We're still eight-plus months from the start of the 2027 NFL draft, but the excitement for this class is nearing a midseason pitch. And a lot of that surrounds the quarterbacks who might be on the board next April.
This group was expected to be loaded even before Oregon's Dante Moore and Texas' Arch Manning decided to return to school for the 2026 college football season. With those two leading the way, we could see four or more signal-callers go off the board in Round 1. There are also plenty of candidates to rise and some really interesting midround prospects in the mix.
I tiered every draft-eligible and draft-worthy quarterback -- I ended up with 31 names -- by early grades. I placed them into Rounds 1-7 based on my personal film study and discussions with scouts and evaluators around the NFL. To be clear, this absolutely does not mean all of these players will be in the 2027 draft. Some will return to school, some won't make the expected leap this season. But this should be an indicator of where they would grade if the draft were taking place next week. There's plenty of time for these players to rise and fall (and declare).
So let's get the ball rolling with the first-rounders, which include several players who don't need much introduction. But you can jump to each round to see where the 31 passers fall right now. (QBs are listed alphabetically within each tier.)
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Round 1
CJ Carr, Notre Dame
Carr never looked back after winning Notre Dame's starting spot, finishing last season with 2,741 passing yards, 24 touchdowns and six interceptions while showing flashes as the year progressed. He now enters a pivotal season with heightened expectations. At 6-foot-2 and 215 pounds, Carr is an even-keeled distributor with enough arm strength to make things happen, and his feet and eyes are routinely tied together. He'll be the focal point of the Fighting Irish offense after they lost two first-round running backs. If he flourishes with that new responsibility, it's easy to see him being one of the first passers picked next April.
"To be so young, I love how well he sees the field," an AFC assistant GM said. "I don't think he has the physical gifts of some others in this group, but I can easily see him jumping all of them because of his processing ability."