2025 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Quinn Ewers

Prospect Summary:

Ewers started his collegiate career at Ohio State before transferring to Texas. In 2022, he had a decent debut, completing 58 percent of his passes for 2,177 yards, 15 touchdowns, and six interceptions. The second season working with Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian really paid off as Ewers showed significant improvement. In 2023, Ewers completed 69 percent of his passes for 3,479 yards, 22 touchdowns, and six interceptions. Ewers led the Longhorns to a spot in the college football playoff before Texas lost to Washington.

In his final season of college football, Ewers completed 66 percent of his passes for 3,472 yards with 31 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. Ewers was superb in leading Texas to a road win over Michigan. He had mixed outings against Georgia and Vanderbilt. He helped Texas advance to the Semifinals, but Ewers had an unimpressive game in a loss to Ohio State.

Ewers has the arm talent for the NFL. He has a quality arm capable of making all the throws, and he can be an accurate rhythm passer. With a quick release and good anticipation, Ewers is a dangerous rhythm passer who sees the field well and clearly has a good knowledge of his offense. Ewers is a good decision-maker who can drop accurate passes into receivers downfield to beat good coverage. Coming from an advanced college offense, Ewers has learned to read coverage and work through progressions. While Ewers is not a tall quarterback, he sees the field well and has good passing instincts for where his receivers will break open.

Ewers won’t be a running dual-threat quarterback in the NFL. He moves around some, but Ewers is more of a pocket passer who can run a little bit when the defense leaves him unaccounted for. NFL defenders will not be challenged to chase him down, but Ewers flashed more mobility in 2023.

The biggest negative for Ewers as a pro quarterback is a lack of composure. Last season, Ewers got rattled by defenses at times, Georgia especially, and that could be a big problem for the NFL. Ewers can get timid and skittish in the pocket when teams put steady pressure on him, leading to him struggling with completions and decision-making. When teams start applying a rush on him, it seems to get in Ewers’s head as he will sometimes anticipate the rush coming in a clean pocket and react to a pass rush that isn’t there. Pro quarterbacks can’t play the position scared, so Ewers getting rattled by the pass rush is a real concern.

The physical talent is there for Ewers to be a NFL starter, but he would be best as a backup. Especially early in his career, Ewers could benefit from watching a veteran that stays composed and consistent even when facing an intense pass rush. In the 2025 NFL Draft, Ewers could be a day-two or mid-round pick.