12 hours Ago By Vinnie Iyer
Quinn Ewers remains an intriguing non first-round quarterback prospect in the 2025 NFL Draft. The former Texas Longhorns passer looked strong enough during Tuesday's pro day back in Austin to be an intriguing sleeper for several teams not positioned to take a QB early on April 24. Ewers' best-case scenario is going somewhere in the late second round on Day 2 but is more likely to be selected in the third round on April 25.
Here's breaking down what he did during his workout on March 25. 📲 Follow The Sporting News on WhatsApp Quinn Ewers pro day takeaways Ewers' accuracy was there from start to finish Ewers attempted 59 passes and 54 were catchable by his Longhorns receivers. His missed throws were near the end of his session, suggesting the compressed time of making so many throws led to a little fatigue.
But otherwise he was sharp from deep to short. Quinn Ewers letting it fly at @TexasFootball 's Pro Day 🎯 pic.twitter.
com/gce5J49pHT Ewers' deep ball might have surprised a few observers Perhaps knowing some have questioned his downfield passing, Ewers decided to let it rip early downfield to his speedy wideouts. He would operate best in a system that takes advantage of him hitting deep shots off play action. A few deep balls for #Texas QB Quinn Ewers.
@ontexasfootball pic.twitter.com/T45OFn8TaL The Vikings used that to help Sam Darnold break out last season and it is what appealed about his game to the Seahawks .
Any offshoots of the Sean McVay-Kyle Shanahan schemes would be a great fit. MORE NFL OFFSEASON NEWS: SN's latest mock draft Top 125 big board for 2025 NFL Draft Full order of picks for 2025 NFL Draft Ranking the best NFL free agents, 1-75 Way-too-early NFL power rankings for 2025 Ewers' confidence and experience showed in the drills Ewers is a savvy passer with a lot of statistical and team success in college. He also battled well, from his transfer from Ohio State to holding off the threat of Arch Manning.
Those intangibles came through with the way he handled himself. Quinn Ewers draft projection Ewers has gotten some surprising heavy attention from the Colts , who drafted former Texas QB Sam Ehlinger in the sixth round in 2021. The Colts signed Daniel Jones to compete with Anthony Richardson, but should be in play to take a flyer on an upside developmental rookie QB at some point.
The Colts' best spot for Ewers would be No. 45 overall in the second round But the most realistic landing spots for Ewers are for the Jets (who signed Justin Fields) and the Steelers (who didn't re-sign Justin Fields) in the third round. New York picks at No.
73, while Pittsburgh is at No. 84. The Steelers have been long attached to Ewers because of his combination of arm and athleticism that can fit well in their offense.
The Jets are the mix to think about Ewers, Jaxson Dart and other QBs once Cam Ward and Shedeur Sanders are off the board. Those teams won't change their thinking on Ewers after evaluating his pro day. How Quinn Ewers' draft stock impacts Arch Manning While Ewers was going through his pro day, Manning was beginning spring practice earlier in the day with the transitional offense under Steve Sarkisian.
The higher Ewers can go coming out of Sarkisian's tutelage, the better the floor of Manning's draft stock will be as he begins his first season as a full-time starter..
