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QB2026 Draft Prospect

Fernando Mendoza

Indiana

Measurables

6'4 6/8"

236 lb

Scouting report · The One Analytics

Day 3Projected · Round 5-6

Traditional Pocket Passer

Fernando Mendoza projects as a traditional pocket passer — a QB from Indiana who tested with an unmeasured athletic profile. Limited combine sample — works off 6'4 6/8" · 236 lb and the position film. College career: 691/1008 for 8,247 yards · 71 TD · 22 INT across 3 seasons. Dominance score 66 (matched the cohort when adjusted for age of production).

66B

Dominance score · multi-component

Cohort-average producer

Blends four cohort percentiles — 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout (early-career + jump year), 10% position-specific efficiency. Prospects with off-the-chart seasons earn a bonus on top.

Career volume

35%

40th

age-weighted

Peak season

40%

73th

2025

Breakout

15%

67th

early-career + jump year

Efficiency

10%

73th

Y/A · 8.18

★1× off-the-chart season+5 dominance

Trait grades · 6 dimensions

A-

Arm Talent

81th percentile · Frame-only proxy (no on-field tape grading in this build) — 6'4 6/8"

N/A

Speed

No combine number on file — —s 40-yard

N/A

Athleticism

No combine number on file — Composite of speed + explosion + agility percentiles

A-

Frame

81th percentile · 6'4 6/8" · 236 lb

N/A

Mobility

No combine number on file — — · —

N/A

Burst

No combine number on file — no vert · no broad

NFL comparisons · top 3 historical

Closest distance · 0.34
  1. #1

    Jacoby Brissett

    2016 R3 · #91 · North Carolina State · 6-4/231lb · 4.94s 40

    83

    sim

  2. #2

    Will Howard

    2025 R6 · #185 · Ohio St. · 6-4/236lb

    82

    sim

  3. #3

    Brad Sorensen

    2013 R7 · #221 · Southern Utah · 6-4/229lb · 4.97s 40

    79

    sim

Scheme fit

West Coast progression-based offense with built-in answers vs pressure.

X-Factor

Arm Talent grades in the 81th percentile — Frame-only proxy (no on-field tape grading in this build) — 6'4 6/8".

Primary risk

Athletic profile is balanced — primary risk is positional value, not measurable holes.

Generated by deterministic-v5 · Apr 19, 2026Workout · Combine

Scouting Combine · 2026

Combine percentiles

vs. QB class · 2000–2026 baseline
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40-Yard

No data

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Vertical

No data

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Broad

No data

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3-Cone

No data

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Shuttle

No data

i

Bench

No data

Frame measurables · arm / hand / wingspan

50

Athletic composite

50thAVERAGE

2 of 3 metrics graded

1× Solid1× Average
31.954thSOLID
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Arm

vs. 160

9.545thAVERAGE
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Hand

vs. 161

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Wingspan

No data

College career · ESPN

Career stats

SeasonTeamCMPATTCMP%YDSAVGTDINTLNGSACKRTG
2023CAL15324363.01,7087.014105416132.8
2024CAL26538668.73,0047.81666641144.6
2025IU27337972.03,5359.34166225182.9
Career691100868.68,2478.271226682156.2