QUARTERBACKS WITH THE QUICKEST RELEASE 2027 NFL Draft

2027 QUARTERBACKS WITH THE QUICKEST RELEASE

Release measures average time from snap to throw. A quick release is partly mechanics and partly processing: a quarterback who knows where the ball is going before the snap gets it out before the rush arrives. Dan Marino (Pittsburgh) and Aaron Rodgers (California) were both known for it in college, and both were sacked far less than their offensive lines deserved.

The table ranks this year’s draft-eligible quarterbacks by release, alongside short, medium and long passing grades, rushing and scrambling, and overall rating. Faster is better here, and the number is best read together with the passing grades rather than on its own.

2027 Quarterbacks ranked by RELEASE SPEED

RANK Player Pos Team RELEASE SHORT MEDIUM LONG RUSH/SCRAMBLE Rating
1

Austin
Simmons

QB
Missouri   Mascot
Missouri Mascot
93 76 83 81 57
84.8
2

Dante
Moore

QB
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
91 80 87 95 59
88.6
3

Gunner
Stockton

QB
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
88 81 84 91 67
82.4
4

Trinidad
Chambliss

QB
Ole Miss   Mascot
Ole Miss Mascot
88 73 86 94 66
86.3
5

Josh
Hoover

QB
Indiana   Mascot
Indiana Mascot
87 70 79 77 65
82.7
6

Darian
Mensah

QB
Miami   Mascot
Miami Mascot
87 85 95 95 64
89.7
7

CJ
Carr

QB
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
86 77 79 90 56
87.4
8

Conner
Weigman

QB
Houston   Mascot
Houston Mascot
85 73 79 81 76
82.1
9

Drew
Mestemaker

QB
Oklahoma State   Mascot
Oklahoma State Mascot
85 78 91 95 75
90.0
10

Dylan
Raiola

QB
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
85 62 71 71 57
78.8
11

Drake
Lindsey

QB
Minnesota   Mascot
Minnesota Mascot
83 61 61 81 59
81.5
12

Sam
Leavitt

QB
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
83 80 88 96 81
84.8
13

DJ
Lagway

QB
Baylor   Mascot
Baylor Mascot
82 65 71 76 57
81.4
14

Jayden
Maiava

QB
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
82 78 86 74 59
86.3
15

Ethan
Grunkemeyer

QB
Virginia Tech   Mascot
Virginia Tech Mascot
81 69 72 73 71
71.0
16

Walker
Eget

QB
Duke   Mascot
Duke Mascot
81 66 63 81 54
74.2
17

Ryan
Puglisi

QB
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
81 69 73 52 61
64.8
18

Hauss
Hejny

QB
Colorado State   Mascot
Colorado State Mascot
80 64 71 71 64
70.3
19

Kevin
Jennings

QB
SMU   Mascot
SMU Mascot
79 79 86 89 64
79.1
20

Max
Johnson

QB
Georgia Southern   Mascot
Georgia Southern Mascot
79 59 52 63 44
59.6