2025 NFL Draft QB Tracker: Cam Ward, Drew Allar rising as September ends

When the season began, the race for the 2025 NFL Drafts top QB spot was up in the air.

A month later, nothings changed.

After the 2024 draft featured one of the deeper quarterback talent pools weve seen in a while, the 2025 crop has had flashes of brilliance but questions remain just about everywhere.

Whos the best of this bunch? How many of these passers ultimately will wind up with first-round grades? Lets take a look at several of the 2025 NFL Drafts top quarterback prospects and see how things are going ...

GO DEEPER Mandel's Final Thoughts: Don't blink! Bama-Georgia just another NIL-era classic Carson Beck , Georgia Stats through four starts: 1,119 yards passing, 10 TDs, 3 INTs, 62.9 percent completions, 8.5 yards per attempt (YPA) For a decent stretch Saturday night, Carson Beck looked a lot like a young basketball player whod gotten his shot blocked for the first time.

He was a mess.

The Alabama loss was the first multi-interception game of Becks 19-start career.

He pulled it together long enough to nearly spring an epic comeback, but that performance highlighted some areas of concern for our preseason QB1 .

Make that number @RealJihaadC : ABC pic.twitter.com/K7wU8T3AIj Alabama Football (@AlabamaFTBL) September 29, 2024 Becks play against pressure has been far worse in 2024 than what we saw last season.

Despite being pressured at about the same rate as he was a year ago, Becks EPA/pressured dropback number (-.54) is well down from last seasons .06, which ranked ninth nationally among full-time starters five spots ahead of eventual first-round pick Michael Penix Jr.

Advertisement Through four games this season, Becks off-target rate is up (8.9 in 2023, 9.8 in 2024), his third-and-long conversion rate is down (38.5 in 2023, 34.8 percent in 2024) and everything about Georgia s pass offense which no longer features Brock Bowers or Ladd McConkey had hiccups Saturday.

The question for Beck, though: Was it simply a bad start in a huge spot or was it a harbinger of whats next? Beck was off-target on four of his first 13 attempts vs.

Alabama , but his next 37 throws were on-target and catchable.

He started 5 of 15 passing for 44 yards and two picks, then finished 22 of 35 for 395 yards, three touchdowns and another pick.

Theres been more good than bad from Beck, historically, but NFL scouts wont want to see him rattled like that again even if he almost pulled himself (and his team) all the way out of it.

GO DEEPER Vannini: Alabama-Georgia didn't have stakes because of the CFP? Think again Shedeur Sanders , Colorado Stats through five starts: 1,630 yards, 14 TDs, 3 INTs, 70.1 percent completions, 8.3 YPA Its been a bit of a roller coaster for Sanders, who has seen a slight increase in air yards/attempt (7.9 in 2023, 8.3 in 2024) and a decrease in accuracy (7.7 percent off-target throws in 2023, 9.1 percent in 2024).

Those arent alarming shifts, though.

Sanders lack of downfield attempts between the numbers remains a concern, but there have been improvements in other areas that are tough to ignore.

Though Sanders is still being pressured a ton (35.2 percent of his dropbacks), his efficiency against said pressure has been much better than it was last year a year ago, Sanders EPA/pressured dropback was at -.28; right now, its .02.

Sanders percentage of completions of 20-plus yards is up (13.4 in 2023, 17.4 in 2024), as is his accuracy beyond 30 yards (43.3 percent in 2023, 46.6 percent in 2024).

His footwork and general pocket presence have shown improvement, too, even if his penchant for breaking off concept and just chucking the ball in Travis Hunters direction remains a little worrisome.

Thats how UCF picked him off Saturday: Sanders needs to be more consistent from a stable pocket, both with his feet and processing, and he still attempts too many horizontal and backward escape acts when underneath routes are open.

But his arm talent and confidence in the vertical-passing game remain undeniable.

Quinn Ewers , Texas Stats through three starts: 691 yards, 8 TDs, 2 INTs, 73.4 percent completions, 8.7 YPA Advertisement Ewers performance in a dominant win at Michigan earlier this month was arguably the best big-game performance in a growing line of them for the Texas passer.

Unfortunately, he went down with an oblique injury the following week sophomore phenom Arch Manning has sparkled in his absence.

Ewers surely will get more opportunities to prove himself in important spots, but the fact were talking about him battling injury again is concerning.

Hes missed time with shoulder issues each of the past two seasons.

Cam Ward , Miami Stats through five starts: 1,782 yards, 18 TDs, 4 INTs, 70.2 percent completions, 11.1 YPA Ward has been the best transfer-portal quarterback pickup this season and has shown improvement almost across the board.

Hes been more accurate than in the past, more aggressive downfield and is playing the best ball of his career against pressure.

His showing in the opener against Florida was downright surgical.

LET.

CAM.

COOK.

