The 2026 NFL Draft may not feature the kind of all-world, slam-dunk, No. 1 overall quarterback prospects that defined the 2024 class, but franchises will still be jockeying aggressively for the top group of signal-callers in this year's pool.

The top of the draft order is changing by the week, but the priorities are not. QB will be the call for at least a few clubs on Day 1.

Led by Mendoza, the Hoosiers won their first outright Big Ten crown since 1945, and he is expected to become the school’s first Heisman winner Saturday night. The school’s only other finalist was running back Anthony Thompson in 1989.