What Teams Need QBs in the 2026 NFL Draft?

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It's early, but it ain't that early....

Jets
Browns
Raiders
Saints (?) - Rattler has actually looked okay and kept the Saints competitive, but likely not the answer
Browns

Teams that probably need to think about it;

Panthers - Bryce Young looks pretty good at times, but not to so much other times. He'll have the rest of the season to make his case

Cardinals - Kyler Murray. Somewhat oft-injured, Brissett played in his absence today and looked pretty good despite being outmatched against the Colts. The Cardinals need to at least draft a QB on Day 2 of the draft you would think

Steelers - Rodgers ain't playing forever, and it's hard to imagine them doing much with Rudolph

Dolphins - It's hard to imagine the Dolphins sticking with Tua long-term, even without the concussion history. Tua has a massive cap hit next year and dead cap hit. They are in trouble there, and their cap issues with Tyreek Hill won't help them either
 

Ogie Ogilthorpe said:
It's early, but it ain't that early....

Jets
Browns
Raiders
Saints (?) - Rattler has actually looked okay and kept the Saints competitive, but likely not the answer
Browns

Teams that probably need to think about it;

Panthers - Bryce Young looks pretty good at times, but not to so much other times. He'll have the rest of the season to make his case

Cardinals - Kyler Murray. Somewhat oft-injured, Brissett played in his absence today and looked pretty good despite being outmatched against the Colts. The Cardinals need to at least draft a QB on Day 2 of the draft you would think

Steelers - Rodgers ain't playing forever, and it's hard to imagine them doing much with Rudolph

Dolphins - It's hard to imagine the Dolphins sticking with Tua long-term, even without the concussion history. Tua has a massive cap hit next year and dead cap hit. They are in trouble there, and their cap issues with Tyreek Hill won't help them either
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The draft class looks real blah and unpolished.

Moore, Mendoza, Sellers, ?Simpson

Can’t say I’d want to be picking high if those are my choices
 

upnorthkid said:
The draft class looks real blah and unpolished.

Moore, Mendoza, Sellers, ?Simpson

Can’t say I’d want to be picking high if those are my choices
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Nussmeier hasn't exactly been lighting it up this year, either. Things can always change but it's not shaping up to be a stellar QB class.
 

Slim Tubby said:
Nussmeier hasn't exactly been lighting it up this year, either. Things can always change but it's not shaping up to be a stellar QB class.
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favorite part is last year's projected guys are....

Arch Manning #1
Cade Klubnick #2
Sam Leavitt #3
Drew Allar #4
Sellers #5

or
Nussmeier #1
Allar #2
Klubnick #3
Sellers #4
Mendoza #5
Leavitt #6


which tells you all you need to know about this class sucking coming in and basically everyone who was under consideration being bad this year. If you end up at 1, absolutely one I'd try trade down.

On a Vikes note, would love it if Downs fell to where the Vikes are picking. Perfect replacement for Smith and about as near a can't miss prospect as you can get imo.
 

Slim Tubby said:
Nussmeier hasn't exactly been lighting it up this year, either. Things can always change but it's not shaping up to be a stellar QB class.
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We are in the era of QBs who had covid high school football + had to sit forever behind old man QBs in college.

Hard to develop that way.
 


I cannot hear a slide whistle without thinking erectile dysfunction.
 



Ogie Ogilthorpe said:
It's early, but it ain't that early....

Jets
Browns
Raiders
Saints (?) - Rattler has actually looked okay and kept the Saints competitive, but likely not the answer
Browns

Teams that probably need to think about it;

Panthers - Bryce Young looks pretty good at times, but not to so much other times. He'll have the rest of the season to make his case

Cardinals - Kyler Murray. Somewhat oft-injured, Brissett played in his absence today and looked pretty good despite being outmatched against the Colts. The Cardinals need to at least draft a QB on Day 2 of the draft you would think

Steelers - Rodgers ain't playing forever, and it's hard to imagine them doing much with Rudolph

Dolphins - It's hard to imagine the Dolphins sticking with Tua long-term, even without the concussion history. Tua has a massive cap hit next year and dead cap hit. They are in trouble there, and their cap issues with Tyreek Hill won't help them either
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Time to revisit this thread, although not a lot has changed?

Looking at some remaining schedules, the Raiders are a very real possibility for the #2 (maybe #1?) overall pick next spring. Hard to imagine them not taking a QB. The Raiders matchup in a few weeks with the Giants will definitely go a long ways towards shaping up the top 3 in the draft.

The Panthers are not only going to pick very high, but Bryce Young continues to pile up solid games (with the occasional clunker).

Seen rumors/speculation around the Cardinals trading Kyler Murray next spring, with the Raiders as a possible trade candidate. Not sure how much I buy that, although I'd love to see the Cardinals move on from Murray sooner than later. Brissett continues to play better than Murray was playing, not even really that close. The Cardinals have some QB decisions to make next spring with both guys.

The Steelers and Dolphins could very well be looking to draft a QB but it's likely neither will draft in the top 5-7 picks.
 



Ogie Ogilthorpe said:
Time to revisit this thread, although not a lot has changed?

Looking at some remaining schedules, the Raiders are a very real possibility for the #2 (maybe #1?) overall pick next spring. Hard to imagine them not taking a QB. The Raiders matchup in a few weeks with the Giants will definitely go a long ways towards shaping up the top 3 in the draft.

The Panthers are not only going to pick very high, but Bryce Young continues to pile up solid games (with the occasional clunker).

Seen rumors/speculation around the Cardinals trading Kyler Murray next spring, with the Raiders as a possible trade candidate. Not sure how much I buy that, although I'd love to see the Cardinals move on from Murray sooner than later. Brissett continues to play better than Murray was playing, not even really that close. The Cardinals have some QB decisions to make next spring with both guys.

The Steelers and Dolphins could very well be looking to draft a QB but it's likely neither will draft in the top 5-7 picks.
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I would rank them this way, and outside of Mendoza, I'm not sure there's another legit QB prospect that warrants a 1st Round grade despite the importance of that position:

1. LV (2-10) - Geno Smith...enough said.

2. PIT (6-6) - I think this is Tomlin's last year with the Steelers (Vikings? 😉) and Rudolph is not the answer.

3. NYJ (3-9) - The Fields experiment is over and the NY market will demand another new toy.

4. CLE (3-9) - I suppose Sanders could still show something this year but I've seen nothing that indicates he's an NFL starter.

5. NO (2-10) - They have Rattler and Shough but both those guys are backups at best.

6. MIA (5-7) - I don't see how the Dolphins get out of Tua's contract with all of his Dead money on the books.

7. ARI (3-9) - Brissett is a better QB than Murray but they are going to have a tough time moving Kyler's contract.

My guess is one of these teams trades for Mac Jones and my money is on Vegas or the Jets. The question would be where would you slide the Vikings into these rankings?
 

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