Using Pro Football Focus, we are going to rank every projected Big Ten QB by their 2024 overall grade. A few QBs, like Underwood, won't have any grade since they didn't play in '24. 4. Preston Stone - Northwestern (81.9 grade) *SMU, 111 snaps in 2024*

The Big Ten projects to be one of the best conferences in college football once again as Ohio State, Penn State and Oregon lead the way.

The Pittsburgh Steelers will almost certainly have their eye on quarterbacks in next year's draft given the fact that Aaron Rodgers is likely to retire after 2025. One prediction has them landing Indiana signal-caller Fernando Mendoza.

The road from Memorial Stadium to the top of the NFL Draft board is a lonely one, paved by just a single Hoosier nearly nine decades ago. But if Fernando Mendoza keeps climbing, he might just find himself at the end of that path.

"If Williams is genuinely good — and doesn't take a million sacks — then there's a legitimate chance for a second-year leap for the UW offense," Connelly wrote, citing the 15 sacks Williams took over his two starts last season behind Washington's patchwork offensive line.

ESPN’s Jordan Reid has called Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza a “potential riser” for the first overall selection in 2025. While it’s still very early, Reid gives the 21-year-old a 12% chance of being the top choice next April.

A former All-Pro special teams player for the San Francisco 49ers was cut after being place on the non-football injury list last month.

IU coach Curt Cignetti and offensive coordinator Mike Shanahan have had success with transfer quarterbacks. Here's why their latest is highly thought of by a recognizable NFL draft analyst.