LaNorris Sellers
South Carolina#67 overallDraft Movement
Down 1 spot 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. Daniel Jeremiah comped him to Daunte Culpepper with shades of young Ben Roethlisberger and Josh Allen, and PFF slotted him in the same archetypal prospect tier as Allen, Cam Newton, and Anthony Richardson. ESPN's Matt Miller has him as his QB1 based on traits, while Jordan Reid has him slipping to QB4 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 PFF-era QB single-game record with 18 forced misses vs. Clemson, and earned an 86.4 PFF 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. Walter Football has him as a potential high first-rounder if he develops; PFF had him as their early QB7 entering 2025. The decision to declare or return looms large, he's currently trending as a 2027 prospect after a regression year.
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 PFF in-game athleticism score with 75 plays at 15+ mph
- 86.4 PFF 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 PFF 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 PFF 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.
Measurables
Awards & Honors
Heisman Trophy preseason candidate (2025); ESPN QB1 (Miller) entering 2025; PFF early QB7 (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)