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.

Arch Manning is the betting favorite to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. The Texas QB has been suggested by some that he'll actually stay in school until the 2027 draft. But there's a timeline issue even greater than that which very few people have mentioned yet.

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.