- Giants trade up for Ole Miss’ Jaxson Dart: New York gets their guy in Round 1, betting on downfield accuracy and strong stable-metric grades despite some inconsistency.
- Saints take a shot on Tyler Shough: New Orleans lands an older, experienced passer with NFL traits and a strong final season at Louisville.
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Fourteen quarterbacks heard their names called during the 2025 NFL Draft, and the group delivered no shortage of drama.
From Cam Ward’s rise to the No. 1 overall pick to the Giants trading up for Jaxson Dart to Shedeur Sanders‘ stunning slide into Day 3, this year’s class came with surprises, bold moves and value picks. Here’s how every quarterback selection graded out based on PFF’s draft tracker and prospect evaluations.
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1. Tennessee Titans: QB Cam Ward, Miami (FL)
Pick Grade: Above Average
Ward might not be the top overall player in this draft, but he is the clear-cut top quarterback prospect in a weaker class — a massive area of need for Tennessee after the team ranked dead last in PFF passing grade in 2024 (57.0). Ward earned an FBS-best 92.9 PFF grade last season at Miami and brings a big-play mentality, evidenced by his 6.3% big-time throw rate in 2024, that should help breathe life into the Titans’ passing attack.
25. New York Giants: QB Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss
Pick Grade: Below Average
Opinions on Dart vary, but the Giants traded up to get their guy. His profile matches that of a starting-caliber quarterback, grading above the 89th percentile in five of PFF’s stable metrics, including a 94th percentile mark on early downs. Ole Miss’ offensive issues aside, Dart was the highest-graded passer in the 2025 draft class and showed strong downfield accuracy.
40. New Orleans Saints: QB Tyler Shough, Louisville
Pick Grade: Below Average
After passing on a quarterback in the first round, the Saints made Shough the third quarterback off the board. Shough is an older prospect — he turns 26 in September, having entered college in the same recruiting class as Trevor Lawrence and Justin Fields — after working through multiple injuries during his collegiate career. He has NFL size and an NFL arm and is coming off a career-best 87.7 PFF passing grade.
92. Seattle Seahawks (from Lions through Jets and Raiders): QB Jalen Milroe, Alabama
Pick Grade: Average
Despite signing Sam Darnold in free agency, the Seahawks couldn’t pass up the opportunity to draft a quarterback with incredible physical tools. Milroe earned an 87.0-plus PFF overall grade over the past two seasons at Alabama. He has one of the strongest arms in the class but struggles with accuracy, giving him room to further develop.
94. Cleveland Browns (from Bills): QB Dillon Gabriel, Oregon
Pick Grade: Below Average
Despite being a significant size outlier (5-foot-11, 205 pounds) for an NFL quarterback, Gabriel started at three schools over six college seasons. He managed to secure PFF passing grades of 80.0 or higher in five of those seasons. Gabriel now joins a quarterback room with Kenny Pickett and Joe Flacco.
144. Cleveland Browns (via Patriots): QB Shedeur Sanders, Colorado
Pick Grade: Elite
This is certainly a surprising pick, not only because of Sanders’ “slide” but also because the Browns selected Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel the day before. Last year, Sanders posted the second-best adjusted completion percentage in the class at 81.8% and the third-best turnover-worthy play rate at 1.3%.
181. Philadelphia Eagles (via New England Patriots): QB Kyle McCord, Syracuse
Pick Grade: Good
PFF analyst Josh Liskiewitz suggested the Eagles could select McCord earlier this week. He was outstanding on deep throws at Syracuse in 2024, ranking second in yardage (1,273) and posting a 96.4 PFF grade on throws of at least 20-plus air yards.
185. Pittsburgh Steelers (via Chicago Bears): QB Will Howard, Ohio State
Pick Grade: Good
The Steelers get a tough quarterback who checks a lot of boxes in terms of size and experience. Howard posted a 79.6% adjusted completion percentage in 2024, as well as a 96.3 deep PFF passing grade.
189. Indianapolis Colts: QB Riley Leonard, Notre Dame
Pick Grade: Above Average
Leonard will need to improve his throw-to-throw consistency to develop into an NFL starter, but he does provide value as a dual threat and earned a 91.6 deep PFF passing grade in 2024.
197. Houston Texans (via Denver Broncos): QB Graham Mertz, Florida
Pick Grade: Below Average
After a long career as Wisconsin’s starter, Mertz spent the last two seasons at the helm in Gainesville with mixed results. In his final season, he struggled to fend off freshman phenom DJ Lagway before a Week 7 ACL tear ended his college career. Aside from a bad opening game against Miami, Mertz had been throwing the ball well, as he didn’t have a PFF passing grade below 76.0 in any of the four games he played.
213. Las Vegas Raiders (comp. pick): QB Tommy Mellott, Montana State
Pick Grade: Average
Raiders head coach Pete Carroll gets a new weapon in FCS athlete-quarterback Mellott. While he doesn’t have an NFL-caliber arm, he brings plenty of speed and athleticism to the table. Mellott accounted for 46 total touchdowns in 2024.
215. Las Vegas Raiders (comp. pick): QB Cam Miller, North Dakota State
Pick Grade: Below Average
The Raiders add another FCS quarterback in Cam Miller, who posted a 92.6 passing grade from a clean pocket in 2024. Miller also recorded consecutive overall grades of 90.0 or higher in 2023 and 2024.
227. San Francisco 49ers: QB Kurtis Rourke, Indiana
Pick Grade: Average
Rourke has plenty of starting experience but lacks top-end physical attributes, so he best projects as a backup quarterback. He finished the 2024 season with an elite 90.2 PFF passing grade.
231. Miami Dolphins: QB Quinn Ewers, Texas
Pick Grade: Above Average
Ewers was the 165th-ranked prospect on the PFF big board, so the Dolphins got good value with this pick. He can eventually serve as a backup to Tua Tagovailoa. Although Ewers’ grades dipped in 2024 (72.5), he earned a very good 86.8 PFF overall grade in 2023.
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