Next year's NFL draft quarterback class is projected to be much deeper than this one's. On3's J.D. PicKell believes the headliner of that group, Texas Longhorns passer Arch Manning, won't even decide to throw his name in the ring for the 2026 NFL Draft.

Despite being eligible to enter the 2026 NFL draft, it is reportedly far from guaranteed that Texas quarterback Arch Manning will do so. Jeff Howe of The Athletic spoke this week with five NFL executives and scouts, and all of them are "leaning in the direction of predicting" that Manning will return to school in 2026.

Arch Manning, the grandson of Archie Manning and nephew of Peyton and Eli Manning, has been under the spotlight since his high school days. After a redshirt year in 2023, he served as the backup to Quinn Ewers in 2024,