The 2025 NFL Draft will be here before we know it. While there’s still plenty of football left in the 2024 college season, now’s the perfect time to start diving into which quarterbacks are shaping up to dominate the top of the board when it comes to next-level talent.
These 2025 NFL Draft QB Rankings highlight the rise of Dillon Gabriel and the epic fall of Carson Beck.
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 isn’t really anything not to like about Gabriel’s game. He’s got all the arm talent you’d want of an NFL quarterback, and in the same offensive scheme and system that saw Bo Nix excel a year ago, Gabriel has found his stride.
The comparisons between Gabriel and Nix end right there, however, as the big-armed left-hander is a very different quarterback than Nix. Gabriel is a progressive-read thrower with great anticipation.
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What separates Gabriel from the rest of the pack vying for this No. 10 spot is his ability downfield. He hasn’t quite shown that during his time at Oregon, but at his previous stops, it could be said that no one over the past five years has been more accurate and dominate to the deep portion outside the numbers.
He’ll make NFL throws with ease and in the right system, should be seen as a serviceable QB in the very 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) Kurtis Rourke, Indiana
For MAC fans, Kurtis Rourke needs no introduction. And for those who discovered him during his standout debut with the Hoosiers—welcome to the show.
Rourke is an electric athlete who followed in his brother’s footsteps to Ohio, but it didn’t take long to see that Kurtis was the more polished, pro-ready player compared to Nathan.
After four years in Athens, the younger Rourke rolled the dice, entered the transfer portal, and made waves on the national stage with Curt Cignetti and the Indiana offense. He’s a dynamic threat with the ball in his hands, but what truly sets him apart is his precision at every level.
When given a clean pocket, Rourke picks defenses apart, but he’s just as lethal as a playmaker when things break down. His arm strength might not be elite, but he’s more than capable of delivering NFL-caliber throws on a consistent basis.
6) Quinn Ewers, Texas
Quinn Ewers commands the field with confidence, though injury concerns can’t be ignored. He’s consistently shown the ability to read defenses and find open receivers against any coverage, excelling both under pressure and in a clean pocket.
When given time, Ewers operates with surgical precision from the pocket, and his arm strength makes him a threat at every level of the field. What truly sets him apart is his gritty, all-in attitude—a quality that’s bound to resonate with his future NFL fanbase.
The next step for Ewers is proving he can stay healthy for an entire season and polishing his consistency on boundary throws. But honestly, at this point, that’s just splitting hairs.
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 stands out with his natural leadership, his knack for elevating teammates, and his unshakable trust in his receivers. He has the talent to thread pinpoint passes into tight windows against zone coverage, exploit soft spots, and make sharp reads against even the most complex defenses.
What truly separates Dart, though, is his ability to diagnose man coverage, identify favorable matchups, and confidently put the ball where his receiver has the edge on those crucial 50-50 plays.
Simply put, Dart is a game-changing playmaker.
If there’s a critique to be made, it’s his tendency to lock onto downfield targets a bit too long while trying to make something happen, which can sometimes lead to ball security issues.
At the next level, those tight single-coverage throws won’t always hold up against NFL corners. To thrive, Dart will need to lean into his full arsenal of skills—and he has all the tools to do just that.
2) Cam Ward, Miami-FL
Cam Ward has surged into the top 10 of NFL Draft quarterback rankings after a sensational start to the 2024 college football season. No quarterback has elevated their stock more this year than Ward, showcasing pinpoint accuracy and elite anticipation at every level of the field.
What truly separates Ward from the rest of this draft class, though, is his mastery of arm angles and pocket navigation. He has a rare ability to create throwing lanes, turning even the most chaotic situations into opportunities. Whether he’s launching a precise strike on the move or threading the needle under heavy pressure, Ward consistently finds ways to make plays.
At times, Ward’s game feels like backyard football—improvised and electrifying. Other times, he operates with a calm, commanding presence that makes even the biggest moments seem manageable. That level of growth and maturity is exactly what scouts have been hoping to see.
Turnovers have long been the one knock on Ward’s game, but in 2024 with Miami, he’s taken significant steps forward in protecting the football. With his raw talent and the progress he’s made, the sky’s the limit for Ward 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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