Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins will have new starters at their cornerback positions since both Jack Jones and Rasul Douglas are not back with the team. The team drafted Chris Johnson in the first round and it’s pretty likely he’ll have a large role and should claim the one starting spot. The other starting spot should be up for grabs among the rest of the group. Jason Marshall is one of those players who has a better chance of claiming that starting spot after showing some flashes his rookie season. Jeff Hafley has already said he envision Marshall playing on the outside...
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Had the Dolphins retained their wide receiver corps from the 2025-2026 season, Jaylen Waddle would have been the presumed WR1 for 2026-2027 with Tyreek Hill still recovering from his injury. With both players now gone, the team’s wide receiver room looks drastically different heading into the new season.
Below is the current list of WR’s on the roster as we head towards training camp:
Free Agent Additions
2026 Draft Class Additions
**Holdovers...
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The Miami Dolphins are building their offense around running back De’Von Achane, the team’s 2023 third-round draft pick who was named to the Pro Bowl for the first time last year. Miami signed Achane to a contract extension during the offseason, making him a cornerstone of the team’s rebuild under new head coach Jeff Hafley.
Behind Achane, the Dolphins will be looking to second-year running back Ollie Gordon II to build on his performance from last year. Gordon made his mark as the power compliment to Achane’s speed, and he will likely be asked to hold the same role in...
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With the departure of former starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and the arrival of assumed 2026-2027 starting quarterback Malik Willis I asked the following question this past week:
With the new regime bringing in Malik Willis to lead the Dolphins offense, do you hope to see the coaching staff attempt to transition him into more of a traditional pocket passer with above-average scamble ability, or would you prefer that they stick to what he has been good to great at up until now and build an offensive identity centered around the option-heavy run-first style?
Below are some of your thoughts and...
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The Miami Dolphins are betting on young, inexperienced talent to carry the team during the 2026 NFL season after parting ways with many veterans earlier this year. One of the biggest — literally — players they’re counting on is starting left tackle, Patrick Paul.
Paul was drafted in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft, but was viewed as more of a project than a sure thing. Fast forward to his 2025 season and the second-year player was thrust into Miami’s starting lineup following the retirement of former starter Terron Armstead. Many were unsure of what to expect from...
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The quarterback position for the 2026 Miami Dolphins is much different than the 2025 version of the group. Tua Tagovailoa is now with the Atlanta Falcons, with former Green Bay Packers quarterback Malik Willis now expected to headline the Dolphins’ offense. Last year, Quinn Ewers took over as the starter when Tagovailoa was benched near the end of the year, and now he likely has the second-string position locked down while trying to challenge Willis for the number one spot.
Behind those two, the Dolphins have first-year passer Cam Miller and rookie undrafted free agent Mark Gronowski looking to force...
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The 2026 Miami Dolphins season is about rebuilding the team, moving on from the failed past few seasons and looking forward to the future. The team is looking to build around key player while maximizing younger players and veterans who have something to prove.
One low-risk, high-reward potential move they recently made was the signing of free agent safety Major Burns, who finished the 2026 UFL season as the league leader in interceptions. Can Miami tap into that potential and score a steal?
*Author’s note: Obviously, this year’s 90-in-90 series has had a long interruption. I recently moved and it...
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As of right now, no one is sure who the starting wide receivers will be for the Miami Dolphins. There are plenty of able bodies in the room, so the opportunities will be there. The Dolphins drafted three receivers in the NFL Draft a couple of months ago and spent a third-round pick on Caleb Douglas. Many were shocked when the selection came through as Douglas was viewed as a day three selection. But Jon-Eric Sullivan and Jeff Hafley obviously saw something in the big receiver. Being such a high draft pick and with the starting jobs wide open, Douglas...
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This past week, I posted the 2026-2027 Miami Dolphins schedule HERE. I then asked the following question:
Which of the above 2026-2027 Miami Dolphins games are you most looking forward to and why?
Below are some of your thoughts and answers-
UpInPensacola had a couple of answers, including one questioning how the Kansas City Chiefs will fare in the late-September heat of South Florida.
You know, it could get interesting with the home opener, too. Doesn’t the color red absorb a lot of sunlight?
At Washington. In preseason, of all things. I’m really looking forward to that...
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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Dolphins fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.
The NFL calendar is slowly approaching the end of the offseason and the start of training camps. For the Miami Dolphins, the 2026 season is one of rebuild and reset as they transition from the Mike McDaniel era of the team to new head coach Jeff Hafley’s system. The team has been transformed, with veterans like quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, wide receivers...
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The Miami Dolphins are scheduled for zero primetime games during the 2026 NFL season, marking the first time the team has not been nationally televised since the 2008 season — a year removed from the team’s disastrous 1-15 year in 2007.
However, on Tuesday, Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reported that the team’s preseason contest against the New York Giants on Saturday, August 22nd will be aired live on NFL Network at 4:00 P.M.
Jackson correctly pointed out that the game will be a scorching affair, as temperatures in Miami average nearly 90°F during that time of year. However,...
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There are two obvious ways to rebuild any sports team.
The first way is to do it is gradually, over a number of seasons — ostensibly, this allows you to stay competitive while pruning parts of the roster that need help while ridding yourself of overpaid and underperforming players.
The second way is to blow the whole damned thing up from the studs in one season, make it clear that you will not be competitive for a while, and just take your medicine all at once.
We all know which path the 2026 Miami Dolphins have chosen.
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