Top-ranked Quinn Ewers decommits from Texas. Who will land the 5-star quarterback?
Southlake Carroll quarterback Quinn Ewers, the nation’s top recruit, decommitted from the University of Texas on Wednesday. He had been committed with the Longhorns since August.
“Given the COVID-19 pandemic facing us, this has been a challenging year for all students like myself,” Ewers said in a tweet. “With the process being abnormal this season, I tried my best to keep an open mind to all possibilities. However, the more I’ve considered, the more I’ve come to realize I didn’t explore all options as thoroughly as I would have liked. Therefore, I’ve decided to decommit and reassess the situation before making such an important decision on my future.”
According to 247Sports, Ohio State is the new favorite to land the 5-star prospect. All seven experts on Ewers’ 247Sports page predicted the Buckeyes.
The 6-foot-3 QB has 30 offers, including 26 from Power Five schools. He also has offers from Alabama Oklahoma, LSU, Georgia, Baylor, Miami, USC, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Oklahoma State, Auburn, Florida, Michigan, TCU, UNT and SMU.
Ewers is ranked as the No. 1 pro-style QB among the Class of 2022, according to 247Sports.
He’s also the top-ranked junior in Texas.
Through three games this season, Ewers has completed 51 of 73 passes for 937 yards and 11 touchdowns. He’s added 78 yards rushing and two TDs. Ewers threw for 388 yards and five TDs in Carroll’s season-opening win against Rockwall-Heath.
Ewers had one of the best high school debut seasons as a sophomore in 2019 when he completed 72% of his passes for 4,003 yards and 45 touchdowns. Carroll went 13-1 and reached the state quarterfinals. He was named Star-Telegram offensive player of the year.
Prior to the 2019 fall season, Ewers led Carroll to a state runner-up finish in the summer at the 7-on-7 tournament.
This story was originally published October 28, 2020 at 9:52 PM.
