Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers is declaring for the NFL Draft, ending his college football career.
Ewers has been Texas’ starting quarterback for the last two seasons, amassing a record of 21-5 as the team’s signal caller.
Ewers is a former top overall recruit in the nation and came to Texas after originally committing to Ohio State.
Behind center, Ewers led Texas to its only two postseason victories in the College Football Playoff and the Longhorns’ only pair of appearances in the sport’s national-championship tournament.
Yet, some shouts from the Longhorns’ fan base grew frustrated with Ewers throughout the season for not doing enough to lead the team to victory.
No doubt some of those assertions came due to fellow blue-chip recruit Arch Manning serving as Ewers’ backup. The vacancy in the starting role seemingly has already been filled by the nephew of Peyton and Eli Manning.
Many wondered, in a move similar to now-Miami quarterback Carson Beck, if Ewers would stay in college for another year.
Ewers could have tried to stay in Austin for a third year as the starter, or enter the transfer portal and prove himself elsewhere, with plenty of schools ready to offer him their starting spot.
Ewers staying in college also would have likely earned him more money through name, image, and likeness deals than he’ll make with a rookie contract in the NFL.
The NFL-found quarterback has an NIL evaluation of $4.5million per On3, with his NFL Draft stock likely netting him a rookie contract of around only $1million maximum.
Ewers’ first pro contract will be dictated by his draft position, with him not considered a highly valued signal caller in the upcoming draft.
A few projections have Ewers name being called in Round 3 at the earliest, with a likely slip into the final day of the NFL Draft.
Now that Ewers has declared, he could massively move up draft boards with a solid combine appearance and a spectacular pro day. Players have overcome far more to have long-term NFL careers.
