Ranking the Most Important Dolphins, No. 15: Can Ewers Excel If Needed?

The Miami Dolphins will head into training camp at the end of July with a totally different roster than the one that ended the 2025 season after an offseason overhaul that saw the departure of several significant veterans and the arrival of newcomers young and old.

The Dolphins have 91 players on their roster with the exemption they have for England-born rookie tight end Seydou Traore, a participant of the International Player Pathway Program.

As life goes in the NFL, not every player on the roster is equal, so we decided to rank all of them in terms of their importance to the Dolphins' success in the 2026 season. The list was determined on the basis of not just ability but also expected role and significance to the overall progress of the organization as it continues the rebuilding project that began with the hiring of Jon-Eric Sullivan as GM and Jeff Hafley as head coach.

This is part of a series that will run in the lead-up to start of training camp.

NUMBER 15: QB QUINN EWERS

How he joined the Dolphins

The Dolphins selected Ewers in the seventh round of the 2025 NFL draft with the 231st overall pick. Ewers was selected with the Dolphins' own pick in the round before they added DT Zeek Biggers with a compensatory pick.

Contract status

Ewers is heading into the second year of the four-year, $4.3 million rookie contract that included a $131,000 signing bonus. He's under contract through the 2028 season.

His 2025 season

Ewers appeared in four games for the Dolphins after overtaking free agent acquisition Zach Wilson as the top backup to Tua Tagovailoa and started the final three games after head coach Mike McDaniel decided to bench Tua after Miami was eliminated from playoff contention. In those three starts — against Cincinnati, Tampa Bay and New England — Ewers completed 66.3 percent of his passes for 622 yards with three touchdowns, three interceptions and a passer rating of 85.5. His best outing came in Week 17 against the Buccaneers when he passed for two touchdowns and had a 118.0 passer rating in a 20-17 victory, though his passing yardage total (172) was modest.

His projected role

If things work out the way the Dolphins hope, Ewers won't see the field in a regular season game in 2026 unless it's in mop-up duty. But there are no guarantees with Malik Willis, whether it's about what kind of starting quarterback he can be or whether he can stay healthy given the fact he's likely to be running quite a bit more than any quarterback in a while. Ewers showed in his appearances last year that he's got a chance at becoming at least a solid backup in the NFL, but the hope obviously is there's more to his game than that. It will be up to Ewers to start proving it if he's called upon at any point in 2026.

THE PREVIOUS PLAYERS ON THE COUNTDOWN

90. G James Ester
89. T Kevin Cline
88. QB Mark Gronowski
87. DT Keith Cooper Jr.
86. EDGE Seth Coleman
85. RB Anthony Hankerson
84. WR Donaven McCulley
83. FB D.J. Herman
82. C Jim Bonitas
81. LS Tucker Addington
80. DT Alex Huntley
79. T Marques Cox
78. EDGE Rodney McGraw
77. TE Cole Turner
76. DT Khalil Saunders
75. CB Miles Battle
74. S Major Burns
73. RB Carlos Washington Jr.
72. EDGE Robert Beal Jr.
71. WR A.J. Henning
70. RB Donovan Edwards
69. DB Omar Brown
68. EDGE Cameron Goode
67. WR Jalen Reagor
66. EDGE Max Llewellyn
65. WR Terrace Marshall Jr.
64. CB Ethan Robinson
63. G/T Josh Priebe
62. DT Rene Konga
61. WR Tahj Washington
60. QB Cam Miller
59. CB A.J. Green III
58. EDGE Mason Reiger
57. CB Alex Austin
56. P Bradley Pinion
55. LB Jackson Woodard
54. K Zane Gonzalez
53. S Louis Moore
52. DT Matthew Butler
51. CB Marco Wilson
50. CB Darrell Baker Jr.
49. LB Ronnie Harrison Jr.
48. T Charlie Heck
47. WR Chris Bell
46. CB Storm Duck
45. WR Theo Wease Jr.
44. TE Seydou Traore
43. G DJ Campbell
42. G/C Andrew Meyer
41. K Riley Patterson
40. S Michael Taaffe
39. CB Ethan Bonner
38. TE Ben Sims
37. EDGE David Ojabo
36. S Lonnie Johnson Jr.
35. Zayne Anderson
34. EDGE Josh Uche
33. WR Jalen Tolbert
32. EDGE/LB Trey Moore
31. LB Willie Gay Jr.
30. RB Jaylen Wright
29. WR Kevin Coleman Jr.
28. G Jonah Savaiinaea
27. DT Zeek Biggers
26. LB Kyle Louis
25. RB Ollie Gordon II
24. WR Tutu Atwell
23. G/T Jamaree Salyer
22. WR Malik Washington
21. DT Jordan Phillips
20. WR Caleb Douglas
19. LB Jacob Rodriguez
18. CB Jason Marshall Jr.
17. S Dante Trader Jr.
16. TE Will Kacmarek

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