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According to Ian Rapoport, the Dolphins are indeed benching QB Tua Tagovailoa and are going with seventh-round QB Quinn Ewers as the starter this week.
Ewers has impressed the team behind the scenes and earned the backup job ahead of Zach Wilson at one point earlier this year.
Ewers, 22, began his collegiate career as a top high school recruit at Ohio State before transferring to Texas in 2022. He earned second-team All-SEC honors in 2024 and honorable mention All-Big 12 in 2023.
He’s projected to sign a four-year, $4,331,576 rookie contract that includes a $131,576 signing bonus and will carry a cap figure of $872,894 in 2025.
For his college career, Ewers appeared in 37 games and completed 64.9 percent of his passes for 9,128 yards, 68 touchdowns, and 24 interceptions. He also rushed for eight touchdowns.
In 2025, Ewers has appeared in one game for the Dolphins and completed five of eight pass attempts for 53 yards.
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