The 2026 college football season is right around the corner, and the Iowa State Cyclones are preparing for one of their biggest and potentially most competitive Big 12 seasons to date. There are elite teams, players, and storylines that fans are eager to see. The most important position on a football field is, of course, quarterback. They have a ton of pressure to carry teams to success. For a lot of Big 12 teams, a good quarterback could mean a good team . So let’s rank each Big 12 team’s projected QB1 entering the 2026 season. 1. Drew Mestemaker - Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State's Drew Mestemake r is pictured during an Oklahoma State University Cowboys Spring football practice in Stillwater, Okla., Tuesday April 14, 2026. | SARAH PHIPPS/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Mestemaker was a dominant quarterback last year as a freshman with the North Texas Mean Green. He led the nation in passing yards and was the best player on an elite group of five contenders.…