The five before him:
1. Shedeur Sanders
2. Cam Ward
3. Jalen Milroe
4. Kyle McCord
5. Jaxson Dart
6. Quinn Ewers, Texas (6-2, 210)
Experience: 36 starts (22 years old)
Prospect grade: 2nd-3rd Round
Best-case comp: Brock Purdy
Questions about the offense he ran won't plague Ewers in the buildup to the draft; it'll be concerns about his size and durability. The slim-shouldered Ewers, who missed seven games over his three years in Austin, doesn't look the part of a prototypical NFL quarterback. Neither does Brock Purdy, and yet that's who Ewers — at his best — reminds me of.
Both are quick decision-makers who distribute the ball all over the field, making up for a lack of RPMs with anticipation and accuracy and a willingness to attack tight windows down the seams. Both are often characterized as "sneaky athletic," a begrudging acknowledgment of their ability to navigate a collapsing pocket and squirt free for 10 yards on a third-and-8.
Ewers threw four interceptions in Texas' three postseason games before heading to the draft and leaving the Longhorns' mantle to Arch Manning rather than transferring and earning millions in NIL money. What teams think of that decision could very well determine where Ewers lands on Day 2.