Quinn Tucker Ewers (born March 15, 2003) is an

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for the

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. Ewers attended

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in 2021 before transferring to Texas in 2022, where he became their starter. He is noted for being the first amateur athlete to land a

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(NIL) deal worth over 1 million.

Early life and high school career

Ewers was born on March 15, 2003, in

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. He grew up in

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and attended Carroll High School, where he played football under coach

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and also previously played baseball. As a sixth grader, he was offered a football scholarship by

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. As a sophomore, he completed 291 of 402 passes for 3,998 yards with 45 touchdowns against three interceptions. Ewers and Southlake Carroll advanced to the Texas 6A Division I quarterfinals before being defeated by Duncanville. Ewers finished his junior season with 2,442 yards and 28 touchdown passes in eight games, missing six games due to injury, as Carroll advanced to the 6A Division I Texas State Championship Game before losing to Westlake High School. Following the season, he participated in the 2021

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competition, but only managed sixth place in the competition. Going into his senior year, Ewers was considered by multiple outlets to be the top overall recruit in the 2022 recruiting class. Ewers initially committed to the

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in August 2020, where he would have been the first quarterback since fellow former campus recruit

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to receive a perfect 1.000 ''247Sports'' composite rating. Ewers would later decommit from the Longhorns in October, before committing to play for the

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in November 2020.

College career

Ohio State

Ewers officially enrolled at Ohio State in August 2021 and joined the team for preseason training camp. Ewers made his debut on November 20, 2021 against the

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, taking two snaps at the end of the game in the Buckeyes' win over the Spartans.

Texas

On December 12, 2021, Ewers announced that he would be transferring to the

. He was named the Longhorns' starting quarterback entering the 2022 season.

Statistics

Personal life

Ewers is a

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References

External links

Texas Longhorns bioOhio State Buckeyes bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ewers, Quinn Living people 2003 births Players of American football from Texas American football quarterbacks Ohio State Buckeyes football players Texas Longhorns football players Carroll Senior High School alumni