Traditional Pocket Passer

Projected
Round 1-2

Drafted · Round 1 · Pick 1 · 1st overall
Mendoza suits up at /p/fernando-mendoza
Scouting report · The One Analytics
Day 1Projected · Round 1-2Fernando Mendoza projects as a traditional pocket passer. A QB out of 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 69 (matched the cohort when adjusted for age of production).
Dominance score · college production
Cohort-average producer
Blends 20% age-weighted career volume, 45% peak single-season production, 10% breakout, and 25% position-specific efficiency.
Average
Career volume
20% wtage-weighted
Above avg
Peak season
45% wt2025
Above avg
Breakout
10% wtearly-career + jump year
Above avg
Efficiency
25% wtY/A · 8.18
Scouting Combine · 2026
Y · PERCENTILE vs QB CLASS · 2000–2026 baseline
Athletic composite
2 of 2 metrics graded
Arm
31.9″·54th of 160
Hand
9.5″·45th of 161
Arm
vs. 160
Hand
vs. 161
Trait grades
Arm Talent
73th percentile · 8.61 college AYA on 1008 attempts (adj. yards/att, NFL-predictive)
Speed
No combine number on file — —s 40-yard
Athleticism
No combine number on file — Composite of speed + explosion + agility percentiles
Frame
81th percentile · 6'4 6/8" · 236 lb
Mobility
No combine number on file — — · —
Burst
No combine number on file — no vert · no broad
NFL comparisons
Jacoby Brissett
Rotational2016 R3 · #91 · North Carolina State · 6-4/231lb · 4.94s 40
83
sim
Will Howard
2025 R6 · #185 · Ohio St. · 6-4/236lb
82
sim
Brad Sorensen
2013 R7 · #221 · Southern Utah · 6-4/229lb · 4.97s 40
79
sim
X-Factor
Frame grades in the 81th percentile. 6'4 6/8".
Primary risk
Athletic profile is balanced. The primary risk is positional value, not measurable holes.
Scheme fit
West Coast progression-based offense with built-in answers vs pressure.
College career · ESPN
| Season | Team | CMP | ATT | CMP% | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | LNG | SACK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | CAL | 153 | 243 | 63.0 | 1,708 | 7.0 | 14 | 10 | 54 | 16 | 132.8 |
| 2024 | CAL | 265 | 386 | 68.7 | 3,004 | 7.8 | 16 | 6 | 66 | 41 | 144.6 |
| 2025 | IU | 273 | 379 | 72.0 | 3,535 | 9.3 | 41 | 6 | 62 | 25 | 182.9 |
| Career | 691 | 1008 | 68.6 | 8,247 | 8.2 | 71 | 22 | 66 | 82 | 156.2 | |
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