Poll: Mendoza top vote-getter as NFL draft’s QB1

By Pete Thamel Nov 8, 2025 | 10:02 AM

In the latest poll of 25 NFL scouts and executives about who will be the first quarterback taken in the 2026 NFL draft, Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza was the top vote-getter with 13, putting him ahead of Oregon’s Dante Moore (6) and Alabama’s Ty Simpson (3).