Tua Tagovailoa is on injured reserve in the wake of his latest concussion. A multi-week absence (at a minimum) is in store as a result, and the Dolphins added quarterback depth in the form of Tyler Huntley. 
Skylar Thompson will serve as Miami’s starter moving forward, but the team opted to add Huntley off the Ravens’ practice squad on Monday. That move came in lieu of promoting Tim Boyle from the Dolphins’ own taxi squad. Huntley is now the team’s QB2, a role he envisioned for himself shortly after Tagovailoa’s injury.
“I was thinking about it a lot,” the Dania, Florida native said when speaking to the media upon arrival with the Dolphins (h/t Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk). “I was really thinking about it coming out of the draft and I was hoping Miami would have come and got me. But, you know, God’s plan and we’re here now.”
Huntley went undrafted despite a strong finish to his college career. The Utah product led the country in passer rating and completion percentage in 2019, and his dual-threat skillset made him a target of the Ravens. Upon signing with Baltimore, Huntley spent time as Lamar Jackson‘s backup for several years. He made 22 total regular and postseason appearances, a figure which includes 10 starts. One of those was during the wild-card round of the 2022 playoffs, but with Jackson healthy last year his only full contest came during a meaningless Week 18 game.
The 26-year-old signed with the Browns in free agency, but Cleveland also brought in Jameis Winston as a Joe Flacco backup replacement. The team elected to keep Winston and Dorian Thompson–Robinson in place behind Deshaun Watson, leading Huntley to return to the Ravens. Baltimore has Jackson and Josh Johnson on the active roster, though, so the Dolphins offer a better path to playing time at least while Tagovailoa is sidelined.
Thompson’s performances over the coming weeks will be critical as the Dolphins look to remain competitive without Tagovailoa. Huntely may play a role in that effort, but even if not he is now with the team he originally hoped to join upon entering the NFL.