ESPN insider suggests massive NFL Draft change before Arch Manning becomes eligible

Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian joins Colin Cowherd to break down Arch Manning’s development and expectations for the season.

Arch Manning’s junior season at Texas will be under a heavy spotlight this upcoming college football season, and many believe he's the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy and become the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.

It’s not a certainty Manning will decide to go pro next year, but he does have the option to do so being three years removed from high school. 

If he does, ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter says the league should borrow from the NBA and host a draft lottery. 

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Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning warms up before the Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta Jan. 1, 2025. (Brett Davis/Imagn Images)

The NBA’s draft lottery is designed so teams can't tank a season for the first overall selection in the following year’s draft. Though there was debate Monday about the Dallas Mavericks being awarded the first pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, they had just a 1.8% chance of getting the pick. 

Granted, NBA teams still try to lose to increase their percentage of winning the first pick in the lottery. But the process still works, and Schefter agrees with the NBA’s decision not to incentivize losing altogether.

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"The more I think about it, the more I think the NFL should be in that business," Schefter said on ESPN Radio’s "Unsportsmanlike." "They don’t want teams to tank. They don’t want teams to lose. We had a couple situations last year where, in the last game of the year, the [New England] Patriots are putting in Joe Milton. I’m not telling you