MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The last time the Miami Dolphins have been in full rebuild mode, it was presupposed to be the start of one thing new.
In 2019, the Dolphins started the season 0-7, together with a 59-10 loss in Week 1, a 43-0 loss in Week 2 and a 31-6 loss in Week 3.
Their 5-11 general report earned the group a top-five decide.
The Dolphins drafted quarterback Tua Tagovailoa with the No. 5 general decide in 2020, hoping he would grow to be the franchise-changing reply that they had been looking for since Dan Marino’s retirement.
Eventually, former Dolphins basic supervisor Chris Grier constructed an elite supporting forged round Tagovailoa — highlighted by dynamic vast receivers Jaylen Waddle and Tyreek Hill.
Don’t neglect about a protection that after featured playmakers like Christian Wilkins, Andrew Van Ginkel, Jaelan Phillips, Bradley Chubb and Xavien Howard, amongst others.
Seven years have come and gone, and the Dolphins are nonetheless looking for their first playoff win since 2000 and their first AFC East title since Chad Pennington’s run in 2008.
Enter Jon-Eric Sullivan and Jeff Hafley – and with them comes but another roster reset.
The Dolphins launched Tagovailoa, Hill, and Chubb, traded security Minkah Fitzpatrick to the New York Jets – and most just lately despatched Waddle to the Denver Broncos for draft compensation.
There is, nonetheless, some constructive information for the Dolphins as they head into subsequent month’s draft.
The Dolphins can have two first-round picks (No. 11 and 30) for the primary time since 2021, once they chosen Waddle and Phillips.
#Dolphins 2026 draft picks:
1st – No. 11
1st – No. 30
2nd – No. 43
third – No. 75
third – No. 87
third – No. 90
third – No. 94
4th – No. 130
fifth – No. 151
seventh – No. 227
seventh – No. 238 https://t.co/qKiKiiaeBu— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) March 17, 2026
In the primary 100 picks of the 2026 draft, Miami is at the moment slated to have two first-round alternatives, one second-round decide and 4 third-round picks.
Earlier within the 2025 season, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that “long before the Dolphins benched Tua Tagovailoa and turned to rookie Quinn Ewers, they made a push” to accumulate Joe Burrow, who was chosen No. 1 general in Tagovailoa’s draft class.
Schefter mentioned that earlier than the 2020 draft, the Dolphins “offered the Bengals four first-round picks in exchange for the No. 1 overall selection and the right to draft Joe Burrow.”
Sullivan and Hafley’s important focus will likely be surrounding quarterback Malik Willis with the precise weapons.
With the discharge of Waddle and Hill, the Dolphins now have one of many thinnest vast receiver rooms within the league – that includes names like Tutu Atwell and Jalen Tolbert, acquired this month in free company, Malik Washington, Tahj Washington, Terrance Marshall Jr., Theo Wease Jr., and AJ Henning.
Tagovailoa needed to work with a group of largely unproven receivers throughout his first couple of seasons beneath heart, whereas Willis is attempting to revive his profession after being drafted by the Titans and beforehand backing up Jordan Love in Green Bay.
Sullivan and Hafley weren’t with Miami for the ups and downs of the last regime, however their message stays clear and that message is they will construct the roster their means.
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