Miami 2026 Season Preview: What Changed, Who to Draft, the Schedule
Miami enters 2026 with Malik Willis first at quarterback and De'Von Achane leading its 2025 targets-plus-carries total. These calls use fixed thresholds. A 2026 ADP at or inside 24 paired with a 2025 team usage rank worse than 5 gets a fade. An ADP outside 120, or no board row, paired with a usage rank at or inside 5 gets a sleeper call. Every other...
- Miami enters 2026 with Malik Willis first at quarterback and De'Von Achane leading its 2025 targets-plus-carries total. These calls use fixed thresholds. A 2026 ADP at or inside 24 paired with a 2025 team usage rank worse than 5 gets a fade. An ADP outside 120, or no board row, paired with a usage rank at or inside 5 gets a sleeper call. Every other...
The One-Line Read
Miami enters 2026 with Malik Willis first at quarterback and De'Von Achane leading its 2025 targets-plus-carries total.
Who Touches the Ball
The depth chart supplies the current 2026 order. The usage rows report the work logged in 2025. Reading both files together separates a listed role from last season's actual opportunities. Targets plus carries set the team usage rank used in the draft call, while position-specific fields show how each player got the ball. Malik Willis sits at QB1 on the 2026 depth chart. No 2025 Miami usage row was available for Malik Willis in the local player file. De'Von Achane sits at RB1 on the 2026 depth chart. The 2025 usage row records 238 carries, 1350 rushing yards, 85 targets, and 75.4% snap share. That row gives a concrete baseline for checking whether De'Von Achane's opening-week role matches the current depth-chart order. After the opener, compare carries, targets, and snaps to see how the backfield workload was divided. Jaylen Wright sits at RB2 on the 2026 depth chart. The 2025 usage row records 70 carries, 288 rushing yards, 9 targets, and 21.5% snap share. That row gives a concrete baseline for checking whether Jaylen Wright's opening-week role matches the current depth-chart order. After the opener, compare carries, targets, and snaps to see how the backfield workload was divided. Malik Washington sits at WR1 on the 2026 depth chart. The 2025 usage row records 65 targets, 46 receptions, 317 receiving yards, 14.1% target share, and 57.0% snap share. That row gives a concrete baseline for checking whether Malik Washington's opening-week role matches the current depth-chart order. After the opener, compare targets and snaps to see whether the passing-game order held. Jalen Tolbert sits at WR2 on the 2026 depth chart. No 2025 Miami usage row was available for Jalen Tolbert in the local player file. Caleb Douglas sits at WR3 on the 2026 depth chart. No 2025 Miami usage row was available for Caleb Douglas in the local player file. Greg Dulcich sits at TE1 on the 2026 depth chart. The 2025 usage row records 33 targets, 26 receptions, 335 receiving yards, 7.1% target share, and 42.2% snap share. That row gives a concrete baseline for checking whether Greg Dulcich's opening-week role matches the current depth-chart order. After the opener, compare targets and snaps to see whether the passing-game order held.
What Changed
A Miami team-page update reports that Ollie Gordon II was listed as questionable ([source](https://www.espn.com/nfl/team/injuries/_/name/mia)). A Miami team-page update reports that Storm Duck is on the PUP list ([source](https://www.espn.com/nfl/team/injuries/_/name/mia)). A Miami team-page update reports that Trey Moore was placed on injured reserve ([source](https://www.espn.com/nfl/team/injuries/_/name/mia)). A Miami team-page update reports that Kyle McCord was acquired ([source](https://www.nfl.com/teams/miami-dolphins/)).
The Draft Call
These calls use fixed thresholds. A 2026 ADP at or inside 24 paired with a 2025 team usage rank worse than 5 gets a fade. An ADP outside 120, or no board row, paired with a usage rank at or inside 5 gets a sleeper call. Every other pairing lands at worth it. The rule compares price with prior opportunity and doesn't add an unsupported projection. De'Von Achane: WORTH IT. De'Von Achane has 2026 overall ADP rank 10.2 and 2025 team usage rank 1, which doesn't trigger either deterministic fade or sleeper threshold. Malik Washington: SLEEPER. Malik Washington carries 2026 overall ADP rank 149.5 and holds 2025 team usage rank 2, inside the top 5. Chris Bell: WORTH IT. Chris Bell has 2026 overall ADP rank 159.4 and no 2025 usage row, which doesn't trigger either deterministic fade or sleeper threshold.
Schedule Note
The schedule read keeps the file's week order and home-or-away designation. It starts with the opening four games, identifies the missing week as the bye, and then isolates Weeks 15 through 17 for the common fantasy playoff window. The source doesn't provide an opponent-strength grade, so this note doesn't add one. Miami's bye falls in Week 6. Week 1 sends Miami to Las Vegas. Week 2 sends Miami to San Francisco. Week 3 has Miami hosting Kansas City. Week 4 sends Miami to Minnesota. The fantasy playoff stretch in this file covers Weeks 15 through 17. In Week 15, Miami is away at Green Bay. In Week 16, Miami is at home against Los Angeles (AFC). In Week 17, Miami is at home against Buffalo.
What to Watch After Week 1
Use these three checks after the opener to compare real roles with the preview's depth, usage, and draft signals. 1. Check De'Von Achane's share of Miami carries after Week 1. 2. Compare Week 1 targets for Malik Washington and Jalen Tolbert. 3. Track Greg Dulcich's Week 1 snaps and targets against the listed role.
Sources
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