Texas Longhorns QB Quinn Ewers 'Not Real Sure' If He Will Return For Junior Season
AUSTIN, TX -- The Texas Longhorns are currently sitting at 11-1 and locked into a Big 12 Championship berth, thanks in large part to the play of their sophomore starting quarterback, Quinn Ewers.
Ewers has played so well, in fact, that he has emerged as one of the top quarterback prospects in an already loaded 2024 NFL Draft quarterback class.
Now Ewers has given an update on his status for next season... kind of.
"I'm not real sure yet," Ewers told the media after the Longhorns 57-7 win over Texas Tech.
That said, reports surfaced last week that Ewers was, in fact, leaning toward a return, including one from ESPN's Pete Thamel, who revealed that there have been conversations about a potential return to the 40 Acres, “there’s a long way to go,” before a decision by Ewers is made.
Either way, a decision is still weeks away for Ewers, with two games still remaining on the regular season schedule, as well as a potential Big 12 title game and a College Football Playoff berth.
And depending on how the remainder of this season goes, both in terms of on-field performance and where the Longhorns finish in the Big 12 game and the CFP race, the decision likely wouldn't come one way or another until before the postseason.
When healthy, Ewers has been elite this season, completing 196 of 279 passes (70.3 percent) for 2,513 yards and 16 touchdowns, with four interceptions in 10 games.
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Compare that to his 2022 stats, where he completed 172 of 296 passes (58.1 percent) for 2,177 yards and 15 touchdowns with six picks in 10 games, and you can see the amazing leap forward he was able to make in one off-season.
And if he does indeed return, and can improve at the same rate he did from Year 1 to Year 2, in between Year 2 and Year 3, he could find himself in contention for a No. 1 overall NFL Draft pick in 2025.