Saturday could be pivotal for Quinn Ewers’ NFL Draft stock

Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers may need a stellar performance in Saturday’s home showdown against Georgia to prevent his draft stock from sinking.

In a Friday column, The 33rd Team’s Kyle Crabbs indicated Ewers — a former five-star recruit — is losing momentum before the 2025 NFL Draft.

“But in looking under the hood of Ewers’ profile and closely examining him with the same microscope teams will, I’m not sure that everything is what it seems,” Crabbs wrote. “And Ewers is now running out of time for 2025 to change the narrative.”

On his latest big board, ESPN’s Jordan Reid rated the junior as his No. 5 QB, projecting that he’s a late Day 1 or early Day 2 pick.

One concern scouts likely have about Ewers (6-foot-2, 210 pounds) is his durability. He missed five games with shoulder issues in his first two seasons at Texas. This season, he suffered an oblique injury and missed two more. 

When he returned in a 34-3 Week 7 win over Oklahoma (4-2), Ewers looked rusty, completing 20-of-29 passes for 199 yards and a season-low one touchdown. He also threw an interception on the game’s opening drive.