Quinn Ewers‘ agent, Ron Slavin, was very surprised that his client fell to the last round per an ESPN.com Article written by Todd Archer.

Slavin reached out to half of the league the day after the draft to find out why Quinn wasn’t selected until round 7. Needless to say, his agent wasn’t happy with what he heard.

“They thought he was a third- or fourth-round pick, but too big of a name to be a clipboard holder,” Slavin said. “Which I think is chickens—.”

Slavin said one personnel executive told him, “There’s only so many reps to go around for young quarterbacks. You can justify it at other positions, but if you can’t get a quarterback the amount of work to develop him, then you’re almost wasting a pick.”

Quinn Ewers has been the golden boy since his High School days. Coming out of High School, he was the #1 recruit in the country, not the #1 quarterback recruit, but the #1 overall recruit in the United States.

He committed to Texas initially, but then decommitted and decided to go to Ohio State. Then, shockingly, he reclassified from the 2022 class to the 2021 class and joined Ohio State a year early to collect NIL money over $1 million. Something he couldn’t have done if he stayed for his senior year in Texas, because, due to Texas state law, a high school student couldn’t receive NIL money while in High School.

Ewers’ time at Ohio State didn’t last long, and he eventually transferred to Texas, where he was the winningest quarterback in College football for three seasons.

After his 2023 season, many believed Ewers would be a first-round draft pick, some even saying the top half of round one.

Fans of some NFL teams were even chanting the mantra “DON’T WIN FOR QUINN” in the vein of “Suck for Luck” and “Tank for Tua.”

But in the 2024 season, in which Quinn threw for 31 touchdowns and 12 interceptions, he was sidetracked at times by injuries, and he didn’t live up to the hype surrounding him entering this past season.

Now, Quinn enters the NFL, joining the Miami Dolphins as a 7th-round draft pick, with no pressure on him for the first time in his life and no expectations put on him.

Quinn is allowed to play football and will have to earn his spot. Nothing will be given to him.

In Miami, his best-case scenario is to win the #3 QB job this year and sit behind Tua Tagovailoa and Zach Wilson this season.

In the long term, he could possibly supplant Wilson, who is only on a one-year deal as the backup quarterback. If Tua’s injuries continue to sideline him as they do most seasons, he will have an opportunity for more.

But more won’t be expected, and that pressure will not be on his shoulders.

For now, he is just another 7th-round draft pick trying to earn his keep in the NFL.

But if you listen to his agent, the reason he fell is probably “chicken s#*%” so Miami has a Quinn Ewers who will be motivated, having a chip on his shoulder, and for the first time in his life is the underdog.

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