Report: Quinn Ewers Plans to Declare for 2025 NFL Draft; Arch Manning to Be Texas QB1

Quinn Ewers could be making his final starts for the Texas Longhorns in the College Football Playoff.

According to Anwar Richardson of Rivals, Ewers intends to declare for the 2025 NFL draft at the end of the Longhorns' season. The move would elevate Arch Manning into the starting job for Texas in 2025.

Ewers has one more year of college eligibility remaining. His decision to return to school for the 2024 season was a bit of a surprise given how well he performed for Texas, but he would have been competing for attention in a loaded quarterback class that saw six players go in the top 12 picks.

The 2025 class doesn't look nearly as strong. Miami's Cam Ward and Colorado's Shedeur Sanders are currently the only quarterbacks with a first-round grade on the latest top 100 ranking from B/R's NFL scouting department.

Ewers is the fifth-ranked quarterback and No. 51 overall prospect on the list. The 21-year-old has been the Longhorns starter for the past three seasons after transferring from Ohio State. He has thrown for 2,665 yards and a career-high 25 touchdowns in 11 games this season.

Manning has been hyped as a superstar-in-waiting since he was in high school at Isidore Newman in New Orleans. He was the No. 1 overall recruit in the 2023 freshman class and has patiently waited for his opportunity to become the starter in Texas.

An abdominal injury suffered by Ewers early in the season gave Manning an opportunity to start two games. He went 41-of-60 for 583 yards with four touchdowns and two interceptions in wins over Louisiana-Monroe and Mississippi State.

Texas will enter the College Football Playoff as the No. 5 seed and will host ACC champion Clemson in a first-round matchup on Dec. 21.