This offseason has been full of changes for the Miami Dolphins. They have a new head coach in Jeff Hafley, a new general manager in Jon-Eric Sullivan, and a new quarterback in Malik Willis. Miami cut ties with Tua Tagovailoa, Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle, Bradley Chubb, and James Daniels among others as the organization ushers in a new era. Could the Dolphins select another QB in the 2026 NFL Draft to add some competition for Willis?
Latest 2026 NFL Mock Draft Has Dolphins Selecting Arkansas QB Taylen Green
The Dolphins signed Willis to a three-year contract worth $67.5 million, with $45 million guaranteed. Willis followed Hafley to Miami from the Green Bay Packers after two impressive seasons where he made the most of every opportunity he was given.
Over the last two years with Green Bay, Willis threw for 972 yards, 6 TDs, and 0 INTs with a 78.7% completion percentage, while rushing for 261 yards and 3 TDs when filling in for an injured Jordan Love.
Willis didn’t play enough to qualify for PFSN’s season-long QB Impact Score metric, but he did have two top-five weekly finishes in QBi last season. In Week 17, his 89.0 QBi grade was the second-best of any QB that week and the fourth-highest of any QB all season. The previous week, his 84.2 QBi grade ranked fifth-best. In 2024, Willis also had a terrific stretch from Weeks 2-3, finishing as the QB3 and QB7 in this metric.
His Packers stint went significantly better than his two-year tenure with the Tennessee Titans, when he struggled across 11 games as a third-round pick; he threw for 0 touchdowns, 350 yards, 0 TDs, and 3 INTs with a 53% completion percentage, while rushing for 144 yards and a score (and four fumbles).
The Dolphins clearly believe in the 26-year-old and hope he can become their long-term solution under center, and they also have Quinn Ewers behind him on the depth chart. However, that didn’t stop PFSN’s Jacob Infante from projecting that Miami will select a QB in his latest three-round 2026 NFL mock draft. Infante has the Dolphins drafting Arkansas QB Taylen Green with the No. 94 overall pick in the third round.
Green is a freak athlete whose size and speed are unprecedented. At the 2026 NFL Combine, Green turned heads by finishing in the 99th percentile for height (6’6″), arm length (34 3/4), 40-yard dash (4.36), vertical jump (43.5″), and broad jump (11’2″).
“He’s as raw as the day is long, but I’d argue no quarterback in the 2026 draft has the physical tools that Taylen Green has,” Infante wrote in his mock draft. “He’s an elite athlete at quarterback with a big frame and a strong arm, making him worth a flyer for a team with a lot of mid-round capital like the Dolphins.”
Like Willis, Green is a dual-threat QB who can make teams pay with his legs. Over the last two seasons at Arkansas, he rushed for 1,379 yards and 16 TDs on the ground. Selecting Green would allow Miami to run the same offense if Willis were to get hurt, as Green could step in and do a lot of the same things.
It remains to be seen if the Dolphins will look to select a QB in the 2026 NFL Draft, but they have 11 picks in this year’s draft (including seven in the first three rounds).
Taylen Green’s NFL Scouting Report
NFL Draft analyst Ian Cummings broke down Green’s game in this scouting report for PFSN’s NFL Mock Draft Simulator.
“Taylen Green stands to benefit as one of the more traits-rich quarterbacks in the sparse 2026 NFL Draft class. The Mountain West Freshman of the Year back in 2022, Green took his talents to Arkansas and failed to show substantial year-over-year development, but nonetheless managed to enthrall with flashes of elite physical talent and 1-on-1 discernment.
“At his best, Green showed he could layer the ball over second-level defenders with pace and touch, operate off-platform on designed rollouts, and generate eye-catching velocity from different launch points.
“However, Green’s field vision, accuracy, and risk aversion remain sore areas, even after four years as a starter. Green can catapult up boards with a strong pre-draft cycle, and has the raw physical talent of a starter, but it remains to be seen if he can handle the hastened pace of the NFL.
“In the right environment, with time to sit, he could grow, but his more likely outcome is that of a backup and eventual spot-starter.”
