Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers will declare for the 2025 NFL Draft, he announced Wednesday. The decision ends his career with the Longhorns and clears the way for Arch Manning to start in 2025.  Ewers came to Austin as a transfer from Ohio State with tremendous hype as the first perfectly-rated quarterback in the 247Sports Composite since Vince Young.

Let the Arch Manning era begin at Texas because Quinn Ewers is heading to the next level. Ewers' agent confirmed to ESPN's Pete Thamel his client is

The decision was largely expected after Ewers told ESPN last week that he didn’t plan to return to college football in 2025.

Quinn Ewers entered the college scene with immense hype, as one of the highest-graded recruits in recent memory. After a short stint at Ohio State, he returned home to Texas, where he's been the Longhorns starter the past three seasons.

Ewers, a three-year starter, was expected to turn pro after leading the Longhorns to consecutive playoff appearances.

Ewers has decided to forego his remaining eligibility to get paid to play college football to get paid by the NFL. His agent, Ron Slavin, told Pete Thamel of ESPN.com that Ewers will enter the draft. Today is the deadline for all players (except those from Notre Dame and Ohio State) to declare their NFL intentions.

Ewers' impending exit paves the way for Arch Manning to take over as the Longhorns' starting quarterback in 2025.