The 2025 NFL Draft will be here before we know it. While there’s still plenty of thrilling football left in the 2024 college season, now is the perfect moment to dive into which quarterbacks are emerging as the elite prospects poised to dominate the top of the board with their next-level talent.
These 2025 NFL Draft QB Rankings highlight the rise of Indiana QB Kurtis Rourke.
2025 Draft QB Rankings, 1-10
We’ve looked at these quarterbacks as college football prospects for some time now here at College Football Network. And though these Draft QB rankings will look a bit different than our college football QB rankings, one thing is for sure: We know what these quarterbacks have brought to the table during their college careers, and now we’re piecing together what they’ll take with them to the NFL eventually.
The list of top 10 2025 NFL Draft QBs is evolving, but we’re pretty certain who belongs at the top.
QBs Just Outside the Top 10
- Will Howard, Ohio State
- Taylen Green, Arkansas
- Kyle McCord, Syracuse
- Brady Cook, Missouri
- Riley Leonard, Notre Dame
- Cade Klubnik, Clemson
- Jalon Daniels, Kansas
10) Dillon Gabriel, Oregon
There’s a lot to love about Gabriel’s game. He’s got all the arm talent you’d expect from an NFL-caliber quarterback, and in the same offensive system that helped Bo Nix thrive last year, Gabriel has truly hit his stride.
That’s where the comparisons to Nix end, though. The big-armed lefty is a completely different type of quarterback. Gabriel is a progressive-read passer with excellent anticipation, excelling in dissecting defenses step by step.
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What sets Gabriel apart in the battle for this No. 10 spot is his downfield prowess. While he hasn’t consistently showcased it during his time at Oregon, his previous stops revealed just how dominant and accurate he can be on deep throws outside the numbers. Over the past five years, few quarterbacks have matched his precision in that area.
Gabriel effortlessly makes NFL-level throws, and in the right system, he has all the tools to become a reliable and effective QB in the near future.
9) Carson Beck, Georgia
There’s so much to like about Carson Beck’s game, when he’s in top form. With how poorly he’s performed this year in Mike Bobo’s offense, Beck’s status has been nearly tarnished.
When he does throw the ball downfield, he’s proven he can throw on time, with anticipation and great power. However, he’s all too often shown this season that he cannot handle both pressure in his face or proverbial pressure in tough situations.
Beck has wilted like a flower under duress and shown that he cannot make even simple throws if pressure is applied.
When Beck is firing on all cylinders, though, he’s got arguably the prettiest release of all the quarterbacks here and he follows that up with sound mechanics and accurate throws. We’ve just not seen enough of that Beck this year.
8) Garrett Nussmeier, LSU
With one of the most electric arms in college football, Garrett Nussmeier has firmly broken into the top 10 during his first season as a starter. The LSU Tigers QB has thrown some jaw-dropping passes in 2024 that scream first-round potential, but there have also been some rough patches that highlight areas for growth.
For Nussmeier, the key is improving his play within the offense’s structure and getting through his reads faster. If he can sharpen his game in the pocket and make better progressions, the Tigers are primed to win the bulk of their remaining games, and he’ll send his draft stock soaring.
A big plus for Nussmeier this season? He’s had NFL scouts’ attention, as they’re watching his tackle duo, Will Campbell and Emery Jones Jr., dominate. Nussmeier has to show up every game down the stretch.
7) Quinn Ewers, Texas
Quinn Ewers commands the field with poise and authority, though injury concerns remain a lingering question. He consistently demonstrates the ability to dissect defenses and deliver strikes to open receivers, thriving both under pressure and in a clean pocket.
When given time, Ewers showcases surgical precision, with arm strength that makes him a legitimate threat at every level of the field. What truly sets him apart, though, is his relentless, all-in mentality—a trait that’s certain to captivate his future NFL fanbase.
The next step for Ewers is proving he can stay healthy through a full season and refining his consistency on boundary throws. But honestly, at this stage, that’s just nitpicking.
6) Kurtis Rourke, Indiana
For MAC fans, Kurtis Rourke needs no introduction. And for those who caught his dazzling debut with the Hoosiers—welcome to the main event.
Rourke is an electrifying athlete who followed his brother Nathan to Ohio, but it quickly became clear that Kurtis was the more polished and pro-ready talent.
After four standout years in Athens, the younger Rourke took a bold leap, entered the transfer portal, and immediately turned heads on the national stage with Curt Cignetti and Indiana’s offense. He’s a true dual threat with the ball in his hands, but what separates him from the pack is his surgical precision at every level.
