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Locked On Dolphins - Daily Podcast On The Miami Dolphins

FORECAST | A Way-Too-Early Miami Dolphins 2026 53-Man Roster Projection

Locked On Dolphins - Daily Podcast On The Miami Dolphins

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🗓️ 29 June 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Miami Dolphins face tough roster decisions as training camp looms. Can Kyle Crabbs’ 53-man projection forecast surprise standouts or hidden vulnerabilities on this evolving squad? Kyle Crabbs breaks down every position battle, spotlighting names like Malik Willis, Quinn Ewers, Chop Robinson, Chris Bell, and rookie corner Chris Johnson. Discussions include the impact of cutting to two quarterbacks, major changes at running back, the uncertainty surrounding the edge rusher group, and special teams competition between Zane Gonzalez and Riley Patterson. Inside, Crabbs weighs the pros and cons of carrying extra rookie contracts and questions whether key position groups like linebacker and cornerback can deliver sustained defensive excellence. Which young talents will seize their moment, and could waiver-wire finds reshape the Dolphins’ depth chart before Week 1?

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0:00.0

We are firmly in the dead of summer and a month away from training camp ramping up.

0:05.7

So what better time than now to try to do the impossible and project the 53-man roster?

0:17.0

You are Locked-on Dolphins, your daily Miami Dolphins podcast, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.

0:27.5

All right, Miami, welcome to another episode of Locked on Dolphins.

0:31.6

It is your team every day here on the Lockdown Network.

0:33.8

I'm your host, Kyle Crabs, lifelong Miami Dolphins fan, host of Lockedon Dolphins, co-host of Lockedon NFL scouting, author of Touchdown Miami on Substack NFL staff writer for A to Z Sports.

0:42.3

And welcome to the impossible.

0:45.2

We're going to try to project the 53-man roster with the first training camp practice probably a month from today.

0:54.0

Report date for veterans was a month from yesterday.

0:58.1

So we are into the nitty gritty, right?

1:01.2

Like we're four weeks out.

1:03.4

Obviously, OTAs mini camp, all that stuff wrapped in the beginning first half of June.

1:10.1

And we've kind of let the dust settle.

1:12.8

We've kind of looked at this team from a couple different angles.

1:15.9

And I wanted to use kind of this crossing over into the final threshold, the final month,

1:21.5

to do a 53-man roster projection.

1:24.2

I do have this written out over at A to Z sports that's coming out today as well.

1:28.0

So if you want to see it physically written, you can find it over at A to Z sports.

1:32.1

But I kind of wanted to talk through the thought process on guys that I have on and off

1:35.8

in the bubble and no position rooms where I look at and say, hey, here's what I have right now.

1:40.2

But maybe we see whether that's waiver claim churns or a free agent that's added

1:46.5

between now and the start at camp because of what the roster position looks like.

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