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The 2024 class of Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye and Bo Nix have already led their teams to playoff success.
The Patriots played the easiest schedule in the NFL since the 1999 Rams, who went on to win the Super Bowl. Maye's path stacks up favorably against a Chargers squad that can't regularly protect Justin Herbert, with Bo Nix's Broncos holding the No. 1 seed.
Heading into the 2025 postseason, C.J. Stroud had compiled a 2–2 playoff record while completing 66% of his passes for 976 yards, four touchdowns, and an interception while reaching the divisional round twice—including a trip to Arrowhead last January where his team went toe-to-toe with Patrick Mahomes’s Chiefs.
Following the conclusion of the 2025 NFL regular season, Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix has a 58.5 " Total QBR " rating from ESPN, which ranks 14th out of 32 starting QBs. Nix's traditional passer rating is 87.8.
Daniel Jones and Aaron Rodgers are among the top quarterbacks currently set to be free agents during the 2026 NFL offseason.
After two days of AFC and NFC Divisional games, the conference championships are set in stone. The NFC Championship welcomes a back a former USC quarterback in
Jarrett Stidham hopes to join this list of backup quarterbacks who stepped up to help their teams win a Super Bowl.
The league's final four teams are set to give championship weekend a fresh feel, particularly at the quarterback position.
Tom Brady, Troy Aikman and Matt Ryan aren't the first former greats to take on front-office roles, but they're leading a new wave.
After losing Bo Nix, the Broncos can't sign Tom Brady or Philip Rivers, but these retired quarterbacks are eligible.
With the 2025 college football season officially over following an epic duel in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game between Indiana's Fernando Mendoza and Miami's Carson Beck, it's now time to look ahead to where these star quarterbacks will land in the 2026 NFL Draft.