The 2026 quarterback class was supposed to be deeper than this.

There was a possibility Texas’ Arch Manning would join the fray if things went well enough in his first year as a starter. That’s not happening.

Penn State’s Drew Allar, Miami’s Carson Beck, Clemson’s Cade Klubnik and LSU’s Garrett Nussmeier were all considered potential first-rounders at the beginning of the season, but have disappointed enough to muddy those projections.

The only lock for the first round at this point is Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza. Both Oregon’s Dante Moore and Alabama’s Ty Simpson still require seasoning, but could easily be seduced by the siren song of potentially being a top-5 pick in April.

The supply of signal-callers appear to be similar to last year, where there were only two selected in the first

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