When given a clean pocket, Rourke is a surgeon, dissecting defenses with ease. But he’s equally dangerous when the play breaks down, showcasing his ability to create magic on the move. His arm strength may not top the charts, but it’s more than enough to consistently deliver NFL-caliber throws.
5) Jalen Milroe, Alabama
Jalen Milroe is every bit the athlete you’d expect him to be. And he has every bit of the elasticity in his arm to present the dominant strength he has.
But when push comes to shove, Milroe hasn’t shown the development we wanted to see in terms of his short-to-intermediate passing game so far in 2024. The talent is there, and he can win some NFL games as the starter, but right now, the NFL throws aren’t coming at a high enough rate to justify anything higher than a No. 5 ranking.
Milroe is arguably the most dynamic and perhaps the most athletic quarterback of the whole group. That just means he’ll ‘win’ the Combine next year but doesn’t make up for some of the issues that he presents with his accuracy and down-to-down consistency.
He has electric tools, with his legs and shear arm talent, but he’ll have to rapidly improve at the next level to retain his job with his future franchise.
4) Drew Allar, Penn State
Drew Allar’s got a huge arm and the kind of pro-style game that makes him one of the safest bets for next-level talent in this group. Yet, it feels like Penn State hasn’t fully tapped into his potential as a downfield passer, leaving some parts of his game still a bit of a mystery.
When it comes to arm strength, Allar’s off the charts—he can thread passes into tight windows in an instant. But he sometimes struggles with consistency in his reads and can get shaky under pressure, making some rough decisions when the heat’s on.
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Those lapses, though, aren’t common. When he’s got a clean pocket, he delivers more often than not. He’s got the arm talent to hit every part of the field, and his downfield accuracy, especially on deep balls, is elite. We just haven’t seen enough of it yet.
3) Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss
Jaxson Dart commands attention with his natural leadership, his ability to elevate those around him, and his unwavering trust in his receivers. He’s a quarterback who can thread the needle against zone coverage, exploit soft spots with pinpoint accuracy, and make sharp reads even against complex defensive schemes.
What truly sets Dart apart is his knack for diagnosing man coverage. He consistently identifies favorable matchups and delivers the ball with precision, giving his receivers the edge on those critical 50-50 plays. Simply put, Dart is a game-changing playmaker.
If there’s a critique, it’s his tendency to lock onto deep targets for a bit too long, which occasionally leads to ball security issues. At the next level, those tight single-coverage throws won’t always work against NFL-caliber defenders.
To succeed, Dart will need to utilize his full repertoire—and he has the tools to do just that.
2) Cam Ward, Miami-FL
Cam Ward has rocketed into the top 10 of NFL Draft quarterback rankings after a stellar start to the 2024 season. No quarterback has boosted their stock more this year, with Ward displaying pinpoint accuracy and elite anticipation at every level of the field.
What truly separates Ward from his peers is his mastery of arm angles and his pocket navigation. His rare ability to create throwing lanes and turn chaos into opportunity is unmatched. Whether launching a precise strike on the move or threading the needle under heavy pressure, Ward consistently delivers.
At times, his play feels like backyard football—unpredictable and electrifying. Other times, he operates with a composed, commanding presence, making even the most high-pressure moments seem routine. That blend of creativity and maturity is exactly what scouts have been waiting to see.
Turnovers have long been the knock on Ward’s game, but in 2024 with Miami, he’s made tremendous strides in protecting the football. With his raw talent and the progress he’s shown, Ward’s ceiling is sky-high heading into the second half of the season.
1) Shedeur Sanders, Colorado
For now, Shedeur Sanders is undoubtedly the top quarterback for the 2025 NFL Draft. Colorado’s starting quarterback has done more than his fair share of elevating the talent around him in 2024, elevating his own game in the process.
Sanders has showcased what he can do when he’s not pressured on what felt like 70% of his dropbacks last year. He’s been brilliant from within the structure of the offense, but perhaps no quarterback in the past two-year window of college football has shown what they can do under duress more than Sanders.
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And Sanders’ play under pressure is some of the best quarterbacking we’ve seen, at least in 2024. With pressure coming in, Sanders will break contain, maintain vision downfield, and find the right time to uncork his cannon of an arm to a streaking receiver in a dominant display of backyard football.
The trust and rapport he’s built with his receivers at Colorado will be tough to replace, but within a few weeks time at his NFL stop, that should return and he should be good to go in no time at the next level.
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