{"id":212956,"date":"2026-03-31T12:40:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T12:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/212956\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T12:40:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T12:40:08","slug":"miami-dolphins-still-in-the-mix-to-select-qb-in-2026-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/212956\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami Dolphins still in the mix to select QB in 2026 draft"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHOENIX<\/p>\n

Jon-Eric Sullivan issued a warning to those that think the Miami Dolphins are out of the quarterback market after the franchise signed Malik Willis as a free agent.<\/p>\n

When the Dolphins\u2019 newly hired general manager was asked at the NFL owners meeting if his team would be less likely to select a quarterback after signing Willis to a three-year deal worth $67.5 million deal, which guarantees him $45 million, Sullivan issued a \u201chold on now\u201d warming.<\/p>\n

\u201cLess likely? I wouldn\u2019t say that,\u201d said Sullivan, who comes from the Green Bay Packers franchise, which has drafted eight quarterbacks since 2004, which is when his tenure with the Packers organization began.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf it fell a certain way, I\u2019m going to do what I think is best for the Dolphins,\u201d Sullivan said, hinting that Miami could select a quarterback in the 2026 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n

Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza, a Miami native, is expected to be selected first overall by the Las Vegas Raiders, and from there only one other quarterback \u2014 Alabama\u2019s Ty Simpson \u2014 is mentioned as a possible top-50 selection.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also another dozen or so quarterbacks \u2014 such as LSU\u2019s Garrett Nussmeier, Penn State\u2019s Drew Allar, North Dakota\u2019s Cole Payton and UM Carson Beck, to name a few \u2014 who could potentially be targets for the Dolphins in Day 2 or 3 of the draft.<\/p>\n

Miami has 11 picks, which includes seven draft picks in the top 100 selections, and Sullivan has vowed to draft the highest-rated players on Miami\u2019s draft board in the first year of this franchise rebuild, where the Dolphins are littered with needs at every position but defensive tackle and tailback.<\/p>\n

That means a quarterback could potentially hear his name called by the Dolphins.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not saying the whole world would understand it, but sometimes you have to do things to secure the long-term vision and health of an organization,\u201d Sullivan said. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t make sense to everyone else.\u201d<\/p>\n

That statement seemingly alludes to Miami\u2019s desire to have competition at every spot. The Dolphins have backed that mentality up by adding two punters, two kickers and two long snappers to the 90 player roster heading into next week\u2019s start of the offseason program.<\/p>\n

While Willis is viewed as the front-runner to become the Dolphins\u2019 starting quarterback, Sullivan said that role will be earned, not given, which means he will be competing with Quinn Ewers and Cam Miller, two second-year quarterbacks, to replace Tua Tagovailoa.<\/p>\n

And according to Sullivan, it\u2019s seemingly not out of the question that a draftee could be added to the room, if the board falls just right.<\/p>\n

\u201cMalik is our guy. I\u2019m very happy with Quinn. Quinn will tell you he ain\u2019t going [out] quietly. I\u2019ve had my own conversations with him,\u201d Sullivan added. \u201cThere is going to be a lot of competition in that room. I don\u2019t feel the pressure now that I did six weeks ago. But you never say never, and if [the draft board] fell a certain way, I have no problem doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n


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