QB CLASS: Assessing Landing Spots for the 10 Quarterbacks Selected in the 2026 NFL Draft

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🗓️ 28 April 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

NFL quarterback prospects face uncertainty as 10 signal-callers find new homes in the 2026 NFL Draft. Carson Beck lands with the Arizona Cardinals, but can he break the franchise's revolving door at quarterback, or is another high draft pick in their future? Cade Klubnik's selection by the New York Jets sparks debate about his tools and upside, while the Philadelphia Eagles add North Dakota State's Cole Payton to their ongoing quarterback factory. Joe Marino and Kyle Crabbs break down each pick, spotlighting Drew Aller's developmental prospects with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Taylen Green's athletic intrigue for the Cleveland Browns. They question why notable names like Haynes King and Sawyer Robertson went undrafted, analyze the scarcity of late-round sleepers, and speculate on potential trades involving Anthony Richardson, Will Levis, and Spencer Rattler. Will the quarterback landscape shift again before training camp kicks off?

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0:00.0	Fernando Mendoza and Ty Simpson weren't the only quarterbacks drafted in the
0:05.9	2026 NFL draft.
0:07.4	We're going to survey the entire class today on the Locked on NFL Scouting podcast.
0:17.1	You are locked on NFL scouting with the draft dudes, your daily podcast for NFL and college football scouting.
0:25.8	Part of the Locked on podcast network, your team every day.
0:31.7	What's better than this?
0:33.5	It's guys being dudes.
0:35.8	I'm Joe Marino.
0:36.9	That's Kyle Crabs on today's episode.
0:39.7	We're discussing the landing spots for the quarterbacks in the 2026 NFL draft.
0:45.9	There were 10 drafted, two in the first round, eight after.
0:50.2	We're going to share some thoughts on them today.
0:52.1	Kyle, welcome in.
0:53.6	Happy Tuesday. Happy Tuesday. It's bright and early. We're going to share some thoughts on them today. Kyle, welcome in. Happy Tuesday.
0:54.8	Happy Tuesday.
0:56.6	It's bright and early.
0:58.0	We're off and rolling.
0:59.4	And we had 10 quarterbacks drafted in the 2026 NFL draft, nine of which we didn't know where they were going to go.
1:06.8	Yeah.
1:09.0	It's pretty interesting decisions throughout the course of this too,
1:12.6	especially with kind of once you got past the first name,
1:15.6	where does the second name,
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