Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers is headed to the NFL draft, he announced on social media on Wednesday. “With prayer and careful consideration, I’m declaring for the NFL draft,” Ewers said in his video post.

The decision was largely expected after Ewers told ESPN last week that he didn’t plan to return to college football in 2025.

Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers has declared for the 2025 NFL draft, he announced Wednesday. Ewers, a redshirt junior with one season of eligibility remaining, led the Longhorns to the College Football Playoff semifinals in each of the last two years. In 36 games at Texas from 2022-24, he passed for 9,128 yards and 64 touchdowns.

Quinn Ewers is heading to the NFL. After much speculation as to whether the Texas quarterback would enter the transfer portal, where he reportedly had multiple lucrative offers, the junior has decided to enter the 2025 NFL Draft.

Texas junior quarterback Quinn Ewers declared for the NFL draft on Wednesday, ending a Longhorns career in which he led the program to a Big 12 championship and twice to the College Football Playoff but was not always embraced by a fan base eagerly waiting for Arch Manning to take over.

Texas QB Quinn Ewers left Carroll High School near Dallas as one of the highest-rated players in the U.S. Here's what NFL fans should know about him

Quinn Ewers was that guy. He was the No. 1 recruit, the first perfectly graded quarterback in the 247Sports Composite since Vince Young. His initial decommitment from Texas in 2020 as a high school recruit portended the end of the Tom Herman era.

After bringing Texas football back into relevance, quarterback Quinn Ewers declared for the 2025 NFL draft on Wednesday.