFB) December 31, 2025
2025 statistics: 3,565 yards, 71.4%, 30 TDs, 10 INTs
Moore (6-3, 206) was No. 10 on this list last season – and SN wrote, "We are going to trust that patience leads to a breakout season with Dan Lanning at Oregon." That happened. Moore passed for 3,565 yards, 30 TDs and 10 interceptions and led the Ducks to the CFP quarterfinals. Moore had six games with three TD passes or more, and he picks his spots in the running game effectively. He had 15 TDs and two interceptions on passes of 20 yards or more. Moore struggled in the losses to Indiana – a two-game stretch where he had a 60% completion percentage and took eight sacks – which were outliers from the rest of the season.
Sayin (6-1, 208) led the nation in completion percentage as a Heisman Trophy finalist, and yet he's already being labeled as a "game manager" given the supporting cast at Ohio State. Sayin had a 62% completion percentage on passes of 20 yards or more, and he made more mistakes in the short passing game. He's going to benefit from the addition of offensive coordinator Arthur Smith. Sayin limited mistakes under pressure. While there is excitement around sophomore Tavien St. Clair at Ohio State in the future, Sayin remains the first-round caliber quarterback right now. Sayin faces more scrutiny now than he will at the NFL Scouting Combine, and it's easy to under-appreciate the five-star talent producing at a high level.
2025 statistics: 3,937 yards, 66.1%, 22 TDs, 3 INTs
Chambliss (6-0, 200) will be projected all over the draft board. He's 23 years old and entering a sixth college-football season after receiving a waiver to play one more year with the Rebels. That might knock him out of the first round – but we trust the on-field production and play-making skills that showed up against Georgia and Miami. Chambliss had 527 rushing yards and eight rushing TDs, and that's ability to make improv decisions outside the pocket that carried the Rebels to a berth in the CFP semifinals. He did not have an interception in the intermediate passing range (10-19 yards according to PFF). Height will be a question mark, but Chambliss is bound to impress at the on-field workout portion of the NFL Scouting Combine. Will that value fluctuate without Lane Kiffin and Charlie Weis Jr. at Ole Miss.
2025 statistics: 2,741 yards, 66.6%, 24 TDs, 6 INTs
Carr (6-2, 210) is among the Heisman Trophy favorites heading into his second season at Notre Dame – and our projection is tempered by the belief he could return to school in 2027 with the hopes of being the No. 1 pick in the 2028 NFL Draft. He's a high-end prospect who showed accuracy with eight TDs and no interceptions on passes of 20 yards or more. He took just 12 sacks and has escapability in the pocket. Carr will have to deal with higher expectations in Year 2 at Notre Dame – and that is the challenge before entertaining his first-round value. Still, the accuracy is ahead of schedule, and he is on track to end the Irish's first-round quarterback drought, which extends back to Brady Quinn in 2007.
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2025 statistics: 3,711 yards, 65.8%, 24 TDs, 10 INTs
Maiava (6-4, 230) checks a lot of boxes for the next level. He's a big quarterback with a quick release who led the Big Ten in passing yards last season. He had 300-plus yards in regular-season losses to Illinois, Notre Dame and Oregon. Maiava did throw 10 interceptions, but we're less worried about that given the high-volume passing attack under USC coach Lincoln Riley. Maiava ranked 13th in the FBS with a 157.8 passer efficiency rating. He had a 55.6% completion percentage with 13 TDs and seven interceptions on passes of 10 yards or more – numbers that will have to improve if he wants to stay in the conversation as a first-round pick.
2025 statistics: 3,973 yards, 66.8%, 34 TDs, 8 INTs