Quinn Ewers

Ewers opens 2026 as the clear QB2 after Miami signed Malik Willis (3yr/$67.5M, ~$45M guaranteed) to be the hand-picked starter of GM Jon-Eric Sullivan and HC Jeff Hafley. Absent a Willis injury or collapse, Ewers has no path to meaningful snaps.

Miami did not draft a QB in 2026 and has signaled it wants to add one annually, making a 2027 developmental/franchise QB pick highly likely — a fresh threat that could push Ewers to QB3 before he ever gets a second look.

Ewers exited the Week 18 finale with a knee injury, but the initial evaluation showed a 'stable knee' and avoided the worst-case scenario; expected to be fully available for the offseason program with no lingering timeline risk reported.

Ewers ended 2025 as the starter and is the in-house next-man-up; if the unproven Willis falters or gets hurt, Ewers is positioned to reclaim QB1 reps, the entire basis of his speculative dynasty value.

At 23, Ewers sits in the value-appreciation window for QBs and showed competence as a rookie (66% completions, 3 TD across 3 starts), leaving long-runway upside if a starting path ever opens.