Miami Dolphins Fantasy Football 2026 Cheat Sheet: De'Von Achane, Malik Willis And More

A massive rebuild has been undertaken in South Florida, with the Miami Dolphins parting ways with most of their offensive skill players. Now comes a new QB in Malik Willis, who has familiarity with new HC Jeff Hafley from their time together in Green Bay. This is going to be a tough year to find fantasy football contributors outside of the RB room.Ian Hartitz and Dwain McFarland bring you everything you need to know about the Dolphins for fantasy football with their 2026 fantasy football cheat sheet, highlighting their fantasy football rankings, projections and more.

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Miami Dolphins Cheat Sheet for 2026

• 2025 Record / Rank in PPG: 7-10 / 20.4 (25)
• 2026 Proj TDs per game: 1.8 (rank: 31)
• Head Coach: Jeff Hafley (new)
• Offensive Playcaller: Bobby Slowik (new)
• Projected Plays Per Game: 58.5 (rank: 31)
• Projected Dropback Rate: 57.5% (rank: 25)
• Matthew Freedman’s Projected Win Total: 5.1
• Offensive Line Grade: F+
• Key Departures: Jaylen Waddle, Tua Tagovailoa
• Key Additions: Malik Willis, Caleb Douglas, Chris Bell (inj.), Will Kacmarek

Dolphins Fantasy Football Rankings and Depth Chart

QB: Malik Willis (QB19)

RB: De'Von Achane (RB7) | Jaylen Wright (RB73)

WR: Malik Washington (WR87) | Caleb Douglas (WR85) | Chris Bell (WR60)

TE: Greg Dulcich (TE31) | Will Kacmarek (TE59)

2026 Dolphins Fantasy Football Overview 

Small-sample size be damned: Malik Willis has looked GOOD on his way to leading the NFL in pretty much any premier aerial efficiency metric over the past two seasons. And yet, it's his rushing prowess that makes him a premier late-round quarterback option this season. 31 of 34 QBs with 100+ rush attempts in a season have returned top-12 fantasy per-game numbers since 2014—that's a 91% hit rate!

De'Von Achane is essentially the last man standing from the Mike McDaniel Dolphins. The good news is that OC Bobby Slowik was on the staff in 2025, so ideally Achane's fantasy-friendly pass-game role doesn't go anywhere. The bigger potential problem is going from a statue QB like Tua Tagovailoa to a dual-threat talent like Willis—it's possible we see checkdowns replaced with scrambles, and the quick-footed signal-caller also figures to be more involved as a rusher near the goal line. Even with these newfound concerns, Achane is Fantasy Life's consensus RB6. Jaylen Wright and Ollie Gordon would likely form a committee should Achane miss any time.

The NFL's least-proven receiver room should mostly revolve around a pair of Day 2 rookies in Caleb Douglas and Chris Bell. Douglas was widely considered a draft reach, and Bell is coming off a late-season ACL tear. Keep an eye on his training camp participation. Elsewhere, Malik Washington has flashed some solid YAC ability, but has been used in more of a gadget capacity early in his career—as evidenced by his 5.4-yard aDOT.

Greg Dulcich quietly posted top-5 numbers in yards (2.37) and targets (23.4%) per route run at the position last season. Of course, his 10-game, 33-target sample isn't too big, but the 26-year-old does possess a fantasy-friendly receiving skill set inside an offense with probably the least target competition in the entire NFL.

Utilization Notes for the Miami Dolphins

De'Von Achane will get his opportunities with Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle gone. However, defenses could key on the Year 4 RB. That could drive down efficiency and the overall state of the offense hurts Achane's TD upside. With a creative scheme, we could see Malik Willis' rushing ability help open up running lanes. But that is a question mark with Bobby Slowik. And Willis' mobility cuts both ways. He boasts the No. 1 scramble rate over the last three seasons (19%), which could mean fewer checkdowns to the RBs. Miami's offensive concerns push Achane down to borderline RB1 territory.

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