Dolphins predicted to draft 6-foot-5 QB as long-term answer after Tua Tagovailoa flop, Malik Willis signing

Dolphins predicted to draft 6-foot-5 QB as long-term answer after Tua Tagovailoa flop, Malik Willis signing originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Miami Dolphins have already found one quarterback solution this offseason.

They signed Malik Willis in free agency to replace Tua Tagovailoa. QBs in Willis' situation don't always pan out, though, after so few NFL starts before their big contract. And that could lead the Dolphins to trying to find a backup solution in this month's draft.

They've got Quinn Ewers, too, but he doesn't have enough upside to deter Miami from picking a QB if they like one. ESPN's Ben Solak thinks the "perfect fit" may be on the board for the Dolphins at pick 130 in the fourth round: Drew Allar out of Penn State. The 6-foot-5 QB was viewed before the 2025 college football season as a probable first-round pick.

Then the Nittany Lions struggled and Allar sustained a season-ending injury, knocking his stock down. By the 130th pick, though, Allar might be a flier worth taking. "Allar can make anticipation throws into tight windows against the sideline or to the middle of the field, and that's tough to teach," Solak wrote in his new article on Wednesday.