Next Wave of QBs: 10 Candidates Poised for a Mendoza-Style Breakout

Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde profiles 10 quarterbacks who could replicate Fernando Mendoza’s meteoric rise, focusing on Arch Manning and transfers like Josh Hoover, Gunner Stockton, Conner Weigman, Austin Simmons, Kevin Jennings, Katin Houser, Ethan Grunkemeyer, John Mateer and Alberto Mendoza, and outlining the key improvements they must make—accuracy, fewer interceptions, more downfield plays, and better decision‑making—to spark a Mendoza Leap this season.