AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Football's Sam Ehlinger was selected by the Indianapolis Colts with the 218th overall pick in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL Draft on Friday.
Ehlinger becomes the seventh Texas quarterback to be selected in the NFL Draft, and the first since Colt McCoy in 2010. In addition, he is the fourth Longhorn to be taken by the Indianapolis Colts. Previously, the Colts selected defensive back Craig Curry (1984), tight end Kerry Cash (1991) and defensive tackle Hassan Ridgeway (2016) out of Texas.
In 2020, Ehlinger was the winner of the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Award.