Despite being eligible to enter the 2026 NFL draft, it is reportedly far from guaranteed that Texas quarterback Arch Manning will do so. Jeff Howe of The Athletic spoke this week with five NFL executives and scouts, and all of them are "leaning in the direction of predicting" that Manning will return to school in 2026.

Now that the 2025 NFL Draft is over, we look ahead to next year when the No. 1 pick in the draft might be Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning.

NFL Draft now in the books, we turn the page to what a theoretical 2026 draft might look like. Arch Manning is widely rumored to be sticking around Austin for a couple of years, but he’s eligible for the 2026 NFL Draft and as such,