Texas Pro Day Thoughts

Quinn Ewers looked like a potential 1-1 pick today.

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The Texas practice bubble was littered with NFL scouts this afternoon. And I overheard two of them from different teams talking about Quinn at the end of the throwing session.

One scout said of Ewers, "he threw one bad pass the whole workout." And the scout said that in an admiring and surprising tone - he's probably seen some stinker performances in his day.

The other scout's response was just two words: "Natural thrower."

Quinn looked THAT good, that smooth, that in command and that confident.

For me, and as someone who has seen Quinn throw numerous times, it was Quinn's confidence that seemed even more improved. He was out there throwing to five different future NFL players. And the QB was not overmatched, AT ALL.

After the workout, Dolphins coach Mike McDaniels and others talked to Quinn.

I'm not sitting here saying that Quinn is going go No. 1 overall next year. Far from it. But I am saying that he has that chance if he keeps improving his body, his footwork and stays as confident as he was today throwing the football. It was an excellent performance, no question about it.

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Who improved their stock considerably today?

Christian Jones, Keilan Robinson, Ryan Watts, T'Vondre Sweat.

I felt like K-Rob and Watts probably improved theirs the most. K-Rob showcased his elite acceleration multiple times in passing drills. Watts had a warrior-like workout. Not only did he go 11-1 in the standing broad jump, he also was relentless and tireless in DB drills. He will absolutely get bonus points from some teams for how hard he competed today IMO.

With Jones and Sweat, any team that questioned their quickness - true football quickness - had those questions answered today. Yes, both players have warts (Sweat is likely not a three-down DT in the NFL and Jones is probably not an elite pass protector in the league either) but both showed quickness and power IMO.

JT Sanders and Jaylan Ford had mixed results IMO.

JT is simply not a great tester. That's just not his m.o. But man, once he starts running routes and effortlessly snatching the ball, the narrative changes quickly. I can see some teams who will ding him for his lack of explosiveness and some teams not worry about it as much because he never has to slow down to catch the ball like some tight ends have to.

Ford looked the part overall, especially in true LB drills. But he didn't blow anyone away with his testing. Again, I think he's a better player than tester. What will that mean? The great thing about the draft, you only need one team to fall in love with you.

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Biggest surprise of the day? Keilan Robinson putting up 20 reps on the bench press.

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Other thoughts:

- That was by far the most attended pro day in at least 15 years. Just crazy the amount of NFL personnel hanging out inside the bubble.

- I think Xavier Worthy may have made himself a little more money today. Very clean day running routes and he caught the ball cleanly.

- At least 40+ current Longhorns showed up to support the team. The current Texas roster absolutely passes the eyeball test.