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Quinn Ewers picked in the 7th round by the Miami Dolphins

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Quinn Ewers (Ricardo B. Brazziell/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
Quinn Ewers (Ricardo B. Brazziell/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

For the first time since the 2021 Draft, an NFL franchise has selected a Texas Longhorns quarterback. Quinn Ewers was picked in the 7th round by the Miami Dolphins with the 231st overall pick of the draft.

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Ewers heads to the NFL as one of the most prolific passers in school history. He finished his career 27-9 as a starter, fourth in wins behind Colt McCoy, Vince Young, and Bobby Layne and tied with Sam Ehlinger. He leaves the 40 Acres third in school history in passing yards (9128), touchdowns (68), and completions (737).

Ewers led Texas to back-to-back College Football Playoff semifinals and to the program’s first Big 12 Championship in over a decade in 2023. The Longhorns made the SEC Championship game in 2024 during their first season in the league thanks to contributions coordinated by Ewers on offense.

A number of the most significant Texas football wins this century came with Ewers at the helm, including blowout wins versus Oklahoma, victories on the road at Michigan and Alabama, the Big 12 Championship versus Oklahoma State, the 2024 College Football Playoff first round game over Clemson, and the 2025 Peach Bowl versus Arizona State when he provided the necessary heroics to advance Texas to the semifinals.

For his career, Ewers was 737-for-1135 for 9128 yards and 68 touchdowns with 24 interceptions. He also rushed for eight touchdowns, and even caught a pass during the 2023 season.

His final season in burnt orange saw Ewers go 293-for-445 for 3472 yards and 31 touchdowns over 12 interceptions in 14 games. His sophomore season in 2023, he was 272-for-394 for 3479 yards and 22 touchdowns over six interceptions. In 2022, starting in his first year as a Longhorn, Ewers was 172-for-296 for 2177 yards and 15 touchdowns with six interceptions.

Ewers was named the second-team All-SEC quarterback in 2024 after a 2023 where he earned honorable mention All-Big 12 accolades.

A product of Southlake (Texas) Carroll, Ewers was the No. 1 overall prospect in the 2022 class and committed to the previous Texas staff led by Tom Herman in the summer of 2020. A tumultuous season with numerous off-field controversies and heavy quarterback run usage prompted Ewers to back off his Texas pledge and eventually commit to Ohio State. Then, in order to take advantage of NIL laws only available to college student-athletes, Ewers enrolled at Ohio State in the summer of 2021. He appeared in one game in Columbus before entering the portal.

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Ewers is the first Texas quarterback selected in the draft since the Indianapolis Colts picked Ehlinger in the sixth round of the 2021 draft.

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