BREAKING NEWS: Steve Sarkisian Weighs In on Arch Manning as He Addresses Quinn Ewers’ NFL Future .giang

Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian is backing Quinn Ewers to be a success in the NFL thanks to his experience with the Longhorns.

Ewers has declared for this year’s NFL Draft and threw at the Scouting Combine in Indianapolis on Saturday. The 21-year-old quarterback is expected to go in the third round of the draft, but Mirror U.S. Sports rates him as the 48th best player in his class.

Regardless of when he comes off the board, Ewers is certainly one of the biggest names in the draft after spending three years with the Longhorns. He led Texas to back-to-back semifinals in the College Football Playoff, with Sarkisian as his head coach.

Ewers also played a role in the development of Arch Manning, the nephew of NFL legends Peyton and Eli. The 19-year-old, who is a five-star recruit and arguably the most exciting quarterback in college football, is expected to be Texas’ starter in 2025.

“The way Quinn handled it, the way he took Arch in, the way they supported one another, it’s a credit to both those guys and a credit to (Texas quarterback) coach A.J. Milwee for managing that situation,” Sarkisian told the NFL Network this weekend.

“But in the end, I think for Quinn, all of the stuff he went through at Texas for three years, I think kind of puts him in position to be ready for what it’s like to be an NFL quarterback.

“It’s not roses and sunshine every day, and definitely not on every Sunday, and when you’ve got to respond to it after the game and things of that nature. So his resiliency, his composure, his poise, his work ethic, to just put his head down and grind, I think are all really positive things for his future of what he’s trying to accomplish in the NFL.”

Sarkisian resisted calls to make Manning the starter in 2024 and kept his faith in Ewers. There are concerns about Ewers’ health after he suffered a partial tear of his oblique muscle last season, but Sarkisian says the QB is someone who plays through the pain.

The Texas head coach added: “It’s a strange thing, because we can’t point to one thing, one time when it really occurred. Oddly enough, the play he hurts it on is non-contact. There’s nobody around him. We rehabbed him as best we could.

“And, you know, I think one of the things that our doctors filled us in on is like, when you strain your oblique, technically, there is some tearing that happens for a strained oblique, or it wouldn’t occur… I think it speaks to Quinn’s toughness and his resiliency. He’s fought through some stuff, and that was just another thing that he had to fight through, and he made some big time plays for us down the stretch to give us a chance.”