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Introduction
Back like I never left to give you: the 2024 Miami Dolphins. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll believe that the stadium really was built on a Native American burial site, because seriously, what the hell was that?
See expanded sections in the comments and click here for the 32/32 hub post. Happy off-season!
Team Stats
Division: AFC East (2nd)
Record: 8-9 (3-3)
Playoffs: lol, no
Points For: 345 (20.3/g); 22nd best in NFL
Points Against: 364 (21.4/g); 10th best in NFL
Offseason Review: Notable Free Agency Acquisitions & Trades
- TE Jonnu Smith, Atlanta Falcons
- Jonnu is probably Miami’s most impactful FA signing in recent memory, and, together with Devon Achane, one of the only reasons Miami’s offense wasn’t completely unwatchable for large parts of the season. After his impressive debut, Jonnu now holds the team records for most receptions and receiving yards by a tight end, cementing himself as a centerpiece of McDaniel’s offense moving forward.
- S Jordan Poyer, Buffalo Bills
- This was the most Chris-Grier-coded signing ever: old, injured vet from a division rival, clearly past his prime, and almost certainly not worth the money. So, of course, Poyer became a Dolphin. He was underwhelming to put it extremely lightly, recording no interceptions over 16 games. Still a decent tackler, but overall, huge swing and a miss.
- C Aaron Brewer, Tennessee Titans
- Brewer was a bit of a head-scratcher at the time of signing, but he turned out to be one of the best signings of the year. Despite some issues in the run game, Brewer was outstanding in passing downs and played 100% of offensive snaps this season. On an OL plagued by constant injuries, Brewer was a refreshing constant.
- LB Jordyn Brooks, Seattle Seahawks
- I’ll give Grier credit where it’s due—Brooks was a great signing. He became an instant leader of the defense and played in all 17 games. While his stats are impressive (3 sacks, 6 QB hits, 11 TFLs, 143 total tackles), they don’t tell the full story of how impactful he was for the Dolphins defense.
- DT Calais Campbell, Atlanta Falcons
- To know Calais is to love Calais. Despite being of the oldest active NFL players at 38, Campbell still managed to play in every game and rack up five sacks on the year. He and Zach Sieler were complete game-breakers, and I think I speak for every Dolphins fan when I say I hope he remains in Miami until he hangs it up for good.
- CB Kendall Fuller, Washington Commanders
- Injury luck derailed what looked like it would be a promising season for Fuller. He shined early on, but a concussion kept him off the field for a few weeks, and he was recently cut after just one season in Miami.
- LB Anthony Walker Jr., Cleveland Browns
- Although he battled a few injuries, Walker Jr. was solid in his Miami Dolphins debut, recording one interception, one sack, and 66 total tackles in 14 games.
- LB Tyrel Dodson, Seattle Seahawks
- A real “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” if there’s ever been one. Dodson was cut by Seattle midway through the season, allowing the Dolphins to nab him off waivers. Despite joining so late in the season, he led the Dolphins with three interceptions on the year.
- LB Shaq Barrett, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- In one of the stranger side-plots of the season, the Dolphins signed Shaq in the off-season only for him to retire right before camp. Shaq expressed a desire to un-retire after the trade deadline had passed, leaving the Dolphins in an uncomfortable position. Ultimately, they waived him after the season, allowing him to head back home to Tampa.
2024 Draft Selections
- 1 (21): EDGE Chop Robinson, Penn State
- Whole lotta Dolphins fans are eating crow after the season Chop had. Despite a slow start to the season, Chop caught fire midway through the year, ending his rookie season with six sacks and fourteen QB hits. After Jaelan Phillips’ heartbreaking injury early on, Chop was a bright spot for the Dolphins’ depleted edge room. Also, he has one of the best celebrations in the NFL.
- 2 (55): T Patrick Paul, Houston
- Paul is definitely a project, but he was serviceable in limited appearances filling in for Terron Armstead. Time will tell if another year learning from Armstead will set him up to be a bona fide starter at left tackle.
- 4 (120): RB Jaylen Wright, Tennessee
- Some say Miami fans are still begging Mike McDaniel to play Jaylen Wright to this day. Wright showed flashes in limited snaps over the course of the season but was relatively underused, posting only 249 yards over 15 games. With the Dolphins cutting Raheem Mostert and slotting Devon Achane into the passing game, however, Wright should have a bigger role next season.
- 5 (158): EDGE Mohamed Kamara, Colorado State
- Kamara played in only five games, recording only 3 tackles and a QB hit. The emergence of Chop as a premiere edge player makes Kamara’s disappointing showing a little less disappointing, at least.
- 6 (184): WR MalikWashington, Virginia
- Poor Malik is only going to be remembered by some people for fumbling that punt against Green Bay, which is a shame, because he showed a lot of promise outside of that blunder. He’s the only rookie to score a TD for the Miami Dolphins in 2024 and looks like he could at least be a special teams ace, if not a consistent contributor as a WR.
- 6 (198): S Patrick McMorris, California
- McMorris went on IR in August and missed most of the season, so there’s not much to say for him yet. He played in only six games in 2024. Going into 2025, however, he is currently the only safety that the Dolphins have under contract; so, barring some major draft/free agency acquisitions, expect him to see the field much more next season.
- 7 (241): WR Tahj Washington, USC
- (the other) Washington went on IR in July and never played in a game during the 2024 season.
2024 Game Recaps
Week 1 vs. JAX — W, 20-17
I guess we should have known that we’d be in for a ridiculous season when Week 1 started with Tyreek Hill and Calais Campbell getting detained by Miami PD outside of Hard Rock Stadium. While Tyreek’s handcuffed TD celebration was admittedly sick, the game itself was underwhelming. Miami’s offense struggled to sustain drives and the defense had no answer for Jaguars’ rook Brian Thomas Jr. If not for a goal-line forced fumble by Holland, this game would likely have been lost, and the Dolphins would have started the year 0-4.
Week 2 vs. BUF — L, 10-31
Brutal from start to finish. This game felt like it was created by the NFL scriptwriters to specifically torture Dolphins fans: blowout loss to a division rival, featuring yet another terrifying concussion for starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who would not return until Week 8. There’s just nothing good to say about this one.
Week 3 @ SEA — L, 3-24
If you watched this entire game, you may be entitled to financial compensation. I respect Skylar Thompson for going out there and giving his all, but man, he took some of the worst sacks and threw some of the worst passes that I have ever seen from an NFL quarterback. The season was looking extremely bleak for Miami at this point.
Week 4 vs. TEN — L, 12-31
Just when you think they’ve hit rock bottom, the Dolphins will always find a lower, rockier bottom. With a chance to get revenge for a deflating home loss to the Titans in 2023, Miami started Snoop Huntley at QB, who passed for a whopping 96 yards in his Dolphins debut. The game was close through the first three quarters, but Huntley and the extremely disjointed Dolphins offense couldn’t close the deal; they dropped to 1-3 with the loss. To add insult to injury, Jaelan Phillips left the game with what turned out to be a partially torn ACL, less than a year after tearing his ACL in a Black Friday match against the Jets.
Week 5 @ NE — W, 15-10
A win is a win! Even if it’s a barely-squeaked-out win against a pretty bad Mayo-led New England team. Huntley looked slightly more like an NFL quarterback in this outing, although a passing TD eluded him for another week.
Week 6 — BYE
Week 7 @ IND — L, 10-16
Huntley finally got his passing TD, but this was ultimately negated by a costly Raheem Mostert fumble in a close loss to the Colts. Like the Seahawks game, this one should also come with financial compensation…
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