The Miami Dolphins are adding another former Green Bay Packer to their quarterback room.
On Sunday, the Dolphins sent a 2028 sixth-round pick to the Packers for second-year QB Kyle McCord. He will replace second-year QB Quinn Ewers, whom Miami traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday. McCord will back up Miami starting QB Malik Willis, who played for Green Bay from 2024-25 while new Miami head coach Jeff Hafley was the team’s defensive coordinator.
What else should Dolphins fans know about Kyle McCord?
McCord played four collegiate seasons for the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Syracuse Orange. His best season came in 2024 with Syracuse, when he led the nation in passing yards (4,779) and finished 10th in Heisman voting.
During the predraft process, he gained traction as an intriguing developmental QB after showcasing his ability to spin it. At a session at the East-West Shrine Bowl (now Shriners Bowl) in January 2025, the QB clocked an average spin rate (number of revolutions a football makes in flight) of 699 rpm, which is off the charts. The average spin rate for NFL QBs in 2025 was 570 rpm. Seattle Seahawks QB Sam Darnold led the league in this metric (639 rpm).
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