Report: Steelers Have Formal Meeting with Texas Star QB
Texas star quarterback Quinn Ewers has a formal meeting scheduled with the Pittsburgh Steelers at the NFL combine, according to MLFootball. This is the first time that the Steelers have been reportedly linked to the highly touted quarterback out of the Lone Star state.
Ewers, 21, completed 65.8% of his passes for 3,4722 yards with 31 touchdowns, 12 interceptions, and a passer rating of 149.0 last season.
Ewers tossed five touchdowns against Florida and had three touchdowns apiece against Michigan and Arizona State in the College Football Playoff last season. Ewers struggled against powerhouses like Georgia and Ohio State, however. Completing 75 of 128 passes with five touchdowns, four interceptions while being sacked 15 times.
Overall, Ewers held a 27-9 record as a starter at Texas. He threw for 9,128, 68 touchdowns and 24 interceptions during his three seasons in Austin. He has the third-most passing yards and touchdowns in Texas history.
Ewers will throw at the NFL Combine, per Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. Pelissero also notes that Ewers is healthy after playing the entire 2024 season with a torn oblique suffered in Week 2 against Michigan. Ewers has been working with former Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy ahead of the combine, per Pelissero.
“McCarthy said he’s been really impressed with Quinn Ewers as a young man and the attentiveness that he has,” Pelissero said. “… This is an opportunity here for Quinn Ewers to come out and maybe establish himself as QB3 if not QB2, or (QB1).”
Ewers could end being the No. 3 quarterback in this year’s class, behind Shedeur Sanders and Cam Ward. He could rise up team’s boards, if he shows out at the Combine and his pro day. Ewers is a talented, point guard-style quarterback prospect. His pro comp is Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield.
With the Steelers in need of a quarterback, Louisville’s Tyler Shough could be also be a sleeper option for Pittsburgh in the draft. The Steelers’ brass was at the Senior Bowl, so they got a good look at the rising QB who showed out in Mobile.
Ryan Fowler of the Draft Network believes buzz is starting to work its way around on Louisville quarterback Tyler Shough. Fowler has a third-round eval on Shough. Some analyst believe he’s even the third-best quarterback in the draft.
At Louisville in 2024, Shough completed 62.7 of his passes for 3,195 yards with 23 touchdowns, six interceptions, and a passer rating of 148.1.