Quarterback Fever: Separating Signal from Noise in College Football's Top Prospect Pool The college football season is always a spectacle, but every few years it seems like we get an extra special batch of quarterbacks that dominate the conversation and set off a frenzy among fans, analysts, and scouts.
The 2026 season has one of those memorable collections, with several top prospects returning from last year's crop, including some who are already being touted as Heisman contenders. Take Arch Manning, for example.
As a freshman at Texas in 2025, he faced incredible pressure and expectation, which led to some predictable struggles early on.