Noah Fifita QB Arizona |
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report

Scouting Report: Weaknesses

• Short at 5-10, with throwing-lane and durability concerns
• Struggles to create outside structure when the first read is gone
• Took 26 sacks, holding the ball when the pocket muddies
• The arm is only average, capping the deep field-stretching throws
• Draft-eligibility timing is worth confirming before banking on the class

Scouting Report: Summary

Fifita has been a three-year starter at Arizona, and 2025 was a strong one, 3,228 yards, 29 touchdowns against six interceptions, and first-team All-Big 12, the first Arizona quarterback to earn first-team all-conference since 1975 while setting school passing-touchdown records. The strength is the mind; he processes quickly, works full-field reads on time, and plays with efficiency and accuracy.

He layers the deep ball with placement and showed the ceiling against Oklahoma, 376 yards and five scores in a shootout. The football intelligence and the resilience are real, and he returns to Arizona in 2026. The comparison points are undersized, processing-first passers who carve out backup careers, and that is the realistic floor, with the arm and the size the traits that cap the ceiling.

The limits are physical. He is undersized at 5-10, which creates throwing-lane and durability concerns, he struggles to create outside structure when the first read is gone, and he held the ball into 26 sacks behind only average arm strength. His draft-eligibility timing is also worth confirming. For now, he is a smart, accurate developmental passer whose processing is the floor and whose size and arm are the ceiling questions, a Day 3 projection tied to how the operation holds up against pressure. A timing offense that lets him distribute quickly would get the most out of the processing while hiding the physical limits.