The 2026 quarterback class will likely only end up with two being worthy of a first-round investment by the time we reach Pittsburgh in late April.

Poor play and likely returns to school have shrunk a group most NFL draft analysts, including myself, considered in May would be four or five deep by the time we got to the draft process.

I included four in my initial projections last week, and will continue to do so until the two who are most likely to stay, Oregon’s Dante Moore and South Carolina’s LaNorris Sellers, make their intentions known.

Obviously there are more than two teams in the NFL who need to upgrade the quarterback position. This will place a premium on Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza and Alabama’s Ty Simpson, who will both likely get selected higher than we have them rated on ou

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