Joel Klatt breaks down Quinn Ewers' concerns ahead of 2025 NFL Draft

Fox Sports’ Joel Klatt loves the potential of Quinn Ewers, but noted the Texas quarterback has some concerns going into the 2025 NFL Draft.

There are times where you look at Ewers throw the football and think he can be the No. 1 pick. The other times make viewers question if he’s going to be a legitimate pro starter that can play at a high level.

The good news is, his arm talent can be fine-tuned at the next level, especially if he’s brought in as more of a project where he sits behind a veteran for a couple of seasons.

“The potential is obviously there with Quinn Ewers,” Klatt said on his podcast. “He has been a highly rated quarterback for a long time, and rightly so. The guy makes a lot of big-time throws, a lot of big-time throws. I would say NFL throws. He’s smart. He does things from an arm talent perspective that other guys just don’t do. He can throw off platform and do it accurately, he can throw going to his left, he can throw going to his right. 

“So there’s a lot to love about his game. It is there. Now I wish he was a little bit bigger. He’s only about 210 pounds, 6-foot-2, 210 pounds. I think that’s led to some of the injury issues that he’s had at Texas, and he wasn’t always reliable for staying on the field … So we’ve still yet to see Quinn go through a year and not get banged up, and that’s worrisome from the NFL perspective.” 

Joel Klatt looks at concerns with Quinn Ewers

Ewers finished his college career with 9,128 yards, 68 touchdowns, 24 interceptions and a 64.9% completion percentage. He set a career high in 2024 with 31 touchdown passes.

“Potential is there, NFL throws are there, he’s got great command of the system, he knows where to go with the football, he’s dealt with high-pressure environments being the number one quarterback his whole life, even going up to Ohio State and then back down to Texas,” Klatt said. “It’s been there. Now he does an amazing job throwing with touch, great accuracy, and he throws with touch as well or better than anybody else on the list today because of that, I do think he can rely on that a little bit too much. 

“So there are times when I’m watching film and I really want him to drive the football into a tight window area, in particular in intermediate zones, and he throws with touch to those zones. And I’m just telling you right now that won’t work all the time at the NFL level, he’s going to have to find some more velocity, or at least be willing to step up and really drive the football onto the frame of the wide receiver in some intermediate spots. That’s going to be crucial for him.” 

Klatt’s breakdown of Ewers explains his reasoning as to why the Texas quarterback won’t go high up in the draft like others, such as Cam Ward and Shedeur Sanders.