What college does Jacolby Criswell play for?

No verified pre-draft news items in the past 30 days for this prospect. See Day 2/3 Team Fits below for projected landing spots and /news.html for the cross-prospect timeline.

Scouting Nugget: UNC transfer; developmental backup profile

Expanded bio coming soon. This prospect is Quarterback #18 in the 2026 class.

Background

Louisville QB from Morrilton (AR); UNC transfer via FCS tour.

College Production

2024-25 Louisville: backup snaps, limited career starts.

Scouting Take

Athletic mobility + arm strength. Lacks pro-tape volume.

Draft Projection

UDFA. Camp body.

Sources

Our scouting profile is assembled from these primary sources + cross-checked against ESPN (Kiper / Reid / Miller), PFF's 2026 Big Board, Dane Brugler's The Beast 2026, and Daniel Jeremiah's top-50. See our full methodology and citations.

Day 2 / Day 3 Team Fits

NFL teams that lost a same-position veteran this offseason — and could target Jacolby Criswell as a Day 2/3 replacement option.

REPORTED Las Vegas Raiders: moved on from Geno Smith (pocket-QB).
Picks held: R1 #1; R2 #36
REPORTED Arizona Cardinals: moved on from Kyler Murray (pocket-QB).
Picks held: R1 #3; R2 #34

Confidence: "VERIFIED" departures cite a publication URL (Spotrac, OverTheCap, ESPN, NFL.com, team transactions page) confirming the move and date. "REPORTED" entries come from public free-agency trackers without a single canonical source we could attach. Fits are archetype-and-position based; we are not claiming the team has expressed interest in the prospect.

NFL Scheme Fit

RPO / spread / movement-passer offense
Buffalo Bills · Philadelphia Eagles · Atlanta Falcons · Cincinnati Bengals

Scheme Misfit Notes

Pure pocket Air-Coryell offenses

Scheme matches are bucketed from the prospect's height, weight, and (for WRs) archetype tag against a static lookup of which NFL teams currently run each scheme family.

Rookie Contract & Landing-Spot Outlook

Projected Rookie Contract Value

~$0.84M base + bonus (1-yr) · Pick range: UDFA · ~0% guaranteed

UDFA 1-yr deal: $840K base + ~$10K-$25K signing bonus

Contract band uses the 2026 NFL CBA rookie wage scale projected from the prospect's expected pick range; guarantee % is the slot-default at that pick. Landing-spot best/worst case is derived from TEAMS data (positional needs + scheme overlap minus same-position R1 conflicts) — not a claim that either team has expressed interest.

Versatility, Limits & Roster Pathway

Biggest Limiting Trait MED

Sub-6-1 QB height — Pocket-passer sight-lines over OL are the scout flag; mobile-QB scheme fit becomes mandatory.

Day-3 NFL Roster Pathway

Day 3 QB projection means the practice squad is the realistic Year 1 destination unless an injury opens a QB3 spot late in camp.

Derived from height/weight against the 2026 position cohort and the prospect's projected round. Versatility callouts identify alternate alignments NFL teams have historically used for similar size profiles. Limiting-trait notes flag the single most-cited measurable concern; severity reflects how often that flag ends a Day 1 starter projection. Roster-pathway notes describe the realistic Year 1 NFL role for Day 3 picks.

By the Numbers — 2026 Class Context

Frame: Among 2026 QB prospects, his 6-1 / 210 lbs frame sits at the 27th percentile in height and 47th percentile in weight.
Position class: Jacolby Criswell is QB #18 of 30 ranked QBs in the 2026 class. Of those, 15 are projected in the R7/UDFA range.
School pipeline: Louisville has 2 QBs in the 2026 NFL Draft class (5 total prospects from the school).

Computed factually from the 2026 prospect class roster — height/weight percentiles benchmark this player against every other ranked prospect at the same position. Recruiting arc compares his high-school 247Sports/Rivals composite to his current projected round.