Heading into Super Bowl LX weekend, the NFL Draft is just 76 days away. With that, quarterback positional rankings continue to trickle out.<\/p>\n
Indiana\u2018s Fernando Mendoza is far and away the No. 1 overall quarterback, as he is projected to be selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft by the Las Vegas Raiders. Following Mendoza, however, include some of the best quarterbacks from last year\u2019s college football season.<\/p>\n
ESPN\u2019s top-five quarterback rankings<\/a>, following the Senior Bowl, are below.<\/p>\n Reigning Heisman Trophy winner and National Champion\u00a0Fernando Mendoza\u00a0seems poised to be the No. 1 overall pick to lead the Las Vegas Raiders into a new era. In his lone season at\u00a0Indiana, Mendoza exploded into the best player in college football. The\u00a0Cal<\/a>\u00a0transfer totaled 3,535 passing yards and 41 touchdowns with six interceptions, leading the Hoosiers to an unblemished 16-0 season.<\/p>\n The Raiders are thirsting for success, as they have not won a playoff game since 2002 (AFC Championship). They suffered their worst season since 2006 with veteran quarterback\u00a0Geno Smith<\/a>\u00a0at the helm, and a shake-up is desperately needed. Mendoza has shown to be an instant impact player who could be the player to finally bring sunshine back to Sin City.<\/p>\n Although there was speculation that Ty Simpson could be returning to school, he decided to forgo his final year of eligibility and head to the NFL Draft. In his lone season as Alabama\u2018s starting quarterback, Simpson led the Tide to the College Football Playoff. He recorded 3,567 yards and 28 touchdowns with just five interceptions.<\/p>\n Simpson looks to become the next successful Alabama quarterback in the NFL, joining the likes of Tua Tagovailoa<\/a>, Jalen Hurts<\/a>, Bryce Young<\/a>, and Mac Jones<\/a> in recent history. Simpson is ESPN\u2019s No. 44-ranked prospect overall, but the second at the quarterback position.<\/p>\n The NCAA officially denied Trinidad Chambliss\u2018 appeal for an eligibility waiver on Wednesday<\/a>. Chambliss opened the 2025 season as\u00a0Austin Simmons<\/a>\u2018 backup, but assumed starting duties once Simmons suffered an injury in the Rebels\u2019 30-23 victory over Kentucky<\/a> on Sept. 6. Not only did Chambliss serviceably fill in for Simmons, but he evolved into one of the best quarterbacks in the sport. He passed for 3,937 yards and 22 touchdowns with just three interceptions this season, along with rushing for 527 yards and eight more scores.<\/p>\n Ole Miss\u2018 starting quarterback passed for at least 300 yards in eight games and finished eighth in Heisman Trophy voting. He cemented himself as a program legend thanks to his performance in the Rebels\u2019 39-34 win over No. 3\u00a0Georgia<\/a>\u00a0in the Sugar Bowl, where he pulled off multiple spectacular plays to clinch the historic victory. Just one year after transferring from DII Ferris State, he now appears to be headed to the NFL.<\/p>\n LSU\u2018s Garrett Nussmeier entered the 2025 season with massive expectations following a strong 2024 campaign, in which he threw for 4,052 yards and 29 touchdowns. He dealt with the injury bug this past season, though, and totaled just 1,927 yards and 12 touchdowns with five interceptions in nine games. Across his five-year career at\u00a0LSU, Nussmeier recorded 7,699 passing yards with 52 touchdowns and 26 interceptions. His father, Doug, is the current offensive coordinator for the New Orleans Saints.<\/p>\n \u201cIn this draft, the great mystery, of course, is we know\u00a0Fernando Mendoza\u2019s going to go quarterback No. 1,\u201d\u00a0ESPN\u2019s Field Yates\u00a0said. \u201cTy Simpson\u00a0from\u00a0Alabama, he\u2019s well-positioned to be quarterback No. 2. Who is going to be quarterback No. 3, and how high will that player be drafted? Could it be somewhere on Day 2? Might he have to wait until Day 3?\u00a0(Senior Bowl week), for guys like\u00a0Garrett Nussmeier, is going to influence that race for that third quarterback taken.\u201d<\/p>\n Miami\u2018s Carson Beck is slotted at No. 5 in ESPN\u2019s quarterback rankings after spending just one season in South Beach. That season was indeed magical, as Beck led the Hurricanes to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. On the season, the Georgia<\/a> transfer passed for 3,813 yards (fourth most in the NCAA) and 30 touchdowns with 12 interceptions.<\/p>\n