Fernando Mendoza

QB · Indiana; California

The 200 most recent checkable claims, from 96 pundits. These are other people’s predictions about what he will do — we grade the prediction, never the player.

Mock drafts: 115 of 116 picks had him at No. 1 (median No. 1)

Measurables

Height: 6′5″
Weight: 236 lb

2026 NFL Scouting Combine. Drills not listed were not performed. Combine results via Pro-Football-Reference.com.

Who’s high on him, who’s low

Each pundit’s standing lean on Fernando Mendoza, measured against every other pundit who made a comparable call — same kind of claim, same season. +100 would mean the most bullish voice in every room; −100 the most bearish. At least two articles per pundit before a lean is shown, and the accuracy is how that pundit’s settled calls about him have graded out. A lean is a fact about the pundit, never a judgment of the player.

Highest on him

Daniel Jeremiah+31
more bullish than 66% of the room, across 9 articles · 100.0 accuracy on him (6 settled)
Albert Breer+6
more bullish than 53% of the room, across 2 articles · 100.0 accuracy on him (2 settled)

Page 1 of 5 — unsettled claims first, then the settled ones, newest first.

What pundits expect · 40 on this page

Not settled yet. These are graded once the season or event they describe has finished.

Fernando Mendoza to be 1st on the depth chartAlbert Breer · for 2026 · said Nov 12, 2026
Fernando Mendoza to be 1st on the depth chartGarrett Podell · for 2026 · said Nov 11, 2026
Fernando Mendoza to be 1st on the depth chartRachel Nichols · for 2026 · said Nov 11, 2026
Fernando Mendoza to be 1st on the depth chartBryan DeArdo · for 2026 · said Nov 11, 2026
Fernando Mendoza to be 1st on the depth chartAndrew Erickson · for 2026 · said Nov 11, 2026
Fernando Mendoza to be 1st on the depth chartHugh Straine · for 2026 · said Nov 10, 2026
Fernando Mendoza to be 1st on the depth chart

Alex Curry+6

more bullish than 53% of the room, across 2 articles · 100.0 accuracy on him (2 settled)

Lowest on him

JP Acosta-21
more bearish than 60% of the room, across 4 articles · 100.0 accuracy on him (3 settled)
Rich Eisen-12
more bearish than 56% of the room, across 11 articles · 100.0 accuracy on him (9 settled)
Mel Kiper+1
more bullish than 50% of the room, across 4 articles · 98.6 accuracy on him (3 settled)

Jordan Dajani · for 2026 · said Nov 10, 2026

“Mendoza will start this Sunday versus the defending Super Bowl Champions, the Seattle Seahawks, and a new era of…”Hondo Carpenter · for 2026 · said Nov 10, 2026

Fernando Mendoza to be 1st on the depth chartHondo Carpenter · for 2026 · said Nov 10, 2026

Fernando Mendoza to be 1st on the depth chartBradley Locker · for 2026 · said Nov 10, 2026

Fernando Mendoza to be 1st on the depth chartJared Dubin · for 2026 · said Nov 10, 2026

Fernando Mendoza to be 1st on the depth chartRyan Wilson · for 2026 · said Nov 3, 2026

Fernando Mendoza to be 1st on the depth chartZachary Pereles · for 2026 · said Nov 3, 2026

Fernando Mendoza to be 1st on the depth chartJordan Woodson · for 2026 · said Nov 2, 2026

Fernando Mendoza to be 1st on the depth chartHondo Carpenter · for 2026 · said Oct 29, 2026

Fernando Mendoza to be 1st on the depth chartWolf Trelles-Heard · for 2026 · said Oct 28, 2026

Fernando Mendoza to be 1st on the depth chartMike Kadlick · for 2026 · said Oct 28, 2026

Fernando Mendoza to be 1st on the depth chartAdam Schefter · for 2026 · said Oct 26, 2026

Fernando Mendoza to be 1st on the depth chartTyler Sullivan · for 2026 · said Oct 26, 2026

Fernando Mendoza to be 1st on the depth chartPat Fitzmaurice · for 2026 · said Oct 19, 2026

Fernando Mendoza to be 1st on the depth chartPat Fitzmaurice · for 2026 · said Oct 17, 2026

Fernando Mendoza to be 1st on the depth chartCarter Bahns · for 2026 · said Oct 13, 2026

Fernando Mendoza to be 1st on the depth chartEric Williams · for 2026 · said Oct 12, 2026

Fernando Mendoza to be 1st on the depth chartPat Fitzmaurice · for 2026 · said Sep 28, 2026

Fernando Mendoza to be 1st on the depth chartGilberto Manzano · for 2026 · said Sep 23, 2026

Fernando Mendoza to be 1st on the depth chartGordon McGuinness · for 2026 · said Sep 16, 2026

Fernando Mendoza to be 1st on the depth chartGarrett Podell · for 2026 · said Sep 16, 2026

Fernando Mendoza to be 1st on the depth chartJared Feinberg · for 2026 · said Sep 15, 2026

Fernando Mendoza to be 2nd on the depth chartAlain Poupart · for 2026 · said Sep 12, 2026

Fernando Mendoza to be 1st on the depth chartColin Cowherd · for 2026 · said Sep 9, 2026

Fernando Mendoza to be 2nd on the depth chartJosh Edwards · for 2026 · said Sep 8, 2026

Fernando Mendoza to make Preseason All-Rookie TeamJosh Edwards · for 2026 · said Sep 8, 2026

Fernando Mendoza to win Offensive Rookie of the Year finalistChris Brockman · for 2026 · said Sep 7, 2026

Fernando Mendoza to win Offensive Rookie of the Year finalistRich Eisen · for 2026 · said Sep 7, 2026

Fernando Mendoza to be 1st on the depth chartJared Feinberg · for 2026 · said Sep 5, 2026

Fernando Mendoza to be 2nd on the depth chartGarrett Podell · for 2026 · said Sep 4, 2026

Fernando Mendoza to be 1st on the depth chartDanny Parkins · for 2026 · said Sep 3, 2026

Fernando Mendoza to be 1st on the depth chartGregg Rosenthal · for 2026 · said Sep 3, 2026

Fernando Mendoza to be 1st on the depth chartTyler Sullivan · for 2026 · said Sep 1, 2026

Fernando Mendoza to be 2nd on the depth chartNick Faria · for 2026 · said Sep 1, 2026