Dylan Raiola QB Oregon |
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
| Jersey: #15 PLAY STYLE: Pocket Passer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Updated: 08/03/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draft Year: 2027 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FORTY time: 4.80 seconds (56%*) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Jersey: #15 | |
| PLAY STYLE: Pocket Passer | |
| Last Updated: 08/03/2026 | |
| Draft Year: 2027 | |
| Forty time: 4.80 seconds (56%*) | |
| Overall Rating: |
83.6 / 100
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| Average rating of opposition Defense player has faced | ||
| Defense Rating: |
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78% |
| Click the links below to view how player ranks vs other prospects. | ||
| Release Speed: |
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83% |
| Short Passing: |
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64% |
| Medium Passing: |
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74% |
| Long Passing: |
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82% |
| Rush/Scramble: |
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52% |
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DRAFT PROJECTION:
4th
Overall Rank:
#110
Position rank:
#13 (QB)
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| College Games: 22 College Snaps: 1378 | ||
ESPN RATING: 90/100
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247 RATING: 99/100
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RIVALS RATING: 6.1 (100%)
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| Player Comparison* (Similarity level) | ||
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| Tanner McKee - Stanford |
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70% |
| Carson Beck - Miami |
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70% |
| Carson Strong - Nevada |
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70% |
Draft Profile: Bio
Dylan Raiola arrived at Nebraska carrying both legacy weight and five-star expectations. The son of Dominic Raiola, a Rimington Trophy winner at Nebraska who played 14 NFL seasons with the Detroit Lions, Dylan attended four high schools, finishing at Buford in Georgia, where he threw for 2,666 yards and 34 touchdowns against one interception as a senior. He accumulated nearly 8,500 prep passing yards with 88 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, and 247Sports and Rivals ranked him the No. 2 overall recruit and top quarterback in the 2024 class.Raiola started all 13 games as a true freshman in 2024, throwing for 2,819 yards with 13 touchdowns while completing 67.1 percent of his passes, setting program records for freshman passing yards and completion percentage. He was a semifinalist for the Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year award and won the Pinstripe Bowl against Boston College with a 224-yard, one-touchdown performance.
In 2025, Raiola completed 181 of 250 passes for 2,000 yards and 18 touchdowns against six interceptions through nine games, his 72.4 completion percentage ranking fourth nationally and setting a Nebraska single-season record, before suffering a season-ending broken fibula against USC in Week 10. He posted back-to-back 300-yard games against Akron (364 yards, four touchdowns) and No. 21 Michigan (308 yards).
Scouting Report: Strengths
- Easy velocity and varied arm angles; drives the ball to all levels
- Deep ball is the strength, dropped with trajectory receivers can track
- Fluid, repeatable motion with clean upper-and-lower-half power transfer
- Completed better than 72 percent as a sophomore on advanced placement
- Threw four scores and 364 yards against Akron in a clean showcase
- Comfortable under center selling play-action and operating the quick game
Scouting Report: Weaknesses
- Limited as a runner; he rarely creates or extends outside the pocket
- Panics under interior pressure, taking 29 sacks across just nine games
- Holds the ball too long instead of throwing it away or moving on
- Season ended on a broken fibula against USC, a 2026 recovery to track
Scouting Report: Summary
Raiola was a consensus five-star and the No. 2 overall recruit in the 2024 class, drawing Patrick Mahomes comparisons for his arm and family ties, and his sophomore tape backs the talent: 72.4 percent completions, 18 touchdowns and six interceptions across nine games before a broken fibula against USC ended the year. The arm is the trait, easy velocity with varied angles, a deep ball he drops with trajectory, and a fluid, repeatable motion that transfers power cleanly from the base through the release.The placement is advanced for his age and it is not a fluke, built on understanding windows and anticipating routes, and he is comfortable under center selling play-action and running the quick game, foundational pro traits. He showcased it against Akron, four scores and 364 yards, and competed against Michigan with 308 yards despite taking seven sacks. He returns to Nebraska in 2026 to recover and build on the foundation.
Mobility, pocket response and durability are the concerns. He rarely creates outside structure, and when interior pressure arrives he can panic, holding the ball and taking deflating sacks rather than throwing it away, 29 in nine games is a lot. The season-ending fibula adds a recovery question for 2026. Overall, the arm talent and the placement are high-pedigree, NFL-caliber traits, and the developmental bet is whether the pocket poise and the willingness to move on from the first option catch up to the throwing ability; the ceiling is real, the floor is tied to how he handles pressure.
How other scouting services rate Dylan Raiola (Overall Rank)
All Scouts AverageOverall Rank
195.5
All Scouts AveragePosition Rank
19.0
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*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.
*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.