Quinn Ewers to Dolphins Intrigues NFL Fans as Tua Backup After Draft Slide to Round 7

Quinn Ewers has found his NFL home.

The Miami Dolphins selected the Texas quarterback at No. 231 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft, making him the 13th quarterback selected.

He now joins a Dolphins team that has a solidified starter in Tua Tagovailoa and a clear backup in 2021 No. 2 overall pick Zach Wilson.

Fans took to social media to praise the pick and project Ewers' chances to develop behind Tagovailoa.

Ewers' fall in the draft may not have been as dramatic as Shedeur Sanders', but his availability in the seventh round still came as a bit of a shock.

He was a three-year starter at Texas and was notably the No. 1 recruit in the 2021 quarterback class. That class also had notable names like Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams, New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye and New York Giants first-round pick Jaxson Dart.

He threw for 3,472 yards with 31 touchdowns and 12 interceptions in 2024. He helped lead the Longhorns to the College Football Playoff for the second consecutive season.

The Dolphins will hope he can develop into a solid backup for Tagovailoa and his big-game experience should help if he is ever called into action as a rookie.