NFL draft 2026 preview: Year of the quarterback will have to wait
The Detroit Lions have just 2 QBs on their roster in Jared Goff and Teddy Bridgewater but could take one on Day 3 of the 2026 NFL Draft.
This was supposed to be the year of the quarterback. The way-too-early mock drafts that dropped last spring were loaded with signal callers in the first round. Arch Manning.
LaNorris Sellers. Garrett Nussmeier. Drew Allar.
And on and on. Manning went back to school after an inconsistent season in his first year starting at Texas. Sellers returned to South Carolina to rebuild his draft stock after regressing statistically in 2025.
Neither Nussmeier nor Allar had the season anyone expected. And when the NFL draft kicks off next Thursday, April 23, there’s a good chance just one quarterback – Indiana ’s Fernando Mendoza – goes in the first round. Mendoza, the presumptive No.
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