We've hit the midway point of the college football season, and the 2026 NFL Draft board is already starting to sort itself out. The quarterback class has flipped on its head, as preseason darlings like Arch Manning and Garrett Nussmeier have cooled off,

With the arrival of Halloween decorations and trick-or-treaters this week at your doorstep, it can only mean one thing — the arrival of draft season. It's in the air, you can smell it if you can get past all the pumpkin spice floating around.

The 2026 NFL Draft quarterback class could be light on starting experience. Will that make it more difficult to evaluate those prospects?

The performances by Kirk Cousins, Andy Dalton and Dillon Gabriel among others were tough to stomach during Week 8.

NFL Research spotlights the best nuggets from each slate of games. Here are the most eye-popping statistical accomplishments from Week 8 of the 2025 NFL season.

The similarities are obvious. Daniel Jones, Mayfield, Darnold and Mac Jones were high- or mid-first-rounders, while Smith was an early second-rounder. League executives agreed each player has always possessed the physical skills to start in the NFL, which was indicative of their draft stock.

Even with Kyler Murray and the Cardinals on a bye, five different former Sooner quarterbacks started behind center this week in the NFL.

A year and a half into their careers, the 2024 NFL QB class is still making waves. Caleb Williams was picked No. 1, but now? He's not even top three.