The Miami Dolphins have a major question mark at the quarterback position in 2026 that new general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan will have to figure out.
The Dolphins appear to be done with Tua Tagovailoa after benching him late in the season, and the only other starting option on the roster is 2025 seventh-round pick, Quinn Ewers, who the jury is still very much out on.
Miami could very well draft a quarterback in 2026, but free agency is another avenue the Dolphins could explore to bring in their next starting quarterback.
Given Sullivan's connection to the Green Bay Packers, where he served as the team's vice president of player personnel before being hired by Miami, Packers backup quarterback Malik Willis becomes a logical option for the Dolphins.
A former third-round pick of the Tennessee Titans, Willis failed to cement himself as the long-term solution in Nashville before he was dealt to the Packers in 2024.
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Since then, Willis has looked like a completely different player in his limited chances in Green Bay and is now expected to be one of the hottest names at quarterback on the free-agent market this offseason.
Sullivan has seen Willis' career transformation first hand and there is little doubt he will consider the Liberty product for the starting job.
Willis would be a strong bridge option, but he could also prove to be a long-term solution at the age of 26.
As far as what kind of compensation Willis will garner is concerned, we figure he'll get a deal similar to the one Justin Fields got with the New York Jets, which was a two-year pact worth $40 million.
That's an ideal price for a Dolphins team set to be $23.2 million over the cap, and if things pan out with Willis, he could be a total steal at that price.
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