Jordan Reid’s updated 2027 top 50: Mestemaker jumps to No. 5, CJ Carr is QB2 at 13, Chris Cole climbs to sixth and Arch Manning falls to 37th

Jordan Reid has updated his 2027 NFL draft rankings for the first time since Oct. 1, and the new top 50 moves the quarterbacks around more than anyone else. Oklahoma State’s Drew Mestemaker is still his top passer and climbs from No. 11 to No. 5 overall. Notre Dame’s CJ Carr jumps from 22nd to 13th and is now the second quarterback on the board.

Three quarterbacks went the other way. Texas’ Arch Manning drops from 17th to 37th, Oregon’s Dante Moore from 20th to 40th and Ole Miss’ Trinidad Chambliss from 16th to 44th. Missouri’s Austin Simmons (18) and South Carolina’s LaNorris Sellers (25) are new, so eight quarterbacks are in the 50, up from six in October.

The top two do not change. Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith is No. 1 and Notre Dame cornerback Leonard Moore is No. 2. South Carolina edge rusher Dylan Stewart and Texas edge rusher Colin Simmons swap third and fourth. Reid’s stats are through Nov. 7.

The new top 25

Rank	Player	Pos.	School	Oct. 1 rank	Move
1	Jeremiah Smith	WR	Ohio State	1	Same
2	Leonard Moore	CB	Notre Dame	2	Same
3	Dylan Stewart	EDGE	South Carolina	5	Up 2
4	Colin Simmons	EDGE	Texas	3	Down 1
5	Drew Mestemaker	QB	Oklahoma State	11	Up 6
6	Chris Cole	LB	Georgia	18	Up 12
7	Charlie Becker	WR	Indiana	8	Up 1
8	Ashton Hampton	CB	Clemson	13	Up 5
9	Ellis Robinson IV	CB	Georgia	19	Up 10
10	Will Echoles	DT	Ole Miss	4	Down 6
11	Jordan Seaton	OT	LSU	6	Down 5
12	Greg Johnson	C	Minnesota	15	Up 3
13	CJ Carr	QB	Notre Dame	22	Up 9
14	Xavier Gilliam	DT	Tennessee	Not ranked	New
15	Zereoue Williams	OT	Utah	Not ranked	New
16	Darian Mensah	QB	Miami	14	Down 2
17	Jackson Harris	WR	LSU	Not ranked	New
18	Austin Simmons	QB	Missouri	Not ranked	New
19	Nick Marsh	WR	Indiana	27	Up 8
20	Jamari Johnson	TE	Oregon	21	Up 1
21	Trevor Lauck	OT	Iowa	25	Up 4
22	Lance Heard	OT	Kentucky	Not ranked	New
23	Boubacar Traore	EDGE	Notre Dame	47	Up 24
24	Devan Thompkins	EDGE	Alabama	36	Up 12
25	LaNorris Sellers	QB	South Carolina	Not ranked	New

Georgia linebacker Chris Cole makes the biggest jump inside the top 10, from 18th to sixth. Reid says Cole has “excellent lateral agility and pursuit speed,” but is still learning to read run plays. Two cornerbacks also move into the top 10: Clemson’s Ashton Hampton goes from 13th to eighth, and Georgia’s Ellis Robinson IV from 19th to ninth.

Ole Miss defensive tackle Will Echoles, fourth in October, is now 10th. LSU tackle Jordan Seaton goes from sixth to 11th and is still the first offensive tackle. Tennessee defensive tackle Xavier Gilliam is new at No. 14, and Utah tackle Zereoue Williams is new at No. 15.

Where the quarterbacks moved

Quarterback	School	Nov. 11 rank	Oct. 1 rank	Move
Drew Mestemaker	Oklahoma State	5	11	Up 6
CJ Carr	Notre Dame	13	22	Up 9
Darian Mensah	Miami	16	14	Down 2
Austin Simmons	Missouri	18	Not ranked	New
LaNorris Sellers	South Carolina	25	Not ranked	New
Arch Manning	Texas	37	17	Down 20
Dante Moore	Oregon	40	20	Down 20
Trinidad Chambliss	Ole Miss	44	16	Down 28

On Mestemaker, Reid writes that “his hot streaks feature plenty of ‘wow’ moments,” but also calls him streaky and says his confidence in tight windows can lead to turnovers. He calls Carr “a refined pocket passer” with average arm strength. Carr has 21 touchdown passes and one interception through Nov. 7.

Reid says Austin Simmons has “A-level arm strength,” but that “the sample size is still very small.” He calls Sellers “a high-variance passer who makes a mixture of wow throws and turnover-worthy ones.” Moore’s Oregon season ended after his head injury, which we covered in Ran Carthon’s take on Moore.

Mestemaker at No. 5 matches two other big boards from last week. Eric Edholm’s top 50 and Nate Tice’s board both have him fifth overall. Reid has Manning 37th, Edholm had him 18th and Tice had him eighth.

Who fell, who is new and who dropped out

Player	Pos.	Oct. 1 rank	Nov. 11 rank
Yhonzae Pierre	EDGE	7	27
Jadan Baugh	RB	10	28
Cam Coleman	WR	12	33
Trevor Goosby	OT	9	35
Arch Manning	QB	17	37
Dante Moore	QB	20	40
Kewan Lacy	RB	28	42
Trinidad Chambliss	QB	16	44
Ryan Coleman-Williams	WR	34	46

Texas has three players in that group: Manning, tackle Trevor Goosby (9 to 35) and receiver Cam Coleman (12 to 33). Alabama edge rusher Yhonzae Pierre falls from seventh to 27th, and Florida running back Jadan Baugh from 10th to 28th. Baugh is still the top running back.

Besides Gilliam, Williams, Austin Simmons and Sellers, the new names are LSU receiver Jackson Harris (17), Kentucky tackle Lance Heard (22), Texas Tech defensive tackle A.J. Holmes Jr. (30), Texas safety Jelani McDonald (45), Virginia Tech tight end Luke Reynolds (48) and UCLA linebacker Sammy Omosigho (50). Notre Dame edge rusher Boubacar Traore climbs from 47th to 23rd.

Ten players from October dropped out: Brauntae Johnson (26), Deuce Alexander (29), Justin Scott (32), A’Mauri Washington (35), Zabien Brown (37), Samson Okunlola (40), Clev Lubin (41), Ahmad Moten Sr. (42), Melvin Siani (45) and Jide Abasiri (50).

Rutgers receiver KJ Duff moves up from 38th to 32nd, but he had season-ending high ankle surgery this week and is expected back to full activity in January.

What it means for the top picks

Reid’s top five lines up with the post-deadline mocks. Smith went first to the Chargers in all three of the mocks we compared on Wednesday, and Mestemaker went third or fourth in each. Mel Kiper and Field Yates’ midseason top 10 also had Mestemaker third and Carr fourth. For who picks where, see our 2027 draft order tracker.

Reid says the list will grow as the draft gets closer. The 2027 draft runs April 29 to May 1 in Washington, D.C.