Quinn Ewers will be taking a quick trip up I-95 this season.

The former Texas signal-caller was traded by the Dolphins to the Jaguars, the teams announced Saturday.

Miami received a 2028 sixth-round pick in the exchange.

Ewers played in four games last season — starting three — as a rookie for Miami. He racked up 622 passing yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions.

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Originally a third-string quarterback, Ewers saw his first NFL action in a Week 7 blowout loss to the Browns. He was named the starter in Week 16 after Tua Tagovailoa was benched and remained as such for the rest of the season. The Dolphins were 1-2 in games he started.

In his lone win — Week 17 against the Buccaneers — Ewers completed 14-of-22 passes for 172 yards to go along with two touchdowns.

Ewers was a three-year starter at Texas, where he led the Longhorns to back-to-back CFP semifinals in 2023-24 as an All-Conference selection. As a junior in 2024, Ewers led the SEC with 31 touchdowns on 65.8 percent completion while splitting playing time with Arch Manning.

After a strong spring, Ewers fell apart in the preseason, going 1-for-8 in the sole game he played.

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He attributed the poor performance to a groin injury, but the Dolphins are going in another direction Malik Willis’ backup.

Jacksonville’s backup situation gets more interesting with the addition of Ewers a day before roster cuts.

If they release current backup Nick Mullens, the Jaguars will save $1.2 million while being hit with $1.3 million in dead cap space.

Mullens, 31, played in parts of five games in 2025 while backing up Trevor Lawrence.