Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers will declare for the 2025 NFL Draft, he announced Wednesday. The decision ends his career with the Longhorns and clears the way for Arch Manning to start in 2025.  Ewers came to Austin as a transfer from Ohio State with tremendous hype as the first perfectly-rated quarterback in the 247Sports Composite since Vince Young.

Let the Arch Manning era begin at Texas because Quinn Ewers is heading to the next level. Ewers' agent confirmed to ESPN's Pete Thamel his client is

Ewers, a three-year starter, was expected to turn pro after leading the Longhorns to consecutive playoff appearances.

Quinn Ewers entered the college scene with immense hype, as one of the highest-graded recruits in recent memory. After a short stint at Ohio State, he returned home to Texas, where he's been the Longhorns starter the past three seasons.

Ewers' impending exit paves the way for Arch Manning to take over as the Longhorns' starting quarterback in 2025.

The Texas Longhorns' 28-14 loss to Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl could go down as the final game of Quinn Ewers's college football career. That is, of course, i

While far from definitive, it is the closest to an answer Ewers has given about his thoughts for 2025, as speculation has run rampant about his football future. At the end of December, On3 reported one unnamed school made a $6 million pitch to lure Ewers to play for that team and leave Texas.