During the seventh round on Day 3, the Miami Dolphins selected Ewers with the No. 231 pick. During his three-year tenure at Texas, Ewers became the school's all-time leader in yards (9,128) and touchdown passes (68), and led the Longhorns to back-to-back College Football Playoff appearances.

Heading into the 2025 NFL draft, most mock drafts and analyst projections had former Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers going in the third or fourth rounds. However, in the days leading up to the draft,

Quinn Ewers, the starting quarterback for the Texas Longhorns in back-to-back College Football Playoff appearances, came off the board even later. He didn’t hear his name called