Eagles predicted to trade QB2 to Miami this offseason for mid-round pick

In a recent NFL roundup for ESPN, Benjamin Solak shared his take on the state of the Eagles heading into the 2026 offseason. Among other things, he predicted that Howie Roseman will flip QB2 Tanner McKee to the Miami Dolphins for a mid-round pick.

Solak on this potential Eagles trade:

“Big prediction for the offseason: The quarterback factory spits out another trade, as the Eagles will deal QB2 Tanner McKee to the Dolphins in exchange for a middle-round pick. Somehow, this deal eventually gets folded into another team-saving trade just before November’s trade deadline.“

The Eagles trading McKee makes sense in a vacuum.

• He’s a cheap QB2 with some upside
• He’s a clean, easy “value flip” if another team gets nervous about their depth
• The Eagles love turning backup QBs into draft picks

So yeah, I wouldn’t be shocked at all if McKee gets moved.

But the Dolphins? That’s where I pause.

Miami just hired a new GM — Jon-Eric Sullivan, a former Packers personnel guy — and they brought in Jeff Hafley as head coach, another Green Bay connection. If you’re telling me that front office is looking for a QB2 to turn into a QB1 or a bridge player, I’m not assuming they’re calling Philly first.

I’m assuming they’re calling Green Bay.

Because the most obvious move is them going after Malik Willis, who’s currently the Packers’ QB2 and set to become a free agent this offseason.

That’s the easy connection. That’s the familiar evaluation. That’s the “we already know this guy” signing that happens all the time when a new regime comes in.

Eagles aren’t married to McKee, and that’s the whole point

The funny thing is Solak’s prediction still works even if he’s wrong about the Dolphins.

Because the Eagles don’t operate like a team that gets emotionally attached to the backup quarterback. If they like McKee, great — he stays. If they can get a decent pick for him, he’s gone. It’s that simple.

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And it’s not like the Eagles are desperate to hold onto him when the whole point of the QB2 spot is having someone competent, cheap, and replaceable.

If a team offers a middle-round pick? That’s exactly the kind of thing Howie would take, then turn around and refill the depth chart like nothing happened.

Eagles offseason priorities are bigger than McKee, but this is still on-brand

ESPN’s larger point about the Eagles needing to get the offense back on track is the real story here. The McKee trade idea is more of a side dish.

But it’s a very “Eagles” side dish. They’ve done it before. They’ll do it again. And if Solak ends up being right about McKee getting traded, nobody should pretend to be stunned.

Just don’t be surprised when it’s not Miami.

If the Dolphins are going QB shopping with a Packers-heavy brain trust running the show, Malik Willis makes way more sense than Tanner McKee — and it’s not even close.