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Quinn Ewers was once projected to be the first-overall pick in the NFL Draft. However, the former five-star quarterback has seen his stock take a major hit over the last few months during an up-and-down year at Texas.
New information has emerged about the 2024-25 season prior to the NFL Combine later this week!
As it would turn out, Ewers played in 12 (and a half) college football games with a torn oblique. This latest update is very different than what was previously reported about the Longhorns’ starting quarterback.
According to NFL insider Tom Pelissero, Quinn Ewers is finally at full health and will throw in Indianapolis. He has been working closely with former Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy in preparation for the upcoming week. That is another interesting wrinkle.
While Miami’s Cam Ward mulls whether to throw at this week’s combine, Texas’ Quinn Ewers is healthy and ready to roll, with a little help from a well-known QB developer. @gmfb @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/hcGQaAJIA2
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) February 25, 2025
The biggest takeaway from this latest report has to do with Ewers’ previously undisclosed injury. He supposedly tore his oblique during a dominant win over Michigan during Week 2 on Sept. 7.
We were lied to!
Ewers completed 24 of 36 passes for 246 yards, three touchdowns and zero interceptions against the Wolverines. There was no indication that he was injured at the time. That happened the next week against UTSA when he started to limp off of the field during the second quarter but was forced to take a knee before he reached the sideline.
Arch Manning came in and finished out the game. Ewers later returned in street clothes due to what head coach Steve Sarkisian described as an “abdomen strain.” The redshirt junior was considered week-to-week from that point forward and missed two games against UL Monroe and Mississippi State.
Ewers got back on the field against Oklahoma and finished out the year, which ultimately ended with a loss to Ohio State in the College Football Playoff Semifinal. Even the casual fan could tell that he was not fully healthy over those few months. Sarkisian catered Texas’ game plan accordingly. Rarely did he asked his quarterback to take a deep shot down field. Most of his throws were behind the line of scrimmage, short, or media.
We now know it is (in part) because Quinn Ewers was limited in what he could do. The Longhorns covered up his torn oblique for 15 of the 16 weeks. Only Tuesday did we find out the full extent of his season-long injury— just days before he will try and save his sinking draft stock at the NFL Combine!