Miami Dolphins DVOA, Stats, & NFL Rankings

Miami Dolphins running back Jaylen Wright carried the ball only 68 times for 249 yards and caught three of his six targets for eight yards in his first year in the NFL in 2024. However, it was a learning experience for Wright behind Raheem Mostert and De'Von Achane. With Mostert now with the Raiders, Wright is expected to carry more of the load in 2025 next to Achane. Wright is bigger than Achane, has great long speed and excels in pass protection, and he has shown a hunger for a bigger role so far in organized team activities. The second-year RB also added six pounds of muscle in the offseason. With the Dolphins committed to improving their ground game this year -- they invested in the interior of their offensive line in the offseason -- it will only help Wright's cause in his sophomore season. If Achane were to miss time due to injury in 2025, Wright would immediately become a must-start RB in fantasy.

The NFL Network's Cameron Wolfe says that both the Miami Dolphins and tight end Jonnu Smith want to continue their relationship in 2025. However, Smith has been a trade candidate of late because he's looking for a new deal after posting the best season ever for a tight end in Miami with 88 catches on 111 targets for 884 yards and eight touchdowns in 17 games (six starts) in 2024. The two sides prefer to try and work something out first, but if negotiations go sideways, we could see a trade. The Pittsburgh Steelers are the one team that we know has had talks with Miami about Smith as they look for more TE depth following the torn Achilles for Donald Parham Jr. Even before the injury to Parham, the Steelers were looking for another playmaker to join receiver DK Metcalf. Although Smith has familiarity with Pittsburgh offensive coordinator Arthur Smith, for fantasy purposes, his ceiling is probably higher in Miami.

The Palm Beach Post's Joe Schad writes that it appears Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is embracing the challenge to take complete command and become more of a leader in the same offense and under the same head coach for a fourth consecutive season. "(Tua) had the most ownership of all the players on each and every down," head coach Mike McDaniel said during the second week of organized team activities. The former first-rounder came into the league with a propensity to defer to older players, but that's not the case now as he heads into Year 6 in the NFL. "Tua in Year 6, he's definitely a lot more confident and decisive on and off the field," tackle Austin Jackson said. The 27-year-old's 2024 season was derailed by concussion and hip injuries, and he could be one more concussion away from his career being over. But if Tagovailoa can stay healthy, he has the weapons to at least be in the low-end QB1 picture.