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Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers declares for NFL Draft

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Texas' Quinn Ewers declares for NFL Draft, ending college football career

Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers declares for the NFL Draft, ending his college football career.

Ewers has been Texas’ starting quarterback for the past two seasons, compiling a 21-5 record as the team’s signal caller.

Ewers is one of the top recruits in the country 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.

However, some cries 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 claims were due to fellow blue-chip recruit Arch Manning serving as Ewers’ backup. The vacancy in the starting job has apparently already been filled by the nephew of Peyton and Eli Manning.

Texas’ Quinn Ewers declares for NFL Draft, ending college football career

Ewers led Texas to its only two postseason victories in the College Football Playoff this season.

Ewers led Texas to its only two postseason victories in the College Football Playoff this season.

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 a starter, or enter the transfer portal and prove himself elsewhere, with plenty of schools ready to offer him their starting job.

Ewers staying in college would also likely have earned him more money through name, image and likeness deals than he would on a rookie NFL contract.

The NFL-founded quarterback has an NIL evaluation of $4.5 million per On3and his NFL Draft stock will likely net him a rookie contract of around just $1 million at most.

Ewers’ first pro contract will be dictated by his draft position, as he is not considered a highly valued player in the upcoming draft.

Some projections indicate that Ewers’ name will be announced in Round 3 at the earliest, with a likely slide until the final day of the NFL Draft.

Now that Ewers has declared, he could rise hugely up draft boards with a solid appearance at the combine and a spectacular pro day. Players have overcome much more to have long-lasting careers in the NFL.

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