Drew Mestemaker enters the QB1 conversation, Nick Marsh and Xavier Gilliam lock in first-round buzz, Chris Cole is LB1, and Arch Manning slips outside the top three quarterbacks after Oklahoma.
Jeremiah Smith goes No. 1 to the Titans and Leonard Moore second, but Arch Manning, CJ Carr and Julian Sayin are not among the 32 picks in Brent Sobleski's mid-October projection.
Vinnie Iyer sends Arch Manning to the Titans at No. 1, Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz has him fifth to the Jets, and Mel Kiper Jr. says he's no longer sure the Texas quarterback belongs in his top 25.
Jeremiah Smith goes first to the Titans, Drew Mestemaker is the first quarterback at No. 3 to Miami, and Tampa Bay takes Oregon's Dante Moore fifth despite Baker Mayfield's extension.
Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith is No. 1 on Mike Renner's 150-player board, while Oklahoma State's Drew Mestemaker (4th) and Notre Dame's CJ Carr (10th) are the only quarterbacks in his top 20.
The Oklahoma State quarterback, once viewed as more of a 2028 prospect, now tops Dane Brugler's quarterback list, while consensus boards still lead with Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith.
