Texas QB Quinn Ewers to host first NIL event for fans and boosters

Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers announced Wednesday that he’s hosting his first NIL event, titled “An Evening with Quinn Ewers,” for fans and boosters on July 22. Ewers tweeted that every attendee will receive a signed jersey.

The two-and-a-half-hour event will start at 6 p.m. at Golfinity in Austin, Texas. A general admission ticket also provides fans with drink tickets, hors d’oeuvres and a photo opportunity with Ewers. Children are welcome. A promotion for the event says corporate sponsorships are available.

Adult tickets are available for $283.84 while children’s tickets cost $37.89. VIP group tickets are available for four attendees and cost $2,312.21. Fans who can’t attend can purchase an autographed jersey, which they’ll receive in the mail for $209.92.

Proceeds from the event will benefit Merging Vets and Players, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation founded by FOX Sports NFL Insider Jay Glazer and former U.S. Army Green Beret and former NFL and Texas long snapper Nate Boyer.

The nonprofit’s website says, “By merging vets and players, we create an environment where these warriors can share each other’s strength and experience, and can support each other in building fulfilling lives of service and strength.”

Merging Vets and Players’ website says the organization has served more than 2,000 combat veterans and more than 1,000 former professional athletes.

Quinn Ewers’s On3 NIL Valuation

Quinn Ewers is entering his redshirt sophomore season at Texas, where he’ll share a quarterback room with Arch Manning.

After Ewers transferred to Texas from Ohio State, he started 10 games during the 2022 season. He completed 58.1% of his attempts for 2,177 yards, 15 touchdowns and six interceptions. The Longhorns went 6-4 in those games.

In Texas’s Alamo Bowl loss to Washington, Ewers threw for a season-high 369 yards while completing 66% of his 47 attempts. In a win over Oklahoma in the Red River Showdown, Ewers threw for 289 yards, four touchdowns and one interception.

The Longhorns finished the season with an 8-5 record in the second season of coach Steve Sarkisian‘s tenure. Texas peaked at No. 18 in both the AP Top 25 poll and College Football Playoff rankings. The Longhorns were ranked No. 20 in the final CFP rankings and No. 25 in the final AP poll.

Big 12 coaches gave Ewers honorable mention recognition for Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year.

Ewers has an On3 NIL Valuation of $1.1 million, which ranks No. 13 among current college football players and No. 19 in the On3 NIL 100. Ewers has 151,000 Instagram followers and more than 53,000 Twitter followers.

As a high school recruit at Southlake (Texas) Carroll, Ewers was a Five-Star Plus+ recruit, which is an exclusive status for prospects who receive five-star status from all four major recruiting services.

According to the On3 Industry Ranking, Ewers was the No. 3 prospect in the 2021 recruiting class, including the No. 1 quarterback prospect and the top player in Texas.