The Miami Dolphins were on the road again in Week 7, as they traveled up the East Coast to take on the New York Jets on Sunday, and Jeff Hafley's team walked out of MetLife Stadium with a 28-25 victory.
Miami has continued to establish a run-first attack on offense, and it worked against the Jets on Sunday. Playing off of the ground game, Malik Willis played his best game of the season, helping the Dolphins outlast their AFC East rivals.
Before we turn the page on Miami's first victory of the 2026 season, let's take a look and see how Pro Football Focus graded some of the Dolphins' best and worst players in the matchup.
Overall PFF grades: Offense (min. 10 snaps)
Top 5
- TE Greg Dulcich - 87.9
- TE Seydou Traore - 84.8
- QB Malik Willis - 77.3
- RB Ollie Gordon II - 73.8
- C Aaron Brewer - 73.3
Bottom 5
- RT Austin Jackson - 48.4
- TE Will Kacmarek - 47.6
- LT Patrick Paul - 43.2
- WR Kevin Coleman Jr. - 42.9
- FB DJ Herman - 42.3
Overall PFF grades: Defense (min. 10 snaps)
Top 5
- LB Joshua Uche - 82.7
- LB Jordyn Brooks - 79.4
- S Michael Taaffe - 73.6
- DL Zach Sieler - 60.9
- LB Chop Robinson - 58.8
Bottom 5
- DL Zeek Biggers - 36.8
- S Dante Trader Jr. - 35.8
- LB Jacob Rodriguez - 34.7
- CB JuJu Brents - 30.2
- DE Malik Herring - 29.8
Pass protection grades (OL only)
- LT Patrick Paul - 68.9
- C Aaron Brewer - 68.6
- LG Kadyn Proctor - 61.3
- RT Austin Jackson - 42.7
- RG Jonah Savaiinaea - 31.4
Run-blocking grades (OL only)
- C Aaron Brewer - 72.5
- LG Kadyn Proctor - 58.2
- RG Jonah Savaiinaea - 53.5
- RT Austin Jackson - 49.4
- LT Patrick Paul - 37.3
Pass-rush grades (front-seven only, min. 10 pass-rush snaps)
- LB Joshua Uche - 65.6
- LB Chop Robinson - 63.1
- DL Kenneth Grant - 603
- DL Zach Sieler - 57.2
- DL Zeek Biggers - 55.4
- DL Jordan Brooks - 54.4
Coverage grades (min. 10 coverage snaps)
- LB Jordyn Brooks - 83.2
- S Michael Taaffe - 77.3
- LB Jacob Rodriguez - 60.1
- LB Jackson Woodard - 54.3
- CB Chris Johnson - 54.2
- CB Jason Marshall Jr. - 47.5
- S Dante Trader Jr. - 35.5
- CB JuJu Brents - 28.7
This article originally appeared on Dolphins Wire: Dolphins' best and worst PFF grades from first win
of the 2026 season
