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Four years later, it’s hard to remember just how heralded Quinn Ewers was as a recruit. He became the first recruit at any position since 2016 to earn a perfect 1.0000 rating in the 247Sports composite, and joins Longhorns legend Vince Young as the only quarterback to hit the mark in the metric’s history (since 2000). When he decommitted from Texas in October 2020, it was the final nail in the coffin for Tom Herman, who was fired shortly thereafter.
Ewers was so highly regarded that he reclassified so he could collect a seven-figure NIL contract a year early. No matter, he went from the No. 1 player in 2022 to the No. 1 player in 2021. Ewers used the most exclusive quarterback room in America, Ohio State, as a de facto study abroad program before ultimately ending up in Austin as Steve Sarkisian’s protégé.
On Saturday, his college story ended with the 231st pick of the seventh round of the 2025 NFL Draft. He was 14th out of 14 quarterbacks selected, behind even FCS quarterbacks Tommy Mellott and Cam Miller. It was not the finish anyone expected for one of the most high-profile quarterback recruits in the history of the sport.
How did we get here, from No. 1 overall recruit to the seventh round? It’s a complicated story filled with the trappings of this era, injuries and the battle between cash grabs and legacy that makes him a case study in the impossible decisions asked of quarterbacks in this moment.
Reclassification saga
The first time I watched Ewers play live was during the 2020 Texas Class 6A-D1 State Championship Game. Ironically, he played for Southlake Carroll against Clemson’s Cade Klubnik, who went on to become the No. 1 quarterback in the 2022 class after Ewers reclassified. Even competing against another highly…
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Author : Shehan Jeyarajah
Publish date : 2025-04-28 17:16:00
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