Quarterback
Quarterback (QB) First Round Draft Trends
This page tracks every quarterback selected in Round 1 of the NFL Draft from 2021 through 2025, with pick-by-pick scoring under both the Huddle Report and FantasyPros systems. Use the year toggles to isolate individual draft classes or compare QB selection patterns across all five years.
Understanding how many quarterbacks go in Round 1 each year — and where in the round they cluster — is one of the most effective ways to improve mock draft accuracy. Position-specific trends help you decide whether to project a quarterback at a given slot or anticipate a position run that could push QBs into a different range than expected.
Build your 2026 mock draft with these historical QB trends in mind, then check the accuracy leaderboard after draft night to see how your quarterback picks scored.
Teams Likely to Draft a Quarterback in 2026
Based on current team needs, the following teams have quarterback as a top-3 positional need heading into the 2026 NFL Draft. As an offensive position, quarterbacks are part of the offensive side of the ball — see the offense vs defense analysis for how each side has trended from 2021–2025:
- Las Vegas Raiders — Pick #1
Related Analysis
- Offense vs Defense — how side-of-ball distribution shapes Round 1 each year
- Accuracy by Pick Range — where in the round predictions are hardest
- Position Runs — consecutive same-position picks that shift QB draft slots
- 1st Round Misses — projected Round 1 players who fell to Day 2
- Consensus Big Board — 86.3% of top-32 ranked prospects go in Round 1