Quinn Ewers still had one year of eligibility left, and he was reportedly offered an insane amount of money to enter the transfer portal. Still, Ewers decided to hit the NFL draft instead. In a surprising turn of events,

As Colorado's Shedeur Sanders slid in the recent 2025 NFL Draft, now-former Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers waited, as well. The latter was more accomplished than the former, whose notoriety was arguably part of the reason many were surprised as teams continued to pass on him.

It wasn't a huge surprise that quarterback Quinn Ewers had to wait until the final day of the 2024 NFL draft to hear his name called. But the seventh round was much later than most, including Ewers, anticipated.