{"id":1333,"date":"2025-06-21T04:08:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T04:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1333\/"},"modified":"2025-06-21T04:08:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T04:08:08","slug":"espn-ranks-top-qbs-for-nfl-draft-ahead-of-2025-college-football-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1333\/","title":{"rendered":"ESPN ranks top QBs for NFL Draft ahead of 2025 college football season"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2025 NFL Draft<\/a><\/strong> is barely out of the rear view mirror and experts are already turning their attention toward next summer. On Friday, ESPN\u2019s Matt Miller and Jordan Reid revealed<\/a><\/strong> who they expect to be the top-five quarterback prospects in the 2026 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n

While Miller and Reid each listed the same five players, they rarely saw eye to eye on where those players fell on their list. No players from the Big 12 made either of the experts\u2019 lists despite the conference being expected to have some standout talent behind center this fall.<\/p>\n

Instead, the other Power Four conferences stole the spotlight, with one name standing above the rest. Without further ado, let\u2019s dive into Miller and Reid\u2019s predictions.<\/p>\n

Miller\u2019s rank: No. 1 | Reid\u2019s rank: No. 1<\/strong>
Cade Klubnik is both Miller and Reid\u2019s top man heading into the 2025 campaign, and it\u2019s difficult to fault them. Klubnik was fantastic last season, recording 3,639 passing yards and 36 touchdowns while only throwing six interceptions.<\/p>\n

Klubnik was dangerous in the ground game as well. He tallied a career-high 463 rushing yards and seven scores last season on 119 carries. Klubnik is entering his third season as Clemson\u2019s full-time starter and second campaign collaborating with offensive coordinator Garrett Riley<\/a><\/strong>. If all goes well, Klubnik will be a frontrunner for the Heisman Trophy this fall.<\/p>\n

Miller\u2019s rank: No. 2 | Reid\u2019s rank: No. 3<\/strong>
After spending two seasons behind Jayden Daniels<\/a><\/strong>, Garrett Nussmeier didn\u2019t allow his first season as the Tigers\u2019 full-time starter to go to waste. The 6-foot-2 standout racked up 4,052 passing yards and 29 touchdowns compared to 12 interceptions.<\/p>\n

Nussmeier wasn\u2019t much of a threat with his legs, and finished the season with negative rushing yards when including lost yards on sacks. Nonetheless, many experts are confident that Nussmeier could use his large frame to embrace the ground game in 2025 and become a dual-threat QB.<\/p>\n

Miller\u2019s rank: No. 3 | Reid\u2019s rank: No. 5<\/strong>
Miller has lofty expectations for Fernando Mendoza but if the California<\/a><\/strong> transfer can replicate a fraction of the magic that unfolded in Bloomington last season, Miller\u2019s confidence may be well-founded. Mendoza certainly doesn\u2019t lack the physical attributes necessary to thrive.<\/p>\n

At 6-foot-5, 225 pounds, Mendoza is built like an NFL<\/a><\/strong> scout\u2019s dream QB. To pile on, he has no shortage of talent, either. Mendoza completed 68.4% of his pass attempts for 3,004 passing yards and 16 touchdowns last season. With three of Indiana\u2019s starting offensive linemen returning, Mendoza should enjoy far more protection than he had at California, where Mendoza absorbed the most sacks in the country last season.<\/p>\n

Miller\u2019s rank: No. 4 | Reid\u2019s rank: No. 2<\/strong>
Miller isn\u2019t quite as high on Sellers as Reid, but he\u2019s still excited to see what the breakout star from last season can produce this fall. Sellers left fans in awe last season with his endless weapons. He finished the year with 2,534 passing yards and 18 touchdowns.<\/p>\n

However, he was arguably even better when using his legs, churning out 674 rushing yards and seven TDs last season. With standout wide receiving Nyck Harbor<\/a><\/strong> running it back in Columbia, Sellers shouldn\u2019t have any problem posting some monstrous passing numbers in 2025.<\/p>\n

Miller\u2019s rank: No. 5 | Reid\u2019s rank: No. 4<\/strong><\/p>\n

Drew Allar squeaked into Miller\u2019s top-five but could realistically end up being the best QB in the country in the upcoming season. Allar showed promising flashes last year and led his team to the College Football Playoff<\/a><\/strong> semifinals. Alas, he often left fans feeling like he was capable of so much more.<\/p>\n

Perhaps Allar will find that more this year. Miller isn\u2019t putting it past him: \u201cHis ability to clean up mental mistakes will determine where his stock goes as a senior. Allar could be the top QB in the class \u2026 or slip to Day 3.\u201d<\/p>\n

Miller & Reid\u2019s Honorable Mention<\/strong>
John Mateer made it look easy at Washington State<\/a><\/strong> last season, collecting 3,139 passing yards and 29 touchdowns compared to seven interceptions. Moreover, Mateer amassed 826 yards and a whopping 15 scores on the ground.<\/p>\n

Now, only one question remains: Can he replicate those results against SEC talent? Before he has a chance to answer that question, Mateer will have an opportunity to show off his abilities in Week 2 when Oklahoma squares off against Michigan<\/a><\/strong>. If Mateer performs in the spotlight, don\u2019t be surprised to see his name soar up 2026 draft boards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2025 NFL Draft is barely out of the rear view mirror and experts are already turning their…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1334,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[1839,1840,1841,1318,1842,1843,1844,1317,1315,1316,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-1333","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ncaa-football","8":"tag-cade-klubnik-22-westlake","9":"tag-drew-allar-22-medina","10":"tag-fernando-mendoza-22-columbus","11":"tag-football","12":"tag-garrett-nussmeier-21-marcus","13":"tag-john-mateer-22-little-elm","14":"tag-lanorris-sellers-23-south-florence","15":"tag-ncaa","16":"tag-ncaa-football","17":"tag-ncaafootball","18":"tag-sports","19":"tag-united-states","20":"tag-unitedstates","21":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114719392074044506","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1333"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1333\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}