The Miami Dolphins played their last preseason game of 2026 on Friday, as they took on the Atlanta Falcons at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, but now they have to turn their attention to the regular season.
Before Week 1, the Dolphins
, like the other 31 teams across the league, have to trim their rosters down from 90 or 91 players to 53 by the NFL's deadline at 6:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, August 30.That's a rather quick turnaround, so let's get an idea of who Miami could keep for their first season under Jeff Hafley. Here's our final 53-man roster projection.
Quarterback
- Malik Willis
- Quinn Ewers
Cut(s): Cam Miller, Mark Gronowski
Running back/Fullback
- De'Von Achane
- Jaylen Wright
- Ollie Gordon II
- Jarquez Hunter
Cut(s): Carlos Washington Jr., Donovan Edwards, Coleman Bennett, D.J. Herman
Wide receiver
- Jalen Tolbert
- Malik Washington
- Caleb Douglas
- Chris Bell
- Kevin Coleman Jr.
- A.J. Henning
Cut(s): Theo Wease Jr., Terrace Marshall Jr., Jalen Reagor, Donaven McCulley,
Ryan Miller
Tight end
- Greg Dulcich
- Will Kacmarek
- Ben Sims
- Seydou Traore
Cut(s): Jeremiah Franklin, Ethan Conner
Offensive Line
- Patrick Paul
- Kadyn Proctor
- Aaron Brewer
- Jonah Savaiinaea
- Austin Jackson
- Caedan Wallace
- DJ Campbell
- Andrew Meyer
Cut(s): Charlie Heck, Gottlieb Ayedze, Kevlin Cline, Marques Cox, Josh Priebe
Defensive line
- Zach Sieler
- Kenneth Grant
- Jordan Phillips
- Zeek Biggers
- Keither Cooper Jr.
Cut(s): Matthew Butler, Alex Huntley, Fatorma Mulbah, Cam Rice
Edge
- Chop Robinson
- Joshua Uche
- David Ojabo
- Clelin Ferrell
- Max Llewellyn
Cut(s): Robert Beal Jr., Cameron Goode, Rodney McGraw, Seth Coleman-Lyles
Linebacker
- Jordyn Brooks
- Jacob Rodriguez
- Tyrel Dodson
- Trey Moore (IR candidate)
- Willie Gay Jr.
- Kyle Louis
Cut(s): Ronnie Harrison Jr., Jackson Woodard, Cam Riley, Stephen Dix Jr., Jaheim Thomas
Cornerback
- Chris Johnson
- JuJu Brents
- Jason Marshall Jr.
- Ethan Bonner
- Marco Wilson
- A.J. Green III
Cut(s): Alex Austin, Miles Battle, Jai'Onte' McMillan
PUP: Darrell Baker Jr., Storm Duck
Safety
- Dante Trader Jr.
- Lonnie Johnson Jr.
- Zayne Anderson
- Michael Taaffe
Cut(s): Louis Moore, Major Burns
Specialist
- K Riley Patterson
- P Bradley Pinion
- LS Tucker Addington
Cut(s): N/A
This article originally appeared on Dolphins Wire: Final Dolphins 53-man roster projection before NFL cut deadline
