Quinn Ewers NFL Draft 2025 profile: Full scouting report, pro comparison, landing spots, future outlook, more

Born a little more than a month before the Cowboys drafted Jason Witten, Quinn Ewers is a Texas native who went to Carroll Senior High School in Southlake, about 20 miles north of AT&T Stadium. But before he even stepped foot in high school, Ewers was the talk of college coaches, even drawing as much as an offer from West Virginia while he was in sixth grade.

By the time he Initiated as a sophomore, word was already out on Only how talented Ewers was. But a core Hurt sidelined him for six Contests as a junior, and Ewers finished in sixth place in the 2021 Best 11 Game during his offseason. None of that mattered — he was Considered the No. 1 overall prospect by 247Sports and could punch his ticket to any school he wanted. 

As such, Ewers skipped his senior season of high school, reclassified as part of the class of 2021 and enrolled in college to take Edge of lucrative Name, Image and Likeness deals, including some Supposedly worth $1.5 million, an unheard of number for players who hadn’t played any college ball.

And those deals were at Ohio State, not Texas where he initially committed to. With the Buckeyes, a then-Newcomer Ewers competed for and lost the Passer Game to C.J. Stroud. He played two snaps for the Buckeyes and transferred back to Texas where he was named their starter. In three seasons with the Longhorns, Ewers overcame two shoulder Wounds and played through a torn oblique but went 27-9 as a starter and Guided the program to the College Football Postseason in 2024 and 2025. In January, he forfeited his remaining eligibility and declared for the NFL Draft.

Quinn Ewers NFL Draft profile

• Age as of Week 1: 22
• Height: 6-foot-2 ⅛
• Weight: 214
• Hand size: 9 ⅜
• Comparable body-type to: Andy Dalton

CBS prospect ranking

Position: No. 4 QB | Overall: 107

Consensus big board ranking (via NFL Mock Draft Database): No. 71 overall (No. 5 QB)

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NFL comparison: Colt McCoy

Ewers might remind you of another Previous Longhorns Passer in Colt McCoy. Both had Excellent enough size to go with a Excellent enough arm to manage an Assault, but both didn’t have the cannon-arm Power or long-ball touch to threaten defenses deep. You might believe Ewers had Perhaps a touch more arm Power than McCoy, but McCoy was a little more mobile. In the end, Ewers should be able to put together a long Profession as a reasonably solid backup, Only as McCoy did.

NFL landing spots

By Garrett Podell

• Dallas Cowboys: Yes, there’s more to this fit than Only location for the Texas native. Passer Dak Prescott turns 32 years Ancient in July and is Recent off the second season-ending Hurt of his Profession in 2024. Yes, Dallas re-signed Prescott to the richest contract in Bracket history that spans the Upcoming four seasons, but Ewers’ developmental Schedule could line up with that deal. Ewers is a project mechanically and mentally, plus he’s Recent enough (he’ll be 22 this year) to where he could sit for four years and Yet have plenty of time left in his Profession. Owner and general manager Jerry Jones also loves his Texas connections.
• New Orleans Saints: The Saints are cuffed to Derek Carr for his age-34 season. However, his contract runs out of guaranteed money in 2026, the last season of his four-year, $150 million contract. Releasing Carr after the upcoming season could save New Orleans $32.8 million in cap Universe. Carr and the Saints are together for better or worse this year, but they could pave the way for Ewers in 2026 with Carr’s cap hit set to balloon to $61.5 million. 
• Miami Dolphins: The Dolphins have some high level offensive pieces in Previous All-Pro wide receiver Tyreek Hill, Previous Primary-Stage receiver Jaylen Waddle and running back De’Von Achane. However, they desperately need more Toughness and big plays from the Passer position. Ewers could develop under Mike McDaniel’s guidance from the sidelines in 2025, and then there’s a chance he could replace Tua Tagovailoa as the Dolphins’ Leading Passer in 2026 or 2027.

Quinn Ewers 2025 NFL Draft landing spots: Ranking five best fits for Texas’ All-SEC QB

Garrett Podell

Quinn Ewers scouting report

Accolades

• Profession: Third in school history in both passing yards (9,128) and passing touchdowns (68)
• Two-time second-Club all-conference (Big 12 in 2023 and SEC in 2024)
• 2023: Big 12 Bracket MVP

