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The 2024 NFL Draft has the potential to have one of the best quarterback classes in a long, long time.
But Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers, a projected first-round pick, may very well not be a part of it.
Ewers, along with superstars Drake Maye, Caleb Williams and Shedeur Sanders, were just a handful of big names expected to enter the 2024 draft.
Quinn Ewers Could Forgo 2024 NFL Draft To Stay At Texas
But a new report stemming from Rivals.com Texas Longhorns site Orangebloods suggests that’s no longer the case.
As I first reported last night on Orangebloods, there's growing momentum behind Quinn Ewers returning to Texas in 2024. No final decision has been made, but there's a sense that this is where things are headed. pic.twitter.com/FTrYaZ4zfK
— Geoff Ketchum (@gkketch) November 13, 2023
“An EF-Hutton level source mentioned to me on Sunday that there’s growing optimism that starting quarterback Quinn Ewers will return in 2024,” site publisher Geoff Ketchum reported.
“From what I can gather, the fact that he’s not a lock to be among the top five or six quarterbacks at the 2024 Draft if he were to declare left him in a position where the smart play is to return for another year.
“In fact, the scuttlebutt relayed to me was that the folks in the quarterback room already have a decent idea that this is going to happen.
“Ultimately, no final decision will be made until after the season, but momentum to seems to be be pointing in the direction of a return at this very moment.”
Ewers returned from injury on Saturday and went 23-of-33 for 317 yards and a touchdown in a win over TCU. The redshirt sophomore has 2,232 yards, 14 touchdowns and four interceptions for the 8-1 Longhorns.
The Texas native was the No. 1 overall recruit in the 2021 class. He initially committed to the Longhorns before flipping to Ohio State. Though he returned home after just one season in Columbus.
Now, he’s one of the top quarterbacks in the nation.
Williams and Maye are widely regarded as the top two quarterbacks in the 2024 draft class. But after that, it’s anyone’s guess.
Ewers is in a separate group with Sanders, Michael Penix Jr., Bo Nix, Jayden Daniels and J.J. McCarthy.
He could well jump all the way into the top 10 in the 2025 NFL Draft with a strong junior season.
So it’s easy to see why returning to school is a serious possible for the Longhorns’ QB1.