Texas QB Quinn Ewers reportedly turned down $8M NIL transfer offer

On Wednesday, Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers announced he would forgo his remaining year of college football eligibility and declare for the NFL draft. A new report suggests he turned down a fortune to make his pro dreams a reality.

Ewers indicated before the college football playoff semifinal against Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl that he would turn pro. Even after the comment, there was a great deal of speculation and unsolicited advice regarding whether he would be better off returning to college. The logic went that by transferring, he could end up in a more lucrative situation than he would as a mid-round draft pick. One rumor suggested Ewers was offered $6 million dollars to transfer to another program.

Now, longtime Longhorns reporter Chip Brown of Horns247 reports the number was higher.

Brown reported Ewers was offered a staggering $8 million to transfer by one school. However, the Southlake Carroll graduate was ready to move on from college football and wanted to preserve his college football experience as a Longhorn.

Sources: #Texas #Longhorns QB Quinn Ewers turned down an $8 million dollar NIL offer to transfer in deciding to declare for the 2025 @NFLDraft. https://t.co/coNXuT4Lxs

— Chip Brown (@ChipBrown247) January 16, 2025

Brown wrote that two NFL scouts told Horns247 they expect Ewers to be a late first-round to early third-round pick in April. Rookie salaries in the NFL are tiered. Top picks are projected to sign contracts worth roughly $42 million over four years. The bottom of the first round would get about $13 million for four years. Second-round picks will range from around $10.7 million to $6.8 million. Third-round picks are expected to sign contracts around $6 million.

If the report is true, Ewers left a considerable amount on the table even if he’s drafted after the top half of the NFL draft.

“Texas was the only place he wanted to play college football,” Riley Dodge, Ewers’ high school coach at Southlake Carroll, told Brown….