The Miami Dolphins have completed their 2026 NFL Preseason schedule with a loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Friday night. The Falcons game, along with their earlier games against the Washington Commanders and New York Giants, and the summer’s training camp practices, have given the Dolphins’ coaches all the evaluations they need to build the team’s roster for this year – and they now have to start making decisions.
The NFL roster cuts deadline is fast approaching. Miami and all 31 other teams must cut from
the preseason 90-man roster to the regular-season limit of 53 players over the next couple of days. Roster cuts are due by 6 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, August 30.
After the cuts, practice squad players will sign or re-sign with the team. We will track those on Monday, but each team can carry up to 16 additional reserve and developmental players.
The final 53-man roster is, of course, anything but final. Players will be re-signed, claimed off waivers, or signed as free agents before the season begins on Wednesday, September 9. Even after the regular season kicks off, we will see plenty of roster moves, especially for Miami who will likely churn the bottom of the roster all season long.
The 2026 season is not expected to be a good one for the Dolphins. According to the oddsmakers at FanDuel Sportsbook, Miami has the longest odds to make the playoffs in the AFC at +1500. The New York Jets have the next worst odds at +700. Miami’s roster churn will, hopefully, help the Dolphins find players who can grow with the team as they move through this year’s rebuild and into the 2027 season and beyond.
Dolphins roster
Current size: 91
Cuts needed: 38
(Roster size includes two players on the active/physically unable to perform list.)
Rookies in italics.
Quarterbacks
Quinn Ewers
Mark Gronowski
Cam Miller
Malik Willis
Running backs
De”Von Achane
Coleman Bennett
Donovan Edwards
Ollie Gordon II
D.J. Herman (FB)
Jarquez Hunter
Carlos Washington, Jr.
Jaylen Wright
Wide receivers
Chris Bell
Kevin Coleman, Jr.
Caleb Douglas
AJ Henning
Terrace Marshall, Jr.
Donaven McCulley
Ryan Miller
Jalen Reagor
Jalen Tolbert
Malik Washington
Theo Wease, Jr.
Tight ends
Ethan Conner
Greg Dulcich
Jeremiah Franklin
Will Kacmarek
Ben Sims
Seydou Traore (International Player Pathway)
Tackles
Gottlieb Ayedze
Kevin Cline
Marques Cox
Charlie Heck
Austin Jackson
Patrick Paul
Guards
DJ Campbell
Josh Priebe
Kadyn Proctor
Jonah Savaiinaea
Caedan Wallace
Centers
Aaron Brewer
Andrew Meyer
Defensive ends
Robert Beal, Jr.
Seth Coleman-Lyles
Clelin Ferrell
Cameron Goode
Max Llewellyn
Rodney McGraw
David Ojabo
Chop Robinson
Josh Uche
Defensive tackles
Zeek Biggers
Matthew Butler
Keith Cooper, Jr.
Kenneth Grant
Alex Huntley
Fatorma Mulbah
Jordan Phillips
Cam Rice
Zach Sieler
Inside linebackers
Jordyn Brooks
Stephen Dix, Jr.
Tyrel Dodson
Willie Gay, Jr.
Ronnie Harrison
Kyle Louis
Trey Moore
Cam Riley
Jacob Rodriguez
Jaheim Thomas
Jackson Woodard
Cornerbacks
Alex Austin
Darrell Backer, Jr. (Active/PUP)
Miles Battle
Ethan Bonner
JuJu Brents
Storm Duck (Active/PUP)
A.J. Green III
Chris Johnson
Jason Marshall, Jr.
Jai’Onte’ McMillan
Marco Wilson
Safeties
Zayne Anderson
Major Burns
Lonnie Johnson, Jr.
Louis Moore
Michael Taaffe
Dante Trader, Jr.
Punters
Bradley Pinion
Kickers
Riley Patterson
Long Snappers
Tucker Addington
Injured reserve
Rene Konga, defensive tackle
Cole Turner, tight end
Carter Warren, tackle
