Dolphins' McDaniel Talks QB Battle; Tyler Huntley Rumored as 'Favorite' vs. Titans

Either Tyler Huntley or Tim Boyle will be the Miami Dolphins' starting quarterback when the team hosts the Tennessee Titans on Monday evening.

On Thursday, Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel made remarks about that QB battle, saying it was "premature" to name a starter right now for "competitive advantage" reasons while also noting that his desire to let the process play out in practice.

Although a starter has not been named, Huntley appears to be the favorite, per Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald.

The Dolphins will turn to their third starting quarterback in four weeks. QB1 Tua Tagovailoa is on injured reserve after suffering a concussion on Sept. 12 against the Buffalo Bills.

Backup Skylar Thompson suffered a rib injury last Sunday in the third quarter of his team's 24-3 road loss to the Seattle Seahawks and did not return. It does not look like he will be ready for Monday, per Kelly.

Boyle, who started the year on the practice squad and was elevated to the main roster after Tagovailoa went on IR, played the remainder of the game.

Huntley, who was signed off the Baltimore Ravens' practice squad on Sept. 16, was the team's emergency quarterback for the Seahawks game. He has since been elevated to the active roster.

Signs are ultimately pointing to Huntley being the starter. McDaniel had some nice comments about the new potential QB1 Monday when speaking about him with reporters.

The 26-year-old Huntley has played all four of his NFL seasons with the Baltimore Ravens. He's started nine regular-season games in place of two-time NFL MVP Lamar Jackson.

For his career, Huntley has completed 221-of-342 passes (64.6 percent completion rate) for 1,957 yards, eight touchdowns and seven interceptions, rushing for 509 yards and three scores as well.

Huntley also started for an injured Jackson in the Ravens' loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2022 AFC Wild Card round, completing 17-of-29 passes for 226 yards, two touchdowns and one interception while rushing for 54 yards on nine carries.