*rankings updated August 7, 2008
Matthew Stafford - Georgia Tim Tebow - Florida
$$ - Foregoing remaining eligibility to enter draft.
| Rank | Name | College | Ht. | Wt. | 40 | Class |
| 1. | Tim Tebow | Florida | 6-3 | 232 | 4.69 | Junior |
| 2. | Matthew Stafford | Georgia | 6-3 | 237 | 4.75 | Junior |
| 3. | Dan LeFevour | Central Michigan | 6-3 | 226 | 4.85 | Junior |
| 4. | Mark Sanchez | USC | 6-3 | 225 | 4.78 | Junior |
| 5. | Curtis Painter | Purdue | 6-4 | 230 | 4.83 | Senior |
| 6. | Hunter Cantwell | Louisville | 6-5 | 236 | 4.83 | Senior |
| 7. | Todd Boeckman | Ohio State | 6-4 | 244 | 4.77 | Senior |
| 8. | Josh Freeman | Kansas State | 6-6 | 250 | 4.75 | Junior |
| 9. | Jake Locker | Washington | 6-3 | 222 | 4.51 | Sophomore |
| 10. | Chase Daniel (QB/S) | Missouri | 6-0 | 225 | 4.59 | Senior |
| 11. | Ben Olson | UCLA | 6-4 | 230 | 4.79 | Senior |
| 12. | Mitch Mustain | USC | 6-3 | 210 | 4.65 | Sophomore |
| 13. | Jimmy Clausen | Notre Dame | 6-3 | 207 | 4.70 | Sophomore |
| 14. | Colt McCoy | Texas | 6-3 | 210 | 4.72 | Junior |
| 15. | Graham Harrell | Texas Tech | 6-3 | 205 | 4.71 | Senior |
| 16. | Rusty Smith | Florida Atlantic | 6-5 | 212 | 4.77 | Junior |
| 17. | Sam Bradford | Oklahoma | 6-4 | 218 | 4.64 | Sophomore |
| 18. | Rudy Carpenter | Arizona State | 6-3 | 220 | 4.71 | Senior |
| 19. | Nate Davis | Ball State | 6-2 | 217 | 4.71 | Junior |
| 20. | Ryan Perrilloux | Jacksonville State | 6-3 | 233 | 4.58 | Junior |
| 21. | Willie Tuitama | Arizona | 6-3 | 220 | 4.83 | Senior |
| 22. | Nate Longshore | California | 6-5 | 233 | 4.81 | Senior |
| 23. | Stephen McGee | Texas A&M | 6-3 | 207 | 4.57 | Senior |
| 24. | Terrelle Pryor | Ohio State | 6-6 | 235 | 4.47 | Freshman |
| 25. | Ryan Mallett | Arkansas (Eligible in '09) | 6-6 | 255 | 5.13 | Sophomore |
| 26. | Isiah "Juice" Williams | Illinois | 6-2 | 233 | 4.79 | Junior |
| 27. | Tyrod Taylor | Virginia Tech | 6-1 | 213 | 4.55 | Sophomore |
| 28. | Chase Holbrook | New Mexico State | 6-5 | 240 | 4.98 | Senior |
| 29. | Cullen Harper | Clemson | 6-4 | 220 | 4.76 | Senior |
| 30. | Kevin Riley | California | 6-2 | 224 | 4.95 | Sophomore |
| 31. | Jevan Snead | Mississippi | 6-3 | 215 | 4.62 | Sophomore |
| 32. | Willy Korn | Clemson | 6-2 | 215 | 4.59 | Freshman |
| 33. | Jonathan Crompton | Tennessee | 6-4 | 220 | 4.85 | Junior |
| 34. | Dayne Crist | Notre Dame | 6-5 | 228 | 4.66 | Freshman |
| 35. | Kellen Lewis (QB/WR) | Indiana | 6-1 | 185 | 4.54 | Junior |
| 36. | Rhett Bomar | Sam Houston State | 6-3 | 215 | 4.57 | Senior |
| 37. | John Chiles (QB/WR) | Texas | 6-2 | 215 | 4.46 | Sophomore |
