Texas QB Sam Ehlinger participating in the pro day simulation (part one) pic.twitter.com/dFDZlqhnSb — Mike Roach (@MikeRoach247) June 29, 2019

Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger is spending his weekend as a counselor at the Elite 11 Finals at The Star in Frisco, Texas, but he’s not there to just serve as a mentor to high school quarterbacks in the competition. Along with helping coach some of the nation’s top prep quarterbacks, including four-star Texas commit Hudson Card of Lake Travis, Ehlinger and the other camp counselors took part in a simulated pro day workout Saturday night inside the Ford Center.

Ehlinger and the three other college quarterbacks serving as counselors — Oklahoma’s Jalen Hurts, Houston’s D’Eriq King and Michigan’s Shea Patterson — went through the structured workout first before the high school quarterbacks tried their hands at a drill where making reads and being accurate with the football is scored by the Elite 11 staff. In series of videos shot by Horns247 recruiting editor Mike Roach, Elite 11 coach Trent Dilfer can be heard barking instructions at Ehlinger as he progresses through the drill, often praising the 2019 Sugar Bowl MVP for delivering a good ball.

Ehlinger’s work earned him a heaping helping of high praise from former NFL wide receiver and current NFL Network analyst Bucky Brooks. An Elite 11 coach who is also a coach for The Opening Finals, Brooks took to Twitter to note that after watching Ehlinger spin the football, “the football world might be sleeping on his long-term potential.”

“He throws it much better than most observers suggest and his footwork/eyes/arm strength in a workout would earn high marks from coaches,” Brooks wrote.

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While Ehlinger’s rushing numbers stood out in 2018 (his 16 rushing touchdowns set a new school record for single-season rushing touchdowns by a quarterback), he was one of the better passers in the talent-rich Big 12. Ehlinger set a school and conference record by attempting 308 consecutive passes without an interception, completing 64.7 percent of his passes for 3,292 yards (No. 5 on the Texas single-season charts) and 25 touchdowns against only five interceptions.