On Friday, Louisville Cardinals quarterback Lamar Jackson declared for the 2018 NFL Draft. The 6-3, 211 pound player from Boynton Beach, Fla., won the 2016 Heisman Trophy Award and was a finalist in 2017.

Jackson, a dual-threat player, led the nation with 411 total yards per game this season while winning the ACC Player of the Year Award for the second consecutive season. In 2017, Jackson finished with 3,660 passing yards, 1,601 rushing yards, and 45 total touchdowns.

During their end-of-the-year press conference, Dolphins general manager Chris Grier said the team would be open to selecting a quarterback early in this year’s draft.

“We’ve said we’ll always take the best player on our board,” Grier said on Wednesday. “I’ve talked from Day 1, we’ve talked about the J.J. Watt thing. At (defensive) end we have (Cameron) Wake and whatever; but if J.J. Watt’s on the draft board and we’re picking, we’re not going to pass on J.J. Watt because at defensive end we feel good about. So, all positions, I mean again, we’re evaluating everything. Every position, it doesn’t matter – quarterback, tackle, defensive tackle, everything’s wide open for us.”

Although Ryan Tannehill is set to return after knee surgery, the Dolphins would be wise to take a quarterback in this year’s draft. No one knows if Tannehill, who will be 30 at the start of next season, will ever be the same player that he was before his knee issues.

With Matt Moore set to become a free agent in March and Jay Cutler not returning next season, the Dolphins need to groom a younger backup to Tannehill. Depending on how the draft process plays out, Jackson could fall right into the Dolphins lap in either first or second round in April’s draft.