Quinn Ewers wipes tears away while taking Miami Dolphins draft phone call

The NFL Draft creates some incredible moments and memories for players as they hear their names called and get their phone calls from their future teams. Unsurprisingly, things can get emotional from there. That was certainly the case for Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers.

It was a long wait to get drafted for Ewers, who ultimately was selected in the 7th round with the 231st pick overall by the Miami Dolphins. Getting picked in the final round can lead to doubt if a player is going to be drafted at all too. So, it’s also not a surprise that Ewers was emotional once he did get that fateful call.

It was clearly an emotional moment for Quinn Ewers and his family. You can watch him wipe tears away while taking his phone call, here:

That life-changing call📱 @QuinnEwers x @MiamiDolphins pic.twitter.com/7YlOkR6SEY

— Texas Football (@TexasFootball) April 26, 2025

The video shows the end of the call. In it, Ewers is wiping away tears while surrounded by friends and family. As he hangs up on the call, the family surrounding him moves in to embrace him as he celebrates being drafted.

Quinn Ewers entered college as a premier prospect. He was a five-star recruit in the Class of 2021, according to the On3 Industry Ranking. That was after he re-classified and did not play his senior season of high school.

Initially attending Ohio State, Ewers transferred to Texas for his sophomore season and won the starting job there. In three seasons as the starter at Texas, he dealt with injury issues but did manage to play in 36 games. During that time, he completed 64.9 percent of passes for 9,128 yards and 68 touchdowns. During that time, he also led Texas to the College Football Playoff in 2024 and won the Big 12 in 2023.

Despite that, Ewers has faced criticism as he attempts to make the leap to the NFL level. That included analyst Louis Riddick, who cautioned that he doesn’t think he’ll be a starting quarterback.

“Personally, I just didn’t see it. And I’m not someone who gets too caught up in horsepower in someone’s arm. I think it’s about passing the football, not throwing the football. But it just never seemed like he was able to really just put any juice on it. The play style just seemed so lethargic, and it just seemed so like in the NFL, that they were going to eat him up,” Riddick said.

“If it wasn’t open for him immediately — it reminded me, it was a little Chad Pennington-esque. But Chad was a very effective quarterback. Quinn, it just didn’t do it for me. I just don’t know what the projection really looks like for him. I don’t ever see him being a starter in the NFL, quite honestly. I’m not surprised to see him sitting here, still without a team.”

Now, Quinn Ewers finds himself with the Miami Dolphins. As of now, Tua Tagovailoa is the entrenched starter for the Dolphins, but he has battled injury concerns in the NFL, proving the need for a good backup quarterback in Miami. Along with Ewers and Tagovailoa, former first round pick Zach Wilson is the only other quarterback currently on Miami’s roster.