Quinn Ewers comes crashing down to Earth in NFL Draft freefall

Quinn Ewers was a top recruit coming out of high school who was heading to Ohio State. Then, he went to Texas and started for three years in Austin, even holding off potential No. 1 2026 draft pick Arch Manning. 

Ewers then started in the College Football Playoff and entered the NFL Draft as a Day 2 pick. But, he ended up being the final QB selected in the seven-round draft. The Miami Dolphins finally ended the skid by taking him at No. 231 overall. 

Well, Bill Bender of Sporting News had some winners and losers, and Ewers made the wrong side of the column: 

Ewers was the top recruit in the country in high school, and he reclassified to play at Ohio State in 2021 on the heels of a massive NIL deal. He transferred to Texas, where he was a three-year starter and held off Arch Manning. Along the way, he totaled 9,128 yards, 68 TDs and 24 interceptions and a CFB final appearance. Ewers was projected to be a Day 2 pick, but he wasn't selected until the seventh round, after two FCS QBs went off the board.

We like the pairing with Miami and Mike McDaniel, but Ewers will need to work to become a NFL starter.

Now, this pick could be a massive steal down the road if things go well for Ewers, and using a seventh-round pick is not bad at all for the Dolphins. But for Ewers, this is not quite what he envisioned a few years ago. 

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