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Malik Willis completed 21-of-32 passes for 211 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in the Dolphins’ 19-24, Week 8 loss to the Patriots, adding one rush for two yards. 2026-11-01 22:00:03 Willis practiced in full this week despite being listed with a groin injury. Perhaps the soft tissue issue made him play a little more restrained than we would have liked him to. The Dolphins’ quarterback continues to hold the ball too long. He took five sacks today. His interception was not totally his fault. He was hit by a pass rusher, altering the pass’s trajectory, which bounced off a defensive lineman’s helmet before flying 29 yards downfield, where a Patriots defender picked it off. Willis had another interception called back due to defensive offsides, which was lucky. The Dolphins’ young wide receivers are learning the ropes and could help him churn out usable fantasy line as the season progresses. Willis will be a high-end QB2 against the Lions in Week 9. |
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Malik Willis (groin) is practicing in full for Week 8 against the Patriots. 2026-10-28 17:00:02 While we are happy to see Willis practicing in full, we are slightly unhappy to see that he has a new injury. The Dolphins’ quarterback has already dealt with toe and right thumb injuries this season. Willis remains a viable QB2 starter against the Patriots, but this is worth monitoring. |
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Malik Willis (right thumb) is practicing in full for Week 7 against the Jets. 2026-10-21 17:00:02 ESPN’s Marcel Louis-Jacques reports that Willis received treatment for his thumb injury on his right, throwing hand, though he did not share what exactly the injury is. Hopefully, it is nothing serious. If his ball placement is impacted, the Jets’ D/ST would benefit. Willis is a volatile QB2 against them this week. Willis underwent surgery on his left thumb in August 2025. |
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Dolphins coach Jeff Hafley said Malik “is our quarterback.” 2026-10-12 16:00:02 “Malik needs to be better, but that’s not the headline -- we all need to be better ... everything in the pass game has to be better.. It’s the receivers, it’s the tight ends, it’s the protection,” Hafley continued. Willis is by all statistical measures one of the weakest quarterbacks in the league with his arm, but at least he’s skimping some superflex QB2 value with his legs. There’s not much reason for the Dolphins to bench him either way, as they have nobody they pressingly need to evaluate. Willis should return after the Week 6 bye. |
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Malik Willis completed 9-of-17 passes for 85 yards in the Dolphins’ 10-15, Week 4 loss to the Vikings, adding two rushes for 11 yards and one fumble lost. 2026-10-04 21:00:02 Willis’ biggest plays of the day are the ones that didn’t count. Willis rolled out of the pocket, escaping pressure, on the Dolphins’ third drive and hit Chris Bell downfield for what could have been a 68-yard touchdown. Unfortunately, the officials determined that the tiniest edge of Bell’s right cleat grazed the sideline pre-catch, during the scramble drill, negating the play altogether. Heartbreaking. Willis also had a 10-yard scramble called back due to holding on the Dolphins’ fifth drive. He attempted a running fadeaway pass 25 yards downfield to Bell on 3rd-and-8 on the Dolphins’ ninth drive, but the catch was contested and ultimately fell incomplete. He is a QB2 against the Bengals next week. |