As Colorado's Shedeur Sanders slid in the recent 2025 NFL Draft, now-former Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers waited, as well. The latter was more accomplished than the former, whose notoriety was arguably part of the reason many were surprised as teams continued to pass on him.

Quinn Ewers was once the No. 2 recruit in the country, but fell all the way to the seventh round of the draft, where the Miami Dolphins finally took a chance on him

Quinn Ewers, who led Texas to back-to-back trips to the College Football Playoff, was taken in the seventh round by the Dolphins with pick No. 231. His girlfriend, Madelyn Barnes, thinks 31 teams will end up filled with regret.