: ABC #GoCanes pic.twitter.com/Gkajudrhr2 Miami Hurricanes Football (@CanesFootball) August 31, 2024 Same time, there are still parts of Wards game that are concerning.

Hes in his fifth college season as a starting quarterback, and were still having to talk about his inconsistent footwork and reckless decision-making.

He makes plays but also takes a lot of chances, and over time, as the competition hes facing increases, those gambles stop hitting.

We saw some of that in Wards recent outing against Virginia Tech his least-accurate performance of the season.

Miami won ( in controversial fashion ), but Ward played way too fast and loose with the football Friday.

Miamis remaining schedule is hardly daunting, but if Ward can cut out some of these sloppy days and be more consistent with ball placement, he could be an intriguing Day 2 draft investment.

Advertisement Drew Allar , Penn State Stats through four starts: 864 yards, 8 TDs, 1 INT, 70.9 percent completions, 10.9 YPA Allar may the closest thing this class has to Drake Maye a perfect blend of size and athleticism with a big arm and confidence over the middle.

Allar already has littered his 2024 tape with big-time throws all over the field, despite playing in an offense that loves to run the football.

He does still have far too many moments of panic in the pocket, either because hes pressured or just stuck in his process, and those lead to accuracy problems and missed opportunities.

Allar has made big plays this season (.58 EPA/dropback, 73.2 percent of completions for a first down or touchdown), but hes also left too much on the table.

His off-target rate (15.2 percent) is way too high, especially given his lack of chances (just 79 attempts).

Allar has first-round goods, though.

If he can get on a tear and perform in Penn States red-letter games, hell be a name to watch heading into the spring.

Miller Moss , USC Stats through four starts: 1,198 yards, 8 TDs, 2 INTs, 65.4 percent completions, 7.4 YPA The 22-year-old Moss, a fourth-year junior, has been one of the most accurate passers in college football this season (7.4 percent off-target rate).

Hes also maintained an aggressive mindset, both over the middle of the field and on third downs.

There has been a lot of short-yardage, quick-game stuff from Moss, who has had to work from behind in games a few times already.

Still, when hes been asked to fit throws into tight windows, the 6-foot-2, 205-pound QB has thrown catchable balls all season long.

This is Moss first year as a starter, so we need more data, but hes absolutely a name to watch if not in 2025, then absolutely in 2026.

Advertisement Jalen Milroe , Alabama Stats through four starts: 964 yards, 10 TDs, 1 INT, 72.9 percent completions, 11.3 YPA There may not be a more improved quarterback in college football.

Milroe has an incredibly enticing ceiling, but the depth of his floor is still to be determined.

When hes confident, as we saw during a terrific first half against Georgia, hes the most dangerous quarterback in the country.

When hes unsure of himself, loses technique or rushes his process, hes far more ordinary.

Milroes connection with new coach Kalen DeBoer and OC Nick Sheridan has been outstanding, as hes improved his numbers over the middle of the field and is having the most accurate season of his career.

His feel for everything inside Alabamas new offense is still developing, but you can see added layers to his game each week.

Milroe is trending up.

If he plays the rest of the way like he did Saturday night against Georgia, hell push toward the top of the QB discussion this spring.

Thats a big if, though, because Milroe is still working on developing a pocket rhythm and improving his general awareness versus pressure.

GO DEEPER Can Jalen Milroe be the next Jalen Hurts? Alabama QB rising in NFL Draft picture Kurtis Rourke , Indiana Stats through five starts: 1,372 yards, 11 TDs, 2 INTs, 73.2 percent completions, 10.8 YPA An Ohio transfer, Rourke has been one of the best quarterbacks in the country this season, no matter how you slice it.

His EPA/dropback (.67) is better than Wards (.62).

Hes also one of the best nationally when facing pressure, throws an accurate ball with an aggressive mindset and is a whopping 60 percent successful on third-and-long attempts.

Through five weeks, 72 percent of Rourkes throws have gone for a touchdown or first down.

And while he did throw the first two interceptions of his season last week against Maryland , he also bounced back with three touchdowns and another 300-yard passing day.

Rourke (6-5, 230) has put himself in great position to take advantage of what looks to be a pretty cloudy 2025 quarterback picture.

Advertisement Others of note Dart (6-2, 225) might be too low here, as hes put up some video-game numbers and is a solid run threat at his size.

Still, Ole Miss schedule hasnt been great, the offense he plays in is not really translatable to the NFL, and his first game this season against a top-level defense Saturdays loss to Kentucky was a sluggish showing, at best.

Leonard was one of the most publicized transfers of the offseason.

Notre Dame is 4-1 and in playoff contention with him running its offense, but Leonards accuracy issues have not improved.

Hes been one of the least-accurate starters in the country this season (18.3 percent off-target rate) and has one of the lowest air yards/attempt numbers (6.4).

Its been a struggle.

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