LaNorris Sellers is a quarterback from South Carolina who is ranked No. 27 on my NFL Draft Top 100 Big Board. This comprehensive scouting report analyzes Sellers’s draft potential, current mock draft trends, and where he ranks among the top prospects.
To view where I rank other draft prospects heading into this week’s slate of college football games, visit my Week 9 Top 100 Big Board.
LaNorris Sellers’ NFL Draft Potential
LaNorris Sellers was a projected sleeper for the first overall pick entering the 2025 campaign, and it’s no secret why. At 6’3″, 242 pounds, with hyper-elite athleticism, evasive and creative flair, and wicked arm strength and velocity generation, his raw tools are second to none. But while fellow SEC signal caller Ty Simpson is climbing up the board, Sellers is falling, and could ultimately be best served to return to school, and perhaps test the transfer portal.
Sellers hasn’t necessarily been bad in 2025. His 79.5 PFSN CFB QBi figure is comfortably above-average, and around middle-of-the-pack for notable 2026 NFL Draft prospects. But he also hasn’t been consistently good, and that’s the issue for the aspiring early-round pick. Outside of a strong all-around performance against Missouri where he willed his team to compete, Sellers has only eclipsed 200 yards passing once, and three times, he’s been held out of the end zone altogether.
There are excuses to catalogue for Sellers, of course. His supporting cast is one of the worst in the SEC. The Gamecocks’ Team OL+ rating is 116th in the nation — the only such SEC unit outside of the Top 100 — and his weapons core is paltry at best. Outside of former five-star recruit Nyckoles Harbor — who himself is a one-dimensional vertical threat — the Gamecocks’ receiving corps has very little to offer. As a raw talent, Sellers is a Ferrari, but he’s boxed in.
Having said all this, at a certain point, a raw talent like Sellers has to develop beyond his tools and elevate his team as a passer, if he is to secure early Round 1 capital. Sellers hasn’t done that in 2025.
His field vision is inconsistent, he’s dropped his eyes more and more due to consistent pressure, and his accuracy has run hot-and-cold, too. Sellers at least boasts some stylistic safeguards; he takes care of the ball and plays relatively patient in the pocket for an elite rushing threat. Nevertheless, if he continues to stagnate in 2025, a return to school and a change of scenery might give him the best shot at realizing his potential.
Where Is Sellers Being Selected Most Often in the PFSN Mock Draft Simulator?
Sellers currently holds the No. 10 overall rank among prospects, indicating his elite standing as of the most recent update. His most recent Average Draft Position (ADP) of 16.0 as of October 13 reflects that he is typically being selected in the first round.
The gap between his rank and ADP indicates that while he’s highly regarded on our board, draft simulators are seeing him slide slightly, possibly due to team needs or positional value considerations.
Users controlling the Indianapolis Colts have been the team that selected Sellers the most frequently over the past week, accounting for 4.7% of their picks across all seven rounds. Notably, 11.1% of the Indianapolis Colts’ first-round selections over that same period were used on Sellers, underscoring users’ strong preference for him as a potential immediate-impact quarterback.
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Where Does LaNorris Sellers Rank Amongst Other NFL Draft Prospects?
Sellers is currently ranked No. 27 overall in my October 2026 NFL Draft Big Board. Among QB prospects, Sellers ranks 4th at the position, trailing prospects like Fernando Mendoza, Dante Moore, Ty Simpson. As a first-round caliber prospect, Sellers is among the top-tier players in this draft class.
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