Where does ESPN’s Mel Kiper rank Quinn Ewers in NFL Draft QB class?

As Quinn Ewers was deciding whether to enter the 2025 NFL Draft or return to college football for another season, there was a lot of speculation as to what the junior quarterback should do and what his place in the NFL Draft would be.

In the end, Ewers did declare for the NFL Draft, despite reports of lucrative NIL offers from other schools that would have dwarfed what he could make in the NFL as a mid-round draft pick.

Now, the analyst that revolutionized the Mock Draft and Big Board player rankings is out with his latest update to both for the 2025 NFL Draft. Kiper doesn’t have Ewers going in the first round, in fact he doesn’t say where Ewers will be drafted at all. But we can gain some insight from where Kiper has the Southlake Carroll product ranked against the other quarterbacks in the draft.

Kiper ranks Ewers as the No. 7 QB in the draft. ESPN’s draft guru has Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders as the No. 1 QB in the draft, followed by Miami’s Cam Ward, Mississippi’s Jaxson Dart, Jalen Milroe of Alabama, Kyle McCord of Syracus and Will Howard of the national champion Ohio State Buckeyes. Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel, Indiana’s Kurtis Rourke and Lousiville’s Tyler Shough round out the top ten quarterbacks on the list.

Mel Kiper Has Quinn Ewers as the 7th Ranked QB in This Draft 😬

1. Shedeur Sanders, Colorado⁰2. Cam Ward, Miami (Fla.)⁰3. Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss⁰4. Jalen Milroe, Alabama⁰5. Kyle McCord, Syracuse⁰6. Will Howard, Ohio State⁰7. Quinn Ewers, Texas⁰8. Dillon Gabriel, Oregon⁰9.… pic.twitter.com/prRuPJg6Ye

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In Kiper’s Mock Draft, Miami’s Cam Ward is the projected No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans. Sanders is projected to be the No. 3 pick by the NY Giants.

As for the Longhorns, Kiper has OT Kelvin Banks Jr. getting picked by the San Fransisco 49ers with the 11th pick in the draft. Banks is the only Longhorn Kiper has going in the first round.