The Miami Dolphins always should have been expected to sign a lot of players in free agency, and part of the reason is they had so many of their own free agents they’d have to replace.
The Dolphins had re-signed eight of their own free agents as of Sunday morning and seen another eight leave for other teams, and even with that there still remained 13 unsigned and looking for a 2025 team.
It’s possible the Dolphins will re-sign some of them as well, and clearly some are more desirable to bring back than others.
With that, we rank the 13 remaining Dolphins free agents along with a quick analysis on their 2024 performance and likelihood of returning to Miami.
1. DL Calais Campbell
This is a pretty easy call. Campbell was among the best players on the Dolphins last season, and that’s even without taking into account what he was able to accomplish at the age of 38. It would be a major boost for the Dolphins to be able to re-sign him.
2. G Isaiah Wynn
There’s a pretty massive drop-off after Campbell, but we’ll go next with Wynn because of what he showed during the first seven games of the 2023 season before his quad injury. He didn’t quite look the same after returning for the final three games of 2024, but we know the potential is there.
3. OLB Emmanuel Ogbah
Between the injuries to Jaelan Phillips and Bradley Chubb and the sudden retirement of Shaq Barrett, Ogbah really bailed out the Dolphins last season after they re-signed him in July. This is a solid, no-hassle veteran who can make plays and the door isn’t and shouldn’t be closed on a return.
4. RB Jeff Wilson Jr.
The chances of him returning pretty much went out the window when the Dolphins signed Alexander Mattison given their profiles are so similar, but it says here the biggest problem for Wilson last season was that he simply wasn’t used enough.
5. T Kendall Lamm
Like Campbell, Lamm first has to decide whether he wants to continue playing, but now it doesn’t appear it would be with Miami regardless after the team signed swing guard/tackle Larry Borom. Lamm is a good pro who could help many teams, though.
6. EDGE Tyus Bowser
Bowser has some pass-rushing ability, but injuries really have been a problem in recent years.
7. QB Tyler Huntley
Despite the addition of Zach Wilson as the clear No. 2 QB behind Tua Tagovailoa, we wouldn’t necessarily close the door on Huntley returning as the third quarterback sometime after the draft. Huntley had some moments last season, even if his performance was a bit uneven.
8. LB Cam Brown
Brown looked very intriguing as an edge defender early in training camp, but then was gone with a knee injury. It’s somewhat surprising nobody has brought him in to give him a look.
9. WR Grant DuBose
That DuBose remains unsigned after the potential he showed in Green Bay suggests some residue effect from the nasty concussion he sustained against Houston in Week 15 because he should somebody worth another look.
10. LB Duke Riley
Riley maybe has slowed a bit with the years, but he remains a serviceable backup who can help out on special teams.
11. S Jordan Poyer
Poyer clearly is in the final quarter of what has been a very good NFL career. He’ll bring great intangibles to any team, but the diminishing speed has become an issue.
12. WR Anthony Schwartz
Always a burner, but the tremendous speed never translates into NFL success for Schwartz, and now he’s coming off a torn ACL on top of everything.
13. LS Jake McQuaide
This is nothing against McQuaide, but long-snappers are just about interchangeable.
