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The major concern surrounding the Miami Dolphins<\/a> heading into the 2026 NFL Draft is whether they\u2019ll bolster the wideout group for incoming QB Malik Willis. Over the offseason, the Dolphins cut ties with Tyreek Hill and then traded Jaylen Waddle. <\/p>\n As a result, there was concern that the Dolphins were setting up Willis to fail, given the current talent at wideout and the players the team moved on from this offseason.<\/p>\n Nonetheless, Dolphins head coach Jeff Hafley shared good news for Willis, noting that the team intends to bolster the wide receiver group to ensure their new QB has the weapons needed to succeed in the 2026 NFL<\/a> season. <\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s going to throw the ball to some good players,\u201d Hafley told Kay Adams on the March 30 edition of \u201cUp & Adams.\u201d<\/a> \u201cWe\u2019ve got, we\u2019ve got a bunch of good guys coming back, a bunch of guys that we signed, and we\u2019ve got a lot of draft picks, a lot of them. <\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve got seven in the first 100 picks. We\u2019ll have receivers for Malik to throw to. The next time you talk after the draft and as we get the players here, I think you\u2019re going to see we\u2019ll get some good ones for him to throw to.\u201c<\/p>\n Will Malik Willis Be the Dolphins Long-Term QB?<\/p>\n Willis is in a rebuild with the Dolphins, and while Hafley is saying they want to experience success with their new QB, CBS Sports\u2019 Pete Prisco isn\u2019t buying it, as he believes Willis won\u2019t be long for South Florida.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat I think is going to happen is [Willis is] going to come in and help establish a culture,\u201c\u00a0Prisco said on the March 19 edition of \u201cGolic & Golic.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0\u201cThey\u2019re not going to be good. He doesn\u2019t have a lot around him.<\/p>\n \u201cThen next year they\u2019re going to draft a quarterback, and six or seven games into the season they\u2019re going to say, \u2018Thanks for your time, Malik Willis, we\u2019re going to go with the guy we drafted in the first round. \u2018\u00a0So it\u2019s not a great situation for him.\u201d<\/p>\n Malik Willis Should\u2019ve Considered Other Options in Free Agency<\/p>\n Moreover, Prisco stated that Willis should have considered all his options rather than reuniting with general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan and Hafley in Miami, given their relationship while with the Green Bay Packers<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI was a little surprised by the signing,\u201c Prisco added. \u201cLook, I know\u00a0they\u2019re\u00a0familiar with\u00a0him. I know the rationale behind it is probably\u00a0bring\u00a0a guy in, let\u2019s help him set the culture for what we want to be here because he\u2019s a great kid.<\/p>\n \u201cHe works at it. He\u2019s one of those guys. But the reality is, if you\u2019re tearing the thing down, tear it down and play with Quinn Ewers. I never quite grasped the idea of bringing in another quarterback to be the guy and paying him that kind of money, at least for only two years\u2026<\/p>\n \u201cHe probably should have picked, you know, Arizona would have been better, and I think they were after him. But the reality is this is the way the Dolphins want to operate, and they trade away Jaylen Waddle. They got a great, by the way, they got great return for Waddle. I understand it, but it\u2019s not really a good situation when you pay Malik Willis.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tEduardo Razo<\/a> Eduardo Razo is a sports writer for Heavy.com, covering the NFL, MLB, and college football. He has previously covered the NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB for NBC Sports Washington and NBC Sports Bay Area & California, and has freelanced for PSG Talk, covering Paris Saint-Germain. He also worked as an editor at Athlon Sports, focusing on MLB and the NFL. 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