PFF's top 2027 QB prospects: Mensah dominates, Sayin flawless from clean pocket

Darian Mensah of Miami leads all qualifying Power Four quarterbacks with a 92.6 PFF passing grade through five weeks, according to www.pff.com.

The Miami quarterback also paces the group in adjusted completion percentage, passer rating, and EPA per play, per PFF. Specific numbers for those categories are not provided in the source.

Five weeks of college football have given NFL evaluators their first extended look at the quarterbacks who could define the 2027 draft class, per PFF. Some of the position's most notable names have performed as expected, while others have either elevated or hurt their standing through the opening stretch of the season.

PFF has also started turning its attention toward the draft, expanding its Big Board to 150 players as the evaluation and scouting process ramps up. Mensah's early command of the passing metrics puts him at the center of that scrutiny as the top quarterback prospect on the board.

SAYIN'S CLEAN-POCKET PERFECTION

Julian Sayin of Ohio State ranks second among the qualifying Power Four quarterback group with a 92.5 PFF passing grade, according to www.pff.com.

The headline number, though, is his work from a clean pocket. Sayin leads the nation with a 94.0 PFF grade in that situation, per PFF, showcasing elite efficiency when he is not under pressure.

That clean-pocket dominance has carried him through the first five weeks of the season, as noted by PFF, and places him directly behind Darian Mensah in the early quarterback pecking order.

No details on Sayin's performance under pressure or other situational splits are in the source. Those numbers have not been confirmed.

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