NFL teams told Quinn Ewers he's 'too big of a name to be a clipboard holder,' per agent

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05-05-2025

NFL teams told Quinn Ewers he's 'too big of a name to be a clipboard holder,' per agent
It wasn't a huge surprise that quarterback Quinn Ewers had to wait until the final day of the 2024 NFL draft to hear his name called. But the seventh round was much later than most, including Ewers, anticipated.
"It was very unexpected, and I think that the toughest part about it is just the amount of unexpected occurrences there were," Ewers told ESPN's Todd Archer last week. "But I'm glad that I ended up where I ended up. To go as late as I did, I'm glad it's a good spot."
So why did the former No. 1 high school recruit have to wait until No. 231 overall before the Miami Dolphins gave him call? According to his agent, Ron Slavin, his client's fame may have played a part. Via Archer:
The day after the draft, Slavin said he reached out to "half the league" to find out what happened.
"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---."
Ewers landed in the fourth round in most mock drafts, per NFL Mock Draft Database, and the quarterback was even hopeful that Round 2 would be a possibility. But in the days after the draft, the former Texas passer has said he couldn't be happier with his landing spot.
"[At Texas], we run a lot of stuff that Miami does," Ewers told reporters shortly after he was picked. "I'm excited to go into this facility, this franchise and learn kind of how they do it because I know we see it on film and we're like, OK, it looks like this is the first read, but I want to go see to the furthest extent how they teach that sort of stuff."
Ewers finished his collegiate career with a 27-9 record as a starter with 9,128 passing yards, 68 touchdowns, and 24 interceptions.