Renner’s KB Scout Series for 2026 NFL Draft: Why Fernando Mendoza is one of the safest bets for 1. Kolo

There are countless reasons why the quartback may be successful in college, yet no Nfl. Over the past few decades, the first round is placed players who could not hack it in the league for one reason or another. If I had to tell the difference between playing at the Faculty in the Faculty against the NFL leading to the most downs, it should be the speed of the appropriate games.

While uttered “the speed of the game” is a common retrafil of analysts, it is always giving pictures in my head of the defense counsel only faster. Although it is obvious that it is part, they are downstream effects on the portback position that I speak more when I use phrase.

In the NFL, Passursers return home faster, the receivers separated smaller and holes in the zones close faster. Therefore, games that go through to create short windows in progress that open and close in Split seconds. Your eyes can go to the right places, but if they are in the wrong time, it will not be important.

This is all that means that when the cop is already playing on the NFL speed, it is a solid indicator for success at the next level. And there is no quartz among top prospects was forced to play faster than Fernando Mendoza.

Fernando Mendoza Lande Leave Cal, but Development in Indiana could rack KB on top of NFL NFL draft plates

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As he shifted Indiana This spring, Mendoza was a starter in CAL last year and a half – school that did not have an offensive player composed since 2017. while his narrow end was Jack Endries (Who shifted Texas) It will get, it ends with receivers and offensive cans.

Mendoza fought against the uphill battle only to remain living most games, and yet he went above and beyond a consistent basis. He ended up with 270-plus transition courtyards in eight years last year, throwing only over 3,000 meters and average 7.7 meters after the season attempt.

From a physical perspective, Mendoza feels like a little return. There is a big boy on 6-foot-5 and 225 kilograms with long hands that can really come in. He does his best job from his pocket, but it is more than a pleasant throw and move. I say return because Mendoza does not have elusive or western foot that enrolled in the elite in position today. Although if you give him a crease, no way is slow.

Although there are many unfortunate externalities with portal transfer, players like Mendoza are the biggest users of new rules. Not only does it work for its health given the protection against the passage he had, but also for the level of competition now faces equal footing for its draft look.

Daniel Jones in Duke I BROCCK PURDI AT Iowa State Both are good recent trap examples in the assessment of quartz in brutal situations. They both worked with the reception corps and offensive lines that put them in the lack of most games. So, the evaluators could not feel the feeling or style of playing changes when there was actually mind in their pocket and receivers in their pocket and receivers so that they could rely. Purdy got it in the NFL and succeeded, while Jones could never raise his game when he finally had pieces around him.

If I had to bet right away with Mendoza, I guess he was closer to Purdin outcome than Jones’. The biggest reason for that belief? It’s aggressive. It is obvious that in this class will not have sufficient production of others, but he took the chance when he could. Even when the pressure arrived in the waves, Mendoza refused to crawl into their shell. In the game during which it was under pressure (19) and fired (seven) most times last season against The state of FloridaMendoza continues to average an average depth of 10.8 yards of 10.8 yards and threw 303 crossings of the yard. Some of the strikers who had during the season with the defense counsel collapsed on it were a truck.

So you rank it wherever you want at this time; It’s all a fun anyway. But if you ask me to choose one Kvartback in this class, I know it will be able to deal with NFL speed, one quarter who can play behind a porous offensive line, I go Mendoza without other thought.

It gives him a big floor. And in the class full project tools, Mendoza is one of the safest bets that ended the first round of spring.

Fernando Mendoza NFL draft profile

NFL comparison: Carson Palmer

As Palmer, Mendoza has an ideal frame with the NFL-caliber hand and some real speed. Also like Palmer, you’ll never confuse Mendoza for running on a run. Adopt quick processing and consistent accuracy to below and middle levels of field.

Aclades

• Career: The first player in LSU History will return as the beginning of the KB after it took 4,000 meters to cross the previous season
• Career: Two Bowl MVP (Rising Jobs in 2023 and Texas Bowl 2024)
• 2024: The most productive QB of the first year in the history of LSU in several statistical categories
• 2024: 4,052 Passing yards Rank no. 2 In programming history
• 2024: 337 Completion LED SEC and Ranked Fourths in FBS
• 2024: 29 Transitional touchdown tied in second and ranked at 10. in FBS

Advantages

• The rapid decision maker
• Knows where to miss throwing into tight windows
• Willing to deliver strikes under high pressure
• Consistently plus placing the ball

Weaknesses

• Can run, but not avoiding athletes
• Comes awareness of pocket and goes away. Will miss the defenders
• Arcipation is mainly displayed on decisive routes

Fernando Mendoza College Statistics

Season	G	GS	Comp	To	Comp%	Crossing the yards	Td	Insert	Passport yards / to	KB Rating
2024 (at CAL)	11	11	265	386	68.7%	3,004	16	6	7.8	144.6
2023 (at CAL)	9	8	153	243	63.0	1708	14	10	7.0	132.8
Career	20	19	418	629	66.5%	4.712	30	16	7.5	140.0

Fernando Mendoza 247Sport Profile

High school: Marcus (Columbus, Miami)
Class: 2022
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ (82)

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