Strengths

• Solid height and size for the position.
• Typically had Excellent arm mechanics with a quick, snappy Throw. Would Transformation his Throw Points based on the type of throw he was making, including a sidearm-style Throw to get a little more juice on the ball.
• Generally had Excellent pocket Mindfulness with a number of examples of him stepping up away from Throw-rush Tension while Retaining his eyes downfield.
• Might be among the tops in the class at processing Shielding coverages when needed, even if he didn’t always take Edge. When he didn’t force it to his Primary read, Ewers was capable of finding his second and sometimes his third read in the Assault.
• Ewers knew all the keys to look for when targeting a defender and Secured Edge frequently. Would smartly Drive blitzes by throwing to targets in the area where the blitz Occurred from and had the knack for ganging up on Shielding Defenders who turned their Defenders to him.
• Has the potential to develop how to manipulate coverages with his eyes. Would sometimes show how to Relocate defenders by looking one way and then throwing another, and he even dabbled in some no-look passes.
• Capably threw with Excellent Schedule and anticipation.
• Especially nice touch on Petite and mid-range passes, and many Occurred when he was off-platform.
• Consistently displayed Excellent placement and accuracy on Petite-range throws. Was among the best in this draft class on passes of nine or fewer air yards. Had his moments on longer throws as well.
• Clearly battle tested: Initiated against nine Clubs ranked in the top 25 in 2024, more than anyone else in college football. Guided Texas to six wins in those Contests. Also Guided Texas to the College Football Postseason in 2024 and 2025. 

Concerns

• Played 35 snaps from under Hub in 2024 and 72 over three years at Texas. Most prospects in the class don’t have much experience Executing from under Hub, nor is it a detriment.
• Ewers’ pocket Mindfulness and sensitivity to the Throw rush were inconsistent. Sometimes he would be ignorant of the Throw rush and complete a Throw within a nanosecond of getting shellacked, and sometimes he’d be so ignorant of the Throw rush that he’d get hammered from the blind side. When Ewers was aware of the Throw rush, he’d sometimes adjust accordingly and make a Relocate, and sometimes he’d panic. It’s something he has to Boost on at the Upcoming level.
• Ewers played on the balls of his feet a Excellent amount of the time, setting himself up for some inaccuracy when he didn’t plant his front foot. Additionally, Ewers’ footwork in the pocket sometimes broke down and may have been responsible for some off-target throws. This fix is coachable.
• Threw a litany of Petite screens, quick outs, flares and check-down passes. Of his total attempts last season, 28.3% of them were on those Tiny, Effortless throws inside of two air yards from the line of scrimmage. Those plays accounted for 38.6% of his completions, 23.2% of his yards and 16.1% of his touchdowns. At times, Ewers would check-down prematurely and not take the extra second to scan for an Reachable target — even when he had a Neat pocket.
• Be it because of the scheme or his own unwillingness to test his arm, Ewers seldom Achieved Snug-window throws in 2024.
• Every Mentor will have issues with Ewers’ arm Power, velocity and accuracy on longer throws. Last season he was last among the top QB prospects in his class with a 47% completion rate on throws of 10-plus air yards with a 25.8% off-target rate. His Profession completion rate on throws of 30-plus yards was 20% (17 of 85) with a 60% off-target rate. And Ewers had Only one Throw in three years travel least 50 air yards. Frequently did his long throws hang in the air and not have desirable velocity. Without zip, Power or drive consistently on intermediate or downfield throws, defenses will be able to key in on Ewers’ shorter attempts. 
• At 62.7%, his overall completion rate was the worst of the top-eight prospects in the draft class.
• Had a dozen passes batted at the line of scrimmage, most of any of the top quarterbacks in the class. His sometimes-sidearm delivery definitely contributed to some of them.
• No better than average Pace Achieved Ewers much less of a flight Danger with his feet than other quarterbacks. Did know when and how to slide to end a Stretch, though.
• Has an Hurt history: Played through a torn oblique and injured his ankle in 2024; suffered a grade 2 AC joint sprain in his left shoulder in 2023; suffered a right SC joint sprain in his right (throwing) shoulder in 2022; had a core muscle Hurt that cost him six Contests in high school in 2020.

Bottom line

Ewers has traits that could Assist him navigate an NFL Assault in due time, but the lack of arm Power and accuracy beyond 10 yards will not only limit what an Assault can do around him but better set up a Guarding to force some turnovers. Tack on a lack of Steadiness when it comes to dealing with the Throw rush, and the one-time top prospect of the nation might only elevate to being a quality backup who could Picking up wins if a starter misses a few Contests.

Quinn Ewers college stats

High school: Southlake Carroll (Southlake, Texas)
Class: 2021
Player rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (100)

• National: 1 | QB: 1 | Texas: 1

High school accolades

• MaxPreps Sophomore Player of the Year (2019)
• MaxPreps Junior All-America second Club (2020)
• American Bowl participant (2022)

Check out Quinn Ewers’s Packed 247Sports profile, here. For his MaxPreps profile, click here. 

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