2027 NFL Mock Draft: Arch Manning Or Dante Moore At No. 1 Overall?

Our long wait is over, as both the 2026 NFL and college football seasons are upon us.

What better way to celebrate than with a fresh mock draft.

Much will change between now and April 29, 2027, so take this forecast as it is intended — a projection of the current top prospects at the college level coupled with the anticipated needs of NFL teams.

As always, it will be fun to monitor how both change over the course of the season.

Of course, among the many things that will certainly change in the coming months is the selection order.

For the purposes of this mock, we’re taking the inverse order of DraftKings' latest Super Bowl odds.

With a subpar roster (including at quarterback) and forced to compete against three legitimate Super Bowl contenders within their division, the Cardinals have the easiest route to the No.

1 selection.

Manning isn’t without his flaws, but there are plenty of signs that he could be the sort of franchise-changer the Cardinals need to become relevant again.

I’m more bullish on Malik Willis as a starting quarterback in the NFL than the folks at DraftKings seem to be, but like the aforementioned Cardinals, it seems unlikely that Miami is going to jump in the standings given its own limitations as well as its schedule.

I would love to match Willis with Ohio State’s phenomenal receiver Jeremiah Smith here, but the opportunity to land a blue-chip quarterback doesn’t come often, and Moore is certainly that.

He is currently a more instinctive and accurate passer than Manning and looks like a lock at this point to be among the first two players selected next spring — even if it requires another team trading up to get him.

I like the veteran additions made by the Jets (on both sides of the ball) and expect the club’s native first-round pick to be much lower than No.

3 overall.