Quinn Ewers is passing up on some big bucks to enter the 2025 NFL Draft. The now former Texas quarterback turned down an $8 million NIL offer to transfer to another school to play his final season of NCAA eligibility, 247Sports reported on Thursday. The report did not name which school made the offer.

Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers will declare for the 2025 NFL Draft, he announced Wednesday. The decision ends his career with the Longhorns and clears the way for Arch Manning to start in 2025.  Ewers came to Austin as a transfer from Ohio State with tremendous hype as the first perfectly-rated quarterback in the 247Sports Composite since Vince Young.

In an interview with ESPN before the Cotton Bowl, Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers was asked what he hopes his legacy with the program will be. "A great teammate

Ewers became one of just four quarterbacks to lead the Longhorns to a Big 12 Championship alongside Young, McCoy, and James Brown. By getting the Horns to an SEC Championship in their first year in the conference, Ewers became the first-ever Texas quarterback to lead his team to back-to-back conference title games.

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

Ewers went 21-5 as a starter the last two years and to two CFP semifinal appearances. In his career, he led Texas to wins at Alabama and at Michigan, led them to the Big 12 title

After three years with the Texas football team, quarterback Quinn Ewers is moving on. On Wednesday, Ewers announced that he is declaring for the 2025 NFL draft. The decision became public in a video posted to his Instagram and X accounts. Pro Football Focus currently rates Ewers as the No. 7 quarterback in the 2025 draft class.

Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers has declared for the 2025 NFL Draft, forgoing his senior season with the University of Texas.

Ewers, a three-year starter, declared for the NFL draft via social media Wednesday. He leaves with 27 wins, the fourth most by a Longhorn QB.

From a purely Texas perspective, it’s worth remembering the only quarterbacks to go in the first round were Bobby Layne and Vince Young. Ewers wasn’t in their league. Not even James Street’s. But he was closer than you probably think. Manning still has a hill to climb to catch him.

The Quinn Ewers era at Texas is most certainly over. Before the Cotton Bowl, Ewers told ESPN that he was going to enter the draft. There have also been rumors of a hefty NIL deal waiting for the Southlake Carroll product if he transfers.