Four years later, it's hard to remember just how heralded Quinn Ewers was as a recruit. He became the first recruit at any position since 2016 to earn a perfect 1.0000 rating in the 247Sports composite,

247Sports' Chip Brown reported that Ewers could have made $8 million in NIL money to stay for another season. On a recent episode of " Josh Pate's College Football Show ," Josh Pate had a message for those giving Ewers grief for leaving early.

Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers’ decision to enter the 2025 NFL Draft has sparked criticism, notably from ESPN analyst Paul Finebaum. Finebaum contends that Ewers’ choice was driven more by personal ambition than strategic career planning,