2026 Miami Dolphins season

2026 Miami Dolphins season
Owner	Stephen M. Ross
General manager	TBD
Head coach	Mike McDaniel
Home stadium	Hard Rock Stadium
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The 2026 season will be the Miami Dolphins' 57th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 61st overall, their first under new general manager and their fifth under head coach Mike McDaniel.

Draft

Main article: 2026 NFL Draft

2026 Miami Dolphins Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	TBD
2	TBD
3	TBD
4	TBD
5	TBD
6	TBD
7	TBD

Notes

• Exact numbers of the selections from rounds 4–7 will be determined when compensatory selections are awarded at the NFL's annual spring owners' meetings.

Staff

Miami Dolphins staff

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	Front office Chairman/managing general partner – Stephen Ross Vice chairman/partner – Bruce Beal Vice chairman – Jorge Pérez Vice chairman – Matt Higgins Vice chairman, president, and CEO – Tom Garfinkel Interim general manager – Champ Kelly Assistant general manager – Marvin Allen Senior vice president, football and business administration – Brandon Shore Senior vice president, chief financial officer – Chris Clements Director of college scouting – Matt Winston Senior national scout - Ron Brockington Senior director of football administration and strategy - Max Napolitano Director of football and business administration- Olivia Sheehy Manager, football analytics - Ella Summer Special advisor to the vice chairman, president and CEO – Dan Marino Head coach Head coach – Mike McDaniel Associate head coach/running backs – Eric Studesville Assistant head coach/tight ends – Jon Embree Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Frank Smith Senior passing game coordinator – Bobby Slowik Quarterbacks/pass game coordinator – Darrell Bevell Wide receivers – Robert Prince Assistant wide receivers – Jonathan Krause Offensive line – Butch Barry Assistant offensive line – Lemuel Jeanpierre Run game specialist – Chandler Henley Offensive assistant – Rob Everett Offensive assistant – Max McCaffrey Offensive assistant – Roman Sapolu			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Anthony Weaver Defensive line – Austin Clark Assistant defensive line – Kynjee Cotton Linebackers/run game coordinator – Joe Barry Assistant linebackers – Matthew O'Donnell Pass game coordinator/secondary – Brian Duker Cornerbacks – Mathieu Araujo Defensive backs/pass game specialist – Ryan Slowik Assistant defensive backs – DeShawn Shead Defensive assistant – Sean Ryan Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Craig Aukerman Senior special teams assistant – Ronnie Bradford Strength and conditioning coaches Head strength and conditioning – Dave Puloka Assistant strength and conditioning – Adam Lachance → Coaching staff → Front office → More NFL staffs

Current roster

Miami Dolphins roster

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Quarterbacks (QB) 14 Quinn Ewers -- Cam Miller  1 Tua Tagovailoa  0 Zach Wilson Running backs (RB) 28 De'Von Achane 31 Ollie Gordon II 30 Alec Ingold FB  5 Jaylen Wright Wide receivers (WR) 17 Jaylen Waddle 84 Tahj Washington  6 Malik Washington 81 Theo Wease Jr. 18 Nick Westbrook-Ikhine 19 Cedrick Wilson Jr. Tight ends (TE) 85 Greg Dulcich 89 Julian Hill 83 Darren Waller

Offensive linemen (OL) 79 Larry Borom RT 55 Aaron Brewer C 64 Daniel Brunskill C 73 Austin Jackson RT 70 Kendall Lamm LT 60 Andrew Meyer C 52 Patrick Paul LT 72 Jonah Savaiinaea LG 69 Cole Strange RG Defensive linemen (DL) 93 Zeek Biggers DE 91 Matthew Butler DE 90 Kenneth Grant DE 94 Jordan Phillips NT 92 Zach Sieler DE

Linebackers (LB) 56 Quinton Bell OLB  3 K. J. Britt ILB 20 Jordyn Brooks ILB  2 Bradley Chubb OLB 25 Tyrel Dodson ILB 40 Willie Gay ILB 53 Cameron Goode OLB 44 Chop Robinson OLB 42 Jackson Woodard ILB Defensive backs (DB) 27 Ethan Bonner CB 21 Ashtyn Davis SS 26 Rasul Douglas CB 29 Minkah Fitzpatrick FS 24 A. J. Green CB 23 Jack Jones CB 33 Jason Marshall Jr. CB  9 Ifeatu Melifonwu SS 38 Ethan Robinson CB 11 Dante Trader Jr. S Special teams (ST) 16 Jake Bailey P 47 Riley Patterson K 49 Joe Cardona LS

Practice squad -- Simeon Barrow DT 50 Andre Carter II OLB 45 Jimmy Ciarlo ILB 37 JaMycal Hasty RB 41 Jack Henderson S 88 A. J. Henning WR 96 Alex Huntley DT 35 Clarence Lewis CB 76 Roy Mbaeteka LT(Int.) 59 Derrick McLendon OLB 86 Chris Myarick TE 57 K. C. Ossai ILB 68 Josh Priebe G 87 Hayden Rucci TE -- Kendall Sheffield CB -- 71 Kion Smith G 75 Kadeem Telfort LT 34 Jeff Wilson RB Reserve 32 JuJu Brents CB (IR) 23 Artie Burns CB (IR) 63 Yodny Cajuste RT (IR) 22 Elijah Campbell FS (IR) 43 Jordan Colbert ILB (IR) 47 Jalin Conyers TE (IR) 78 James Daniels RG (IR) 36 Storm Duck CB (IR) 74 Liam Eichenberg G (PUP) 82 D'Wayne Eskridge WR (IR) 62 Obinna Eze LT (IR) 10 Tyreek Hill WR (IR) 62 Germain Ifedi RT (IR) 51 Caleb Johnson ILB (IR) 46 Isaiah Johnson CB (IR) 95 Benito Jones NT (IR)  4 Kader Kohou CB (IR) 43 Jason Maitre CB (IR)  8 Alexander Mattison RB (IR)  7 Jason Sanders K  7 53 active, 17 practice squad (1 exempt), 20 reserve As of January 1, 2026. Rookies in italics. Roster Depth chart Transactions

Preseason

The Dolphins' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.

Regular season

2026 opponents

Listed below are the Dolphins' opponents for 2026. Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring.

Category	Home	Away
Division opponents (AFC East)	Buffalo Bills New England Patriots New York Jets
Conference opponents (AFC West)	Kansas City Chiefs Los Angeles Chargers	Denver Broncos Las Vegas Raiders
Conference opponents (based on 2025 division placement)	Cincinnati Bengals (AFC North)	Indianapolis Colts (AFC South)
Interconference opponents (NFC North)	Chicago Bears Detroit Lions	Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings
Interconference opponent (based on 2025 division placement)	—N/a	TBD (NFC West)

External links

• Official website