Miami Dolphins

It's a new era in Miami, as head coach Mike McDaniel and general manager Chris Grier are out, and QB Tua Tagovailoa has potentially taken his last snap in South Beach. This was by all accounts a bad football team in 2025, even if the players deserve credit for not quitting down the stretch and winning five of their last eight games.

Only the Chiefs, Vikings, and Cowboys have less effective cap space entering 2026. Accordingly, Miami will have to do the bulk of its roster improving in late April, but at least they have plenty of ammo: The Dolphins join the Steelers as the only squads with *five* combined Day 1 and 2 picks in the 2026 NFL Draft.

Quarterback: Perhaps the Dolphins try to give Tua one more chance and hope that a healthier group of receivers brings the former fifth-overall pick back to 2022-24 heights. Either way, adding some competition through the draft, or signing someone like Malik Willis, is paramount after this passing offense sputtered to such a halt in 2025.

Pass Catcher: Waddle, the sixth overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft, is the last receiver this organization has taken with a top-85 overall pick since DeVante Parker all the way back in 2015–it wouldn't be surprising to see the front office throw multiple early-round darts at wide receiver and tight end come late April.

Secondary: It's about time the Dolphins break their four-draft streak of not using a top-50 pick on a defensive back of some shape or size.