Fernando Mendoza is one of my top three quarterbacks for summer scouting for the

2026 NFL draft.

And I'm going to tell Keith why I believe Mendoza could be a first rounder coming up next.

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I'm your boy, Damien Pons, my offensive NFL draft analyst with

Bleach Report. That's my guy Keith Sanchez. He is the director of scouting with the draft

network in 2019 national champion with those LSU. Tigers. And as always, thank you for making

locked on the NFL draft. Your first listen today and everyday shot for being our everyday is guys,

again, quarterbacks for summer scouting Fernando Mendoza, the transfer from Cal, now heading over to Indiana with those Hoosiers.

What can he bring to their offense and how high could he be drafted?

Eli Holstein, the kind of dual threat, big body playmaker for the University of Pittsburgh and an Aden Childs, probably the deepest sleeper

for Michigan State in the 2026 quarterback class. But before we get into that, today's episode

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first $5 bet wins. Keith Fernando Mendoza, this is a guy that six, five, he's at six five to 25.

So you think about that prototypical pocket passer build for over 3,000 yards last year,

only 16 passing touchdowns.

He had six interceptions on a year by also adding over three, about 334 rushing yards

and two rushing touchdowns on the season off of 52 carries.

But Keith, I'm going to tell you something.

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