Steve Sarkisian breaks down what makes Quinn Ewers elite quarterback prospect

The Texas Longhorns made a big move by adding former Ohio State quarterback Quinn Ewers from the NCAA Transfer Portal.

Ewers was initially a part of the 2022 class before be reclassified to 2021 and joined Ohio State at the beginning of this season. He was an On3 Consensus five-star plus quarterback and the top prospect in both classes.

On top of the transfer addition, the Longhorns also added On3 Consensus four-star quarterback Maalik Murphy. 

Though Ewers never took the field for the Buckeyes, Steve Sarkisian knows he has a lot to bring to the table if he wins the job in 2022.

“I think Quinn, like Malik, has great arm talent,” Sarkisian said. “Both guys have big arms. They are big guys, which is really helpful. They have the unique ability to throw the ball from different arm angles, throw it without their feet perfectly set, make throws off schedule down the field, and create opportunities for you, not just in the short field but down the field, explosive plays. He’s put in a lot of work to get to this point. Hopefully, we do a good job to continue to develop him and get him to where he wants to be.”

Sarkisian lands two QBs

Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian was looking for two quarterbacks in this year’s class after an inconsistent season at the position between Casey Thompson and Hudson Card last season.

Sarkisian has had similar situations to the current Texas quarterback room, and he is excited to move forward with Quinn Ewers and Malik Murphy.

“We’re lucky. We got two great quarterbacks,” Sarkisian said of adding Ewers and Murphy to the Texas quarterback room. “Quinn and Malik are both fantastic players. I think the initial thought is how do you get both these guys in the same class? Well, in essence, they’re not now. Quinn being a transfer, he’s kind of a class ahead. He’s really in the ’21 class and Malik’s in the ’22 class.

“I was telling the story of really the 2016 season at Alabama. Going into 2017 when Jalen Hurts was the SEC Player of the Year. And I go on a flight to Hawaii and I go recruit Tua Tagovailoa and then I get on a plane and I fly to Florida and I go recruit Mac Jones. They both show up at Alabama and in that same quarterback room was Jalen Hurts, Tua Tagovalioa, Mac Jones. All of those three guys won championships in their own right. All of them got all the great accolades and now today, they’re three of 32 men in the world that are starting quarterbacks and face of their franchise in the NFL. So we believe in our ability to develop the quarterback and I think that both of these young men saw that.”