| 38. | John Brantley | Florida | 6-3 | 215 | 4.64 | Freshman |
| 39. | Mike Teel | Rutgers | 6-4 | 220 | 4.81 | Senior |
| 40. | Zac Robinson | Oklahoma State | 6-3 | 210 | 4.58 | Junior |
| 41. | John Parker Wilson | Alabama | 6-2 | 213 | 4.62 | Senior |
| 42. | Tom Brandstater | Fresno State | 6-5 | 220 | 5.03 | Senior |
| 43. | Aaron Corp | USC | 6-4 | 195 | 4.64 | Freshman |
| 44. | Jarrett Lee | LSU | 6-2 | 190 | 4.68 | Sophomore |
| 45. | Pat Bostick | Pittsburgh | 6-3 | 220 | 4.83 | Sophomore |
| 46. | Colin Kaepernick | Nevada | 6-6 | 215 | 4.92 | Sophomore |
| 47. | Blaine Gabbert | Missouri | 6-5 | 227 | 4.65 | Freshman |
| 48. | Will Hudgens | Memphis | 6-4 | 235 | 4.93 | Senior |
| 49. | Max Hall | BYU | 6-1 | 201 | 4.75 | Junior |
| 50. | T.J. Yates | North Carolina | 6-3 | 215 | 5.02 | Sophomore |
| 51. | Sean Glennon | Virginia Tech | 6-4 | 223 | 4.75 | Senior |
| 52. | Mike Reilly | Central Washington | 6-3 | 214 | 4.78 | Senior |
| 53. | Brian Hoyer | Michigan State | 6-2 | 212 | 4.75 | Senior |
| 54. | Rob Schoenhoft | Delaware | 6-6 | 244 | 4.94 | Junior |
| 55. | Thaddeus Lewis | Duke | 6-2 | 200 | 4.82 | Junior |
| 56. | Matt Grothe | South Florida | 6-0 | 213 | 4.59 | Junior |
| 57. | Jarrett Brown | West Virginia | 6-4 | 220 | 4.71 | Junior |
| 58. | Trevor Vittatoe | UTEP | 6-2 | 215 | 4.57 | Sophomore |
| 59. | Drew Weatherford | Florida State | 6-3 | 218 | 4.72 | Senior |
| 60. | Josh Portis | Maryland | 6-4 | 210 | 4.57 | Junior |
| 61. | Zac Lee | Nebraska | 6-2 | 210 | 4.61 | Sophomore |
| 62. | Kirby Freeman | Baylor (Eligible in '09) | 6-3 | 210 | 4.62 | Senior |
| 63. | Harrison Beck | North Carolina State | 6-2 | 220 | 4.67 | Junior |
| 64. | Jake Christensen | Iowa | 6-1 | 215 | 4.79 | Junior |
| 65. | Demetrius Jones | Cincinnati | 6-4 | 204 | 4.59 | Sophomore |
| 66. | Pat Devlin | Penn State | 6-4 | 222 | 4.78 | Sophomore |
| 67. | Donovan Porterie | New Mexico | 6-3 | 208 | 4.95 | Junior |
| 68. | Andy Schmitt | Eastern Michigan | 6-4 | 238 | 5.04 | Junior |
| 69. | Jameel Sewell | Virginia | 6-3 | 219 | 4.69 | Sophomore |
| 70. | Taylor Potts | Texas Tech | 6-5 | 215 | 5.13 | Sophomore |
| 71. | Chase Clement | Rice | 6-1 | 208 | 4.75 | Senior |
| 72. | Tyler Sheehan | Bowling Green | 6-4 | 227 | 4.93 | Junior |
| 73. | Nick Graziano | Nevada | 6-1 | 220 | 4.92 | Junior |
| 74. | Adam Weber | Minnesota | 6-3 | 220 | 4.82 | Sophomore |
| 75. | Joe Cox | Georgia | 6-1 | 208 | 4.65 | Junior |
| 76. | Brian Johnson | Utah | 6-1 | 205 | 4.68 | Senior |
| 77. | Riley Skinner | Wake Forest | 6-1 | 205 | 4.64 | Junior |
| 78. | Chris Crane | Boston College | 6-4 | 239 | 4.67 | Senior |