The 2026 NFL draft will be held adjacent to Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, between April 23 and April 25. A common discourse surrounding every NFL draft involves the quarterbacks who will be selected in the draft and where they will wind up. Former Indiana starter and Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza has been the most common projection for the first pick of the 2026 NFL draft, going to the Las Vegas Raiders. The race to become the third quarterback off the board is something Field Yates of ESPN referred to as a "great mystery" heading into the 2026 NFL draft. A name he suggested could contend for the spot is former LSU starter Garrett Nussmeier.