NFL Combine Survey: 42 Prospects Pick Which QB They'd Turn to With Game on the Line

INDIANAPOLIS — It's one of the most debated questions in all of football: When your team is trailing in the final minute and needs a touchdown, which quarterback are you turning to?

Well, we put 42 prospects in the 2026 NFL Draft to the test and asked them that question in our NFL Combine Survey. To no surprise, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes won the vote. In the three times I've done this exercise (2022, 2025), Mahomes has come out on top in this survey. 

"It's hard not to say Patrick Mahomes," one prospect told me.

Fourteen other prospects in the 2026 draft class also picked Mahomes. Among active quarterbacks, Mahomes is eighth in career fourth-quarter comebacks (20). But he has the most of any quarterback drafted in 2013 or later. 

The Chiefs' quarterback received nearly double the votes of the second-highest vote getter, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson. The two-time MVP received eight votes as he has 11 all-time fourth-quarter comebacks. 

Last year's runner-up, the Eagles' Jalen Hurts, didn't get a single vote, with Philadelphia's offense taking a step back. Bills quarterback Josh Allen (5) received the third-most votes after logging six game-winning drives (postseason included) this past season. 

Chicago's Caleb Williams (4) came in fourth after a strong season of fourth-quarter comebacks, logging seven fourth-quarter comeback victories in the regular season and postseason. He also had that memorable fourth-down touchdown pass to help the Bears tie the game against the Rams in their divisional-round loss. 

Speaking of the Rams, Matthew Stafford received three votes following his MVP season. Stafford's 39 fourth-quarter comeback victories are also the fourth-most all-time and lead all