Texas QB Quinn Ewers Predicted to Compete to Replace $150 Million 4-Time Pro Bowler
Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers was once projected to be a potential first-round pick in the 2025 NFL draft. Now it looks like Ewers has some work to do in order to climb up NFL teams’ draft boards.
Athlon Sports’ Luke Easterling does not have Ewers being selected in the first round in his latest mock draft. It remains to be seen just how far Ewers could fall on draft night, but the Longhorns quarterback is now projected as a potential day-three pick.
College Football Network’s Cam Mellor’s NFL mock draft published on Saturday has Ewers being selected by the New Orleans Saints with the No. 112 overall pick in the fourth round.
Being a fourth-round pick does not assure a rookie of anything but given the Saints’ current quarterback situation, Ewers could potentially compete to eventually replace Derek Carr. The four-time Pro Bowler has missed time with injuries in 2024 which has allowed Jake Haener and Spencer Rattler to both get reps.
Both players are former day-three picks. Carr’s four-year, $150 million contract is slated to run through the 2026 season. New Orleans has an out in Carr’s deal during the 2025 offseason but would take a massive $50.1 million dead cap hit by releasing the veteran, per Spotrac.
Ewers could utilize a potential College Football Playoff berth to boost his draft stock in the coming weeks.
