A Brief History Of The Miami Dolphins And Rookie Of The Year Award Winners

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🗓️ 7 May 2026

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Miami Dolphins’ Rookie of the Year drought stretches three decades—could Jacob Rodriguez finally break the streak? Host Kyle Crabbs analyzes the franchise’s history with Rookie of the Year honors, spotlighting past winners like Tim Bowens, A.J. Duhe,, and Troy Stradford while questioning if this year’s influx of rookies might change the narrative. Crabbs assesses defensive prospects, arguing that linebacker Jacob Rodriguez’s elite college pedigree and potential to start alongside Jordyn Brooks put him in prime position. Offensively, wide receivers Caleb Douglas and Chris Bell face long odds due to Miami’s spread-it-around passing attack, echoing the Packers’ recent strategy with rookie pass-catchers. The episode breaks down statistical trends, position battles with Tyrel Dodson, and what it will take for a Miami rookie to stand out among the NFL’s best newcomers. Will Miami’s youth movement finally produce another AP Rookie of the Year?

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0:00.0	The 2026 Miami Dolphins will have no shortage of rookies playing.
0:05.5	Let's talk about their history with Rookie of the Year awards.
0:14.6	You are Locked on Dolphins, your daily Miami Dolphins podcast, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:25.3	All right, Miami, welcome to another episode of Locked on Dolphins.
0:28.9	It is your team every day here on the Lockdown Network.
0:31.4	I'm your host, Cowan Crabbs, Lifelong, Miami Dolphins, co-host of Lockdowneville.
0:35.2	Scouting author of Touchdown, Miami on Substack NFL staff writer for A to Z sports.
0:40.1	And on today's episode of Locked on Dolphins, we're going to be exploring the history of
0:45.6	the Dolphins franchise and rookie of the year awards because the dolphins are going to have
0:51.1	a plethora of rookies who are playing a lot of snaps,
0:55.1	including a number of players who were drafted fairly high up
0:59.1	and looking at what do the prospects look like for them to have legitimate
1:03.0	candidacies for those awards.
1:05.9	But I want to start first with the history of rookie of the year awards with the Miami Dolphins.
1:13.3	If I asked you to guess how many times a Miami Dolphins player has won AP
1:19.6	offensive or defensive rookie of the year in the history of the franchise going back to
1:26.8	1967, when they first started giving out this award, the history of the franchise going back to 1967.
1:29.5	When they first started giving out this award,
1:32.5	how many times would you say the Dolphins players have won it?
1:37.3	Would you say five?
1:40.7	More?
1:42.0	It's less.
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