Rob RangSep 10, 2026
Rang tiers their 16 favorite draft-eligible quarterbacks for the 2027 NFL Draft, putting Oregon's Dante Moore ahead of Texas' Arch Manning for now, and projects Brendan Sorsby as a Day 2 pick and CJ Carr as a potential first-rounder.
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What Rob Rang said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromIt might surprise some to learn that I’m actually higher on Moore — if the draft were held today.
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- The piece
- 2027 NFL Draft QB Power Rankings: Why Dante Moore Is Ahead Of Arch Manning — For Now
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- 1Top Player Lists“That’s why I’ve tiered my 16 favorite draft-eligible quarterbacks below and will be updating this list all season long. #16 CJ Bailey ... #1 Dante Moore”
- 2C.J. Carr to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)“The 2027 NFL Draft will mark 20 years since Brady Quinn was the last Fighting Irish QB to be drafted in the first round. Carr could end that streak.”
- 3Brendan Sorsby to be picked “Day 2” (picks 33–100)“I think Sorsby’s talent wins out and — pardon the pun — a team "gambles" on him on Day 2.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| “That’s why I’ve tiered my 16 favorite draft-eligible…”1 | Top Player Lists | — | — | — | — | |
| C.J. Carr to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)2 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Brendan Sorsby to be picked “Day 2” (picks 33–100)3 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 3 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
3 checkable claims — 2 mock draft picks and 1 top player list — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Each call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same calls; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
“That’s why I’ve tiered my 16 favorite draft-eligible quarterbacks below and will be updating this list all season long. #16 CJ Bailey ... #1 Dante Moore”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
C.J. Carr to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Mock Draft PicksBrendan Sorsby
Brendan Sorsby to be picked “Day 2” (picks 33–100)
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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Gilberto Manzano · Mock Draft Picks · C.J. Carr · Waiting
Manzano laid out a mini mock of the first round for clubs holding multiple picks, projecting Jeremiah Smith first overall and placing quarterbacks, edge rushers and corners with the Titans, Dolphins, Jets, Eagles and Browns. Manzano also pegged CJ Carr to go no later than No. 9 and tabbed two Kentucky linemen as top-60 prospects.Nick Faria · Position Order Calls · C.J. Carr · Waiting
Faria projects the Jets to hold multiple top-10 picks in the 2027 draft (including No. 4 via Indianapolis), and names Oklahoma State's Drew Mestemaker as the first quarterback off the board with Notre Dame's C.J. Carr second; they also call Texas edge Colin Simmons a lock for the top five.
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The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
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Campbell's draft stock report projects Indiana WR Charlie Becker as a top-10 pick in 2027, Mississippi State CB Kelley Jones as a first-rounder, Tennessee DT Xavier Gilliam as a top-15 pick, and Texas OT Trevor Goosby as a top-10 pick, while suggesting Arch Manning could still be a first-rounder if they declare.