The 2026 season marks the 57th year for the Miami Dolphins in the National Football League (NFL) and their 61st season overall. It will also be the beginning of a new era under general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan and head coach Jeff Hafley. The season will feature significant roster changes, as it will be the first since 2019 without quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who was released and signed with the Atlanta Falcons. It will also mark the first season since 2020 without wide receiver Jaylen Waddle, following his trade to the Denver Broncos, and the first since 2021 without Tyreek Hill, who was released.
Offseason Head coach On January 8, 2026, the Dolphins fired Mike McDaniel after four seasons. On January 19, 2026, the Dolphins hired former Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley as their new head coach.
General manager
On October 31, 2025, the Dolphins parted ways with Chris Grier after ten seasons. Grier's tenure in Miami included notable draft picks such as Laremy Tunsil, Xavien Howard, Minkah Fitzpatrick, Mike Gesicki, Jerome Baker, Durham Smythe, Jason Sanders, Christian Wilkins, Andrew Van Ginkel, Tua Tagovailoa, Austin Jackson, Jaylen Waddle and Jaelan Phillips.
On January 9, 2026, the Dolphins hired former Green Bay Packers vice president of player personnel Jon-Eric Sullivan as their new general manager. Departures Position Player Date Designation 2026 team G James Daniels February 16 Released WR Tyreek Hill February 16 Released WR Nick Westbrook-Ikhine February 16 Released Indianapolis Colts G Liam Eichenberg March 2 Released FB Alec Ingold March 6 Released Los Angeles Chargers K Jason Sanders March 6 Released New York Giants LB Bradley Chubb March 11 Released Buffalo Bills QB Tua Tagovailoa March 12 Released Atlanta Falcons CB Isaiah Johnson May 4 Waived CB Jason Maitre May 4 Waived EDGE Derrick McLendon May 4 Waived S Jordan Colbert June 2 Waived G Kion Smith June 15 Released
Trades Trades below are only for trades that included a player. Draft pick-only trades will go in the draft section. Date Player(s)/Asset(s) received Team Player(s)/Asset(s) traded Source March 11 2026 7th round selection (No. 238) New York Jets S Minkah Fitzpatrick March 18 2026 1st round selection (No. 30),2026 3rd round selection (No. 94),2026 4th round selection (No. 130) Denver Broncos WR Jaylen Waddle,2026 4th round selection (No. 111) Extensions and restructures Below are players who are under contract through 2026 and received a contract extension or restructure. Position Player Date signed Notes RB De'Von Achane May 20 4 years, $64 million C Aaron Brewer June 11 3 years, $52.5 million LB Jordyn Brooks July 22 3 years, $51.3 million
Draft
+ 2026 Miami Dolphins draft selections Round Selection Player Position College Notes1 11 Traded to the Cowboys 12 Kadyn Proctor OT Alabama From Cowboys 27 Chris Johnson CB San Diego State From 49ers 30 Traded to the 49ers From Broncos 2 43 Jacob Rodriguez LB Texas Tech 3 75 Caleb Douglas WR Texas Tech 87 Will Kacmarek TE Ohio State From Eagles 90 Traded to the 49ers From Texans 94 Chris Bell WR Louisville From Broncos4 111 Traded to the Denver Broncos 130 Trey Moore DE Texas From Broncos 138 Kyle Louis LB Pittsburgh Compensatory selection; From 49ers 5 151 Traded to the Carolina Panthers 158 Michael Taaffe S Texas From Vikings via Panthers 177 Kevin Coleman Jr. WR Missouri From Cowboys 180 Seydou Traore TE Mississippi State From Cowboys 6 192 Traded to the New York Giants 200 DJ Campbell G Texas From Panthers 7 227 Traded to the Carolina Panthers 238 Max Llewellyn DE Iowa From Chargers via Titans and Jets
Draft trades
+ 2026 Miami Dolphins undrafted free agents Player Pos. College Ref. Jim Bonifas C Iowa State Kevin Cline OT Boston College Mark Gronowski QB Iowa Anthony Hankerson RB Oregon State Rene Konga DL Louisville Donaven McCulley WR Michigan Rodney McGraw OLB Western Michigan Louis Moore S Indiana Le'Veon Moss RB Texas A&M Mason Reiger OLB Wisconsin Kahlil Saunders DL Kentucky DJ Herman FB San Diego State
Staff
Current roster
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 at Washington Commanders L 7–20 0–1 Northwest Stadium Recap 2 New York Giants L 3–26 0–2 Hard Rock Stadium Recap 3 Atlanta Falcons L 12–17 0–3 Hard Rock Stadium Recap
Regular season Schedule Week Date Time () Opponent Result Record Venue Network Recap 1 September 13 4:25p.m. at Las Vegas Raiders L 13–27 0–1 Allegiant Stadium Fox Recap 2 September 20 4:25p.m. at San Francisco 49ers L 13–35 0–2 Levi's Stadium Fox Recap 3 September 27 1:00p.m. Kansas City Chiefs L 10–24 0–3 Hard Rock Stadium CBS Recap 4 October 4 4:05p.m. at Minnesota Vikings L 10–15 0–4 U.S. Bank Stadium Fox Recap 5 October 11 1:00p.m. Cincinnati Bengals Hard Rock Stadium Fox 6 Bye 7 October 25 1:00p.m. at New York Jets MetLife Stadium CBS 8 November 1 4:25p.m. New England Patriots Hard Rock Stadium CBS 9 November 8 1:00p.m. Detroit Lions Hard Rock Stadium Fox 10 November 15 1:00p.m. at Indianapolis Colts Lucas Oil Stadium CBS 11 November 22 1:00p.m. at Buffalo Bills Highmark Stadium Fox 12 November 29 1:00p.m. New York Jets Hard Rock Stadium CBS 13 December 6 4:05p.m. at Denver Broncos Empower Field at Mile High Fox 14 December 13 1:00p.m. Chicago Bears Hard Rock Stadium CBS 15 December 20 1:00p.m. at Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field Fox 16 December 27 1:00p.m. Los Angeles Chargers Hard Rock Stadium Fox 17 January 3 1:00p.m. Buffalo Bills Hard Rock Stadium CBS 18 January 9/10 at New England Patriots Gillette Stadium Notes Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Networks and times from Weeks 5–17 and dates from Weeks 12–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling. The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.
Game summaries Week 1: at Las Vegas Raiders
Week 2: at San Francisco 49ers
Week 3: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
The Dolphins lost De'von Achane for the season due to an ACL tear.
Week 4: at Minnesota Vikings
Despite entering this game as 10-point underdogs, the Dolphins managed to keep the game close by holding the Vikings to only field goals, while scoring the only touchdown of the game, courtesy of a 12-yard run from Ollie Gordon in the 3rd quarter, which was not enough as the Dolphins fell to 0–4 on the season. They became now one of five winless teams remaining, the others being the Chargers, Titans, Texans and Buccaneers.
Week 5: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Standings Division
Conference
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