Mel Kiper Jr.: Texas' Quinn Ewers Has 'Strong Case' to Be QB1 in 2025 NFL Draft

Quinn Ewers might just be moving up draft boards early on in the 2024 season. ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. certainly believes as much.

"In my opinion, right now, he's got to be right there as the elite quarterback in this draft at QB1, with Carson Beck out of Georgia, Shedeur Sanders [at Colorado]... Cam Ward at Miami, Jalen Milroe from Alabama will be there to challenge," he said Thursday on First Draft (2:35 mark). "But I think you can make a strong case right now that Ewers is QB1 in this draft."

Ewers lit up Michigan on Saturday, throwing for 246 yards and three touchdowns without any interceptions or sacks taken in the Longhorns' convincing 31-12 win over the defending national champions. He now has 506 passing yards, six touchdowns and just one interception after two games this season.

Kiper wasn't the only one who was impressed after the performance against Michigan:

"There's something about Quinn in his demeanor. He's a very calm guy. He's really collected. He never rides the emotional rollercoaster," head coach Steve Sarkisian told ESPN's Jake Trotter. "When you've got a quarterback that everybody can believe in, that just fuels confidence and belief that, 'Hey, let's go do our part, because the guy that's holding the ball every play he's on point.'"

It's the sort of thing NFL teams may covet fairly early on in the 2025 draft, too.