Was current Texas QB and former five-star Quinn Ewers a better high school prospect than Arch Manning? adamgorney and RivalsNick think so:
early, it was a no-brainer to make him the top prospect in the country in a class that had a year up on him. I'm not so sure it would've been as easy for Manning to do the same.Even though Manning is under an incredible microscope, he's also largely untested. The No. 1 player in the class has not done any big camps, played in any big-time 7on7 tournaments and it's not expected that he'll play in a major all-star game, either.
Still, he's phenomenally talented and has the pedigree of a superstar. But Ewers was absolutely the better prospect. His showing at the Elite 11 was outstanding, he throws the ball differently than other guys with such ease and zip, and he was just on another level. Ewers was so good he reclassified and still ended up the No. 1 player in the class. I love Manning and everything he brings to the table, but Ewers was a better prospect coming out of high school.