The decision to stay or go can wait until Wednesday. This is now strictly about numbers for Quinn Ewers.
Large, record-setting, seven-figure numbers.
The day has arrived, everyone, where players can make more money by playing college football than leaving early for the NFL draft.
“Coming up short two years, it’s tough,” Ewers said after the Longhorns lost their College Football Playoff semifinal game at the Cotton Bowl to Ohio State and again ended his season one game short from playing for it all.
Only now there’s a third opportunity right around the corner — and it’s filled with a new team and lots of cash.
College football players not in the national championship game have until Wednesday to declare for the NFL draft. That means Ewers and his representation have less than 48 hours to find the best deal for an All-American quarterback.
it won’t be that difficult.
Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers (3) throws a pass during the College Football Playoff semifinal against Ohio State in the 2025 Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium.
Ewers’ time at Texas is done, the Longhorns almost certainly moving on to heralded backup Arch Manning in 2025. But that doesn’t mean Ewers’ options are limited because his draft stock has fallen since the beginning of the season.
Once considered a potential first-round selection, Ewers is now trending as a mid- to late-round selection. That’s where this story begins, and how that type of draft stock fall in previous years would’ve translated to a significant loss of value.
Not anymore. Not in this era of booming NIL deals, and pay for play beginning in the 2025 season.
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Publish date : 2025-01-13 21:17:00
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