LaNorris Sellers
South Carolina#32 overallDraft Movement
Up 34 spots since Jun 8
Scouting Report
LaNorris Sellers is the most physically gifted quarterback in the 2027 class, a 6'3", 242-pound dual-threat with linebacker-frame size and 22-plus mph GPS-tracked speed. Scouts comp him to Daunte Culpepper with shades of young Ben Roethlisberger and Josh Allen, and he profiles in the same archetypal prospect tier as Allen, Cam Newton, and Anthony Richardson. Some evaluators peg him as the class's top quarterback on traits, while others slide him toward the back of the top four and a Day 2 grade behind Mendoza, Moore, and Simpson after a choppy 2025. The bull case is built on his rushing menace and improvisational creation: he led all FBS QBs in missed tackles forced (33) and yards after contact (359) from Week 9 on in 2024, set a modern-era QB single-game record with 18 forced misses vs. Clemson, and earned an 86.4 passing grade under pressure with 9 BTTs to just 4 TWPs. The bear case is processing and timing, his 3.31-second average time to throw and 8.1% sack rate scream early-down stalls, and 2025 saw an FBS-high 12.4% pressure-to-sack rate at one point with rhythm passing concepts not coming naturally. The 2025 tape has been volatile (61.7% completion through 9 games, 10 total TDs, 5 INTs, an awful Ole Miss game) but adjusted accuracy actually climbed from 74.6% to 77.9% as aDOT rose. He projects as a potential high first-rounder if he develops, and entered 2025 viewed as a top-10 quarterback in the class. The decision to declare or return looms large, he's currently trending as a 2027 prospect after a regression year.
The Tape
Strengths
- Linebacker-build frame at 6'3" 242 with elite contact balance, led FBS in forced missed tackles and YAC from Week 9 on in 2024
- Tracked above 22 mph on GPS, 97.5 in-game athleticism score with 75 plays at 15+ mph
- 86.4 passing grade under pressure with 9 big-time throws vs. just 4 turnover-worthy plays
- Easy arm strength to drive the deep ball and loft touch throws
- outstanding throwing on the run (72.6 run grade)
- Compact, quick release with fundamentally sound footwork when given a clean pocket
- Adjusted accuracy improved from 74.6% in 2024 to 77.9% in 2025 while aDOT climbed from 8.8 to 10.4
- Lower-body strength to shrug off DL inside the pocket and deliver through contact, Roethlisberger-like trait
Weaknesses
- Slow progressions, gets stuck on his first read and bails to scrambling instead of climbing to second/third option
- Bloated 3.31-second average time to throw in 2024, still 3.36 in 2025, quick-game concepts don't come naturally
- Elevated 20.2% career pressure-to-sack rate and 8.1% overall sack rate
- held an FBS-high 12.4% PTS rate through stretches of 2025
- Pre- and post-snap processing lags traits, 19 turnover-worthy plays in 2024 from misreading safeties and coverage rotations
- Sinks at the top of his drop and has a wide base, which torpedoes ball placement on rhythm throws
- Took a targeting hit vs. Vanderbilt requiring concussion protocol, physical run style raises long-term injury flag
- 2025 regression year, 61.7% completion through 9 games with just 10 total TDs to 5 INTs amid leaky O-line and scheme issues
NFL Comparison
Daunte Culpepper (size/build/run-pass duality per Jeremiah); Josh Allen (Wyoming-era, rushing menace plus refinement curve); Anthony Richardson (cautionary trait-over-production comp); Cam Newton (PFF's prospect tier comp for size + rushing)
College Stats
2023 (rFR): redshirt behind Spencer Rattler. 2024 (rSO, 12 G): 196/299 (65.6%) 2,534 yds, 18 TD/7 INT, 8.5 Y/A; 166 car, 674 yds (4.1), 7 TD; 70.8 passing grade, 18 BTT/19 TWP. 2025 thru 9 G: 1,536 pass yds, 7 pass TD/5 INT, 61.7% comp; adjusted accuracy 77.9%, 3.36 TTT.
College Market Value
Our model prices him at $3.37M on the open college market, built from production, pedigree, role and South Carolina's program money. No credible deal has been reported for him this season.
The college fantasy model projects 12.4 PPG (QB41), after 15.0 PPG across 12 games last year.
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Measurables
Awards & Honors
Heisman Trophy preseason candidate (2025); top-quarterback billing entering 2025; top-10 class ranking entering 2025; 2024 SEC-record single-game forced missed tackles by a QB (18 vs. Clemson); led FBS QBs in missed tackles forced from Week 9 on (2024)