# Scouts already picked their 2027 QB1

> Twenty-five NFL scouts voted on the top 2027 quarterback, and Arch Manning is not winning.
- Title: Scouts already picked their 2027 QB1 · Newsweek | Shortify
- Summary: Twenty-five NFL scouts voted on the top 2027 quarterback, and Arch Manning is not winning. In the anonymous scout poll, Dante Moore leads Arch Manning 14-7…
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- Source: Newsweek — https://newsweek.com/sports/ncaa/nfl-draft-scouts-settle-the-dante-moore-vs-arch-manning-debate-12435502
- Author: Reice Shipley
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: nfl draft, college football, quarterbacks, arch manning, scouting
## Week 2 is an audition
Several quarterbacks with 2027 NFL Draft cases play on the same Saturday slate, and the top spot on scouts' boards is what's actually in play.
## The two matchups that matter
Arch Manning hosts Ohio State and Julian Sayin in Austin. Oregon's Dante Moore travels to Stillwater to face Drew Mestemaker and Oklahoma State.
## Scouts are packing the stands
Per ESPN's Pete Thamel, Texas-Ohio State draws 22 scouts from 17 teams plus Dolphins GM Jon-Eric Sullivan. Oregon-Oklahoma State gets 20 scouts and execs from 13 teams.
## The poll is lopsided
ESPN surveyed 25 anonymous NFL scouts and executives on who goes first at quarterback in 2027. Moore took 14 votes. Manning got seven.
## Manning's hardest draw
A big game against a top-five Ohio State team would move scouts, but the Buckeyes are the worst possible opponent for a statement performance.

> Manning may have his hands full in a matchup with the Buckeyes that has already given him fits
## Last year was ugly
Texas scored seven points against Ohio State's defense in the 2024 season opener and lost 14-7. That tape is the reason scouts want to see this one.
## Key takeaway

In the anonymous scout poll, Dante Moore leads Arch Manning 14-7 for 2027 QB1, and Manning's Week 2 test against Ohio State is his chance to close the gap.