It may be way too soon to start drawing up the 2027 NFL Draft board, but Trinidad Chambliss is already forcing his way into the conversation.
In ESPN’s 2027 mock draft released Wednesday, NFL draft analyst and fantasy football expert Field Yates pegged the Ole Miss quarterback as the No. 9 overall player in the class. Yates also connected Chambliss to a team that could be hunting for a different answer under center: the Arizona Cardinals.
Yates pointed to Arizona’s decision to spend a first-year investment on Carson Beck, taken 65th overall in April, but made clear he doesn’t see that move locking the Cardinals into a long-term answer.
He wrote that the team made enough of an investment in Carson Beck this April as the 65th overall pick “to suggest he could be the long-term starter...I'm not sold on that being the case.”
Chambliss, in Yates’ view, has the kind of profile that could make Arizona think twice. The appeal is obvious: “playmaking, clutch production, experience and craftiness.”
The numbers back up the buzz. Yates noted that “No quarterback in this class has played better in big games than Chambliss, who averaged 307 passing yards and accounted for six touchdowns in three College Football Playoff games last season. He has led Ole Miss to three wins over AP Top 25 teams in 2026.”
There’s still plenty of season left, but Chambliss is climbing fast. His next chance to keep that momentum rolling comes Saturday against Texas and Arch Manning.
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