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Texas QB Quinn Ewers Top-10 Pick in Updated NFL Mock Draft

Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers is seemingly a lock to be a first-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.

Matt Galatzan

Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers (3) throws a pass during the Sugar Bowl College Football Playoff semifinals game against the Washington Huskies at the Caesars Superdome on Monday, Jan. 1, 2024 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers (3) throws a pass during the Sugar Bowl College Football Playoff semifinals game against the Washington Huskies at the Caesars Superdome on Monday, Jan. 1, 2024 in New Orleans, Louisiana. / Aaron E. Martinez/American-Statesman /
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Like Austin native Drew Brees before him, Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers is already receiving projections to be the next franchise quarterback in the Big Easy.

ESPN released its updated way-too-early 2025 NFL Mock Draft on Tuesday, and the site thinks the New Orleans Saints will select Ewers with the 10th overall pick in the first round. 

New Orleans selected former Oklahoma quarterback Spencer Rattler in the fifth round this past April, but adding Ewers to the mix would likely place the Texas star into the starting role as a rookie with Derek Carr’s future also uncertain. Of course, this remains a huge hypothetical, with a full college and NFL season still yet to be played. 

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Jan 1, 2024; New Orleans, LA, USA; Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers (3) passes the ball against the Washington Huskies in the 2024 Sugar Bowl college football playoff semifinal game at Caesars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports / Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

With a potential Heisman-worthy season, Ewers could boost his draft stock even higher than No. 10 overall. Regardless, barring a major injury or decline in play, he seems all but guaranteed to go off the board in the first round. 

Here’s what ESPN had to say about the Saints selecting Ewers: 

"Ewers has talent worthy of a first-overall pick heading into his third season as a starter at Texas. At 21 years old, he has to cut down on poor decisions during games, but his accuracy, mobility and arm strength are that of a future NFL starter. Ewers threw for 3,479 yards and 22 touchdown passes last season.”

“We’re going to need his leadership,” Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said of Ewers on National Signing Day. “We’ve got some new faces on the offensive side of the ball, especially at the skill positions, where his leadership is going to be very important.”

This past season, Ewers went 272 of 394 passing for 3,479 yards, 22 touchdowns and six interceptions while adding five rushing touchdowns as the Longhorns won the Big 12 and clinched a CFP berth with a 12-1 record. Ewers also missed two games due to injury.

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Matt Galatzan

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com, AllAggies.com, and the Managing Editor of BuckeyesNow.com and TheGroveReport.com He is also the Editor-In-Chief of RamDigest.com and TexansDaily.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration.  Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network.  When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later.  Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered.  Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys.  You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com