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College Football QB Rankings Week 8: Darian Mensah Leads PFN’s Top 5 Halfway Through 2026

Transfer quarterbacks are currently dominating the top five of PFN's QB Impact rankings for the 2026 season. Miami's Darian Mensah holds the top spot, followed by Gio Lopez, Conner Weigman, Aidan Chiles, and Michael Hawkins Jr.

West Virginia's Michael Hawkins Jr. ranks fifth with a 91.6 grade, having rushed for a league-leading 749 yards.

In a 45-42 victory over Cincinnati, he tallied 541 total yards and five touchdowns. Northwestern's Aidan Chiles, graded at 92.3, has led the Wildcats into the AP Top 25 with 1,172 passing yards and nine touchdowns through six games, recording no interceptions.

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