{"id":276,"date":"2026-05-21T06:50:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T23:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.drinkfood.info\/?p=276"},"modified":"2026-05-21T06:50:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T23:50:13","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8breaking-despite-showing-flashes-of-absolute-intrigue-during-his-late-season-audition-last-winter-miami-dolphins-sophomore-quarterback-quinn-ewers-has-officially-received-a-bittersweet-p","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.drinkfood.info\/?p=276","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8BREAKING: Despite showing flashes of absolute intrigue during his late-season audition last winter, Miami Dolphins sophomore quarterback Quinn Ewers has officially received a bittersweet projection from Sports Illustrated\u2019s Albert Breer ahead of OTAs. 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But, for such a rebuilding team, the starting quarterback is still of note.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_fill,w_1200,ar_4:3,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/62\/01kq3m5rv5ymbx44jv4y.jpg\" alt=\"Dolphins' Quinn Ewers endorsement couldn't be any louder after 2026 draft\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Malik Willis is almost guaranteed to be the starter, barring an injury or some other circumstance impacting the QB competition.<\/p>\n<p>But what about Quinn Ewers, who did show a little bit of intrigue to close out the 2025 season for Miami?\u00a0Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated\u00a0revealed what&#8217;s likely to become of Ewers on the Dolphins this year, and it&#8217;s a bittersweet projection for the former Texas QB.<\/p>\n<h2>Quinn Ewers gets bittersweet projection for Dolphins in 2026<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;Quinn Ewers has made a nice impression over the past year with his teammates, and I believe enters OTAs as the favorite to be the backup,&#8221; Breer writes. &#8220;As such, I&#8217;d bet he&#8217;ll get a lot of run in the preseason games, and maybe toward the end of the season, too, if the Malik Willis-led Dolphins fall out of the race.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This projection for the Dolphins quarterback position is one that&#8217;s bringing both good and bad news for the former Texas Longhorns QB taken in the seventh round in 2025 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ewers is firmly behind Willis in the pecking order and might not see any action all season until the last few weeks if things go very south.<\/p>\n<p>But Breer is also suggesting that the Dolphins won&#8217;t go out and acquire a backup quarterback to potentially put over Ewers in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s likely to be Willis as the QB1, and then Ewers as the QB2, barring an injury or some other unexpected change. 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