Why? Well, because according to NFL Mock Draft’s consensus big board, Ewers is currently listed as the 51st-ranked prospect in the 2025 class.
Now granted, could that change rather quickly? Oh yeah, especially for quarterbacks, as multiple players who went in the first round last year didn’t have a Day 1 grade in January. Still, as things presently stand, Ewers is not expected to go in the first round and, as a result, likely won’t be going to a team that wants him to play right away. Fortunately, that’s probably a good thing for the pride of Austin, as he likely isn’t ready to go right away at the NFL level unless he’s handed a perfect situation, which almost never happens for players who are selected high to typically bad teams.
So, with Ewers having the potential to go to pretty much any team in the NFL as a second-round player, which scenarios make sense for the former Texas starter? Why not take a look and find out.
1. Quinn Ewers could compete with the Las Vegas Raiders
For the second year in a row, it looks like the Las Vegas Raiders might have been just a little bit too good to land their quarterback of the future with a top-5 pick. That’s right, after being connected with darn near every top-tier quarterback in the 2025 NFL Draft at one point or another during the regular season, the Raiders now find themselves with only the sixth overall pick.
Mind you, maybe fans are being overly hyping this year’s QBs like they so often do, and one or even both of the top arms will be on the board when the Raiders come up to bat. But it feels just as likely, if not more so, that the Raiders could have to pick between the likes of Mason Graham, Abdul Carter, and Kelvin Banks Jr. at the six spot, all of whom would fill a position of need, but not their biggest position of need.
In 2024, going best player available worked out pretty darn well for the Raiders, as Brock Bowers turned in quite possibly the best tight end rookie season in NFL history. But he still had to catch passes from Gardner Minshew and Aidan O’Connell on a below .500 team, which, in a way, makes his performance all the more impressive.
If the Raiders do miss out on a first-round QB, landing a blue chip guy at another position instead, then the addition of Ewers in the second could produce similar results to Will Levis’ rookie season in Tennessee before, you know, he fell apart in at times comical ways.
Locked in with a new – likely offensive-minded – head coach, an A+ safety blanket in Bowers, and one of the greatest QBs of all time in Tom Brady as a shoulder to lean on from the owner’s box, Ewers could compete for a starting spot right out of the gate, take the field when he’s ready, and ultimately have a solid enough supporting cast to make sure he can succeed right out of the gates.
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