{
  "id": 14820371,
  "title": "Arch Manning gets bad news from NFL Draft analyst",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/arch-manning-gets-bad-news-from-nfl-draft-analyst",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-15T23:46:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/arch-manning-gets-bad-news-234640857.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning, once viewed as a potential top pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, now faces uncertainty after receiving a stern assessment from NFL Draft analyst Todd McShay. Despite entering the 2026 season with great expectations, Manning's inconsistent play has cast doubt on his prospects for the upcoming draft. McShay has omitted Manning from his list of the top 10 quarterback prospects for the 2027 draft and believes that the Texas star would benefit from another year in college. McShay's ranking comes in the wake of Manning's poor performance in a loss to unranked Oklahoma, where he completed 19 of 31 passes for 260 yards and three touchdowns, but also threw two crucial interceptions, including a pick-six and a pick-eight that set up the Sooners' game-winning field goal. In response to Manning's struggles, Jason Kirk of The Athletic labeled him as \"college football's most average QB,\" drawing a comparison to Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian's defense of his quarterback by comparing him to the hypothetical performance of \"Joe Smith.\" Through five games this season, Manning has posted a mediocre performance, completing 63% of his passes for 1,122 yards with 10 touchdowns and five interceptions. Following his recent ranking, McShay revealed his updated quarterback board on X, where C.J. Carr topped the list with a \"Top 5\" grade, followed by Trinidad Chambliss, Darian Mensah, Drew Mestemaker, and Dante Moore. The remaining top 10 prospects included Jayden Maiava, Julian Sayin, Brendan Sorsby, Drake Lindsey, and Josh Hoover. In a follow-up post, McShay recommended that Manning return for another college season, expressing more confidence in his NFL future than the prevailing social media negativity suggests, but acknowledging that another season in college appears to be the best course of action at the moment.",
  "summary": "Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning entered the 2026 college football season with plenty of buzz as a potential top pick in next year’s NFL Draft, but his uneven play has made that outlook a lot murkier. Now, longtime NFL Draft analyst Todd McShay has left Manning off his list of the top 10 quarterback prospects…",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}