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American Football Conference · AFC East
The Miami Dolphins were founded in 1965 in Miami, Florida. They play home games at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, where the club is also headquartered. The franchise is owned by Stephen Ross, with Jon-Eric Sullivan serving as general manager and Jeff Hafley as head coach. The Dolphins have experienced stretches of both promise and frustration over the years covered here. After hovering around .500 in the early 2010s, they broke through with a 10–6 playoff campaign in 2016, only to fall back to 6–10 the following year. A rebuild bottomed out at 5–11 in 2019 before consecutive 10–6 and 9–8 seasons restored competitiveness. The 2023 squad posted an 11–6 record and reached the postseason, but subsequent years have seen regression—8–9 in 2024, 7–10 in 2025, and an 0–2 start to 2026. The current roster features running back De'Von Achane, quarterback Malik Willis, and edge rusher Chop Robinson among the notable names, with Bobby Slowik coordinating the offense.
The 200 most recent checkable claims, from 58 pundits · 200 settled, averaging 76 out of 100.
The seasons we hold results for, 2009 to 2026.
| Season | Record | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0–3 | — |
| 2025 | 7–10 | — |
| 2024 | 8–9 | — |
| 2023 | 11–6 | Made the playoffs |
| 2022 | 9–8 | Made the playoffs |
| 2021 | 9–8 | — |
| 2020 | 10–6 | — |
| 2019 | 5–11 | — |
| 2018 | 7–9 | — |
| 2017 | 6–10 | — |
| 2016 |
Each pundit’s standing lean on Miami Dolphins, measured against every other pundit who made a comparable call — same kind of claim, same season. +100 would mean the most bullish voice in every room; −100 the most bearish. At least two articles per pundit before a lean is shown, and the accuracy is how that pundit’s settled calls about this team have graded out.
more bullish than 83% of the room, across 2 articles · on this team not settled yet
more bullish than 74% of the room, across 8 articles · 90.0 accuracy on this team (3 settled)
Page 3 of 5 — unsettled claims first, then the settled ones, newest first.
“DOLPHINS LINEBACKERS (6) On the 53: Jordyn Brooks, Tyrel Dodson, Jacob Rodriguez (R), Ronnie Harrison Jr., Kyle Louis (R), Jackson Woodard”
| 10–6 |
| Made the playoffs |
| 2015 | 6–10 | — |
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| 2010 | 7–9 | — |
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| 2009 | 7–9 | — |
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more bullish than 62% of the room, across 2 articles · on this team not settled yet
more bearish than 92% of the room, across 2 articles · on this team not settled yet
more bearish than 86% of the room, across 5 articles · on this team not settled yet
more bearish than 80% of the room, across 5 articles · 67.0 accuracy on this team (1 settled)
“On the 53: K Riley Patterson, P Bradley Pinion, LS Tucker Addington”
“DOLPHINS CORNERBACKS (6) On the 53: JuJu Brents, Chris Johnson (R), Jason Marshall Jr., Ethan Bonner, Alex Austin, A.J. Green III”
“On the 53: Patrick Paul, Austin Jackson, Aaron Brewer, Jamaree Salyer, Jonah Savaiinaea, Kadyn Proctor (R), Charlie Heck, Andrew Meyer, DJ Campbell (R)”
“On the 53: Jalen Tolbert, Chris Bell (R), Caleb Douglas (R), Kevin Coleman Jr. (R), Malik Washington, Theo Wease Jr.”
“On the 53: Jalen Tolbert, Chris Bell (R), Caleb Douglas (R), Kevin Coleman Jr. (R), Malik Washington, Theo Wease Jr.”
“DOLPHINS QUARTERBACKS (2) On the 53: Malik Willis, Quinn Ewers”
“He would be the first offensive lineman off the board in your draft, and a guard”
“We keep making the Green Bay links to Miami. Why not put him there and be the wide receiver Two to waddle?”
“I think the Dolphins will win eight or nine games. That is perfect.”
“Still, the setup for Week 1 is favorable enough that I would consider Willis a strong floor-based QB2 ... We know Willis can run, which will be the vehicle for a higher floor for fantasy.”
“a 14-play, 93-yard drive led by incoming starter Malik Willis in Week 1 of the preseason”
“In terms of career NFL starts, the Miami Dolphins' Malik Willis will likely be the least experienced Week 1 starting quarterback in the league. ... And yet Willis is the quarterback the Dolphins will build around this season”
“And let's not forget about Malik Willis, who is getting his first shot to be a Week 1 starting quarterback since he was drafted in 2022.”
“should be considered the favorite to play Z in 11 personnel in Week 1”
“He played two drives before exiting ahead of the rest of the receivers and should be considered the favorite to play Z in 11 personnel in Week 1.”
“I actually bet Miami on the money line here”
“but this is one they can take and will say will take. Dolphins 27, Raiders 24”
“I actually played Miami to win outright. I didn't even bother with the number.”
“They get to four, they better beat the Raiders because that's one of the four I'm counting on if they get if they're gonna win, and that's the game on Sunday.”
“Dolphins 13, Raiders 10.”
“Dolphins at Raiders — Conor Orr: Dolphins”
“Next up, Dolphins Raiders. I'm going Dolphins. Only because Kirk Cousins is starting.”
“Next up, Dolphins-Raiders. I'm going Dolphins only because Kirk Cousins is starting.”
“I do like them week one... I think they're plus three and a half week one at Las Vegas... I'm hoping they win Week one because I'm gonna bet on them obviously”
“See, I'm gonna draft him pat and the reason is because he's going almost as the fortieth player.”
“I'll pass... now he's in his thirties. It's just too many things to worry about here.”
“I'm a pretty firm pass on Tyreek Hill... he's a pass for me. I don't want a lot of shares.”
“It's Jalen Wattle round six... I think that his costs and values is going to increase as the season goes on.”
“So I think it's a round two pick that should be a round one pick.”
“He's my twelfth overall player. I want to stay ahead of consensus on a Chan. I think he's worth a first round pick”
“he is the expert Consensus RB six he's going in the second round. But with John new Smith gone, I think there's massive upside for a Chan in the passing game.”
“So this projection and where we are where the consensus is on Tyrek Hill scares the Bejesus out of me because I can't see him paying all on this.”
“that offensive line did not improve enough, nearly enough, and we find ourselves in that same scenario as we did in twenty twenty four. I think we're looking more like the guy we got in Tyreek in twenty twenty four than the guy we got in twenty twenty three.”
“there's too many red flags with Tyrek to take him ECR thirty for me”
“I just I want no part of thirty one year old Tyreek Hill coming off a bad year... I don't really want to pay a mid third round price to find out”
“So I think of him as a as a late first, early second round, type prospect.”
“Ruben Bain's almost two hundred and eighty pounds. He's two hundred and seventy five pounds.”
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“He's gonna be six two two seventy.”
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“He's a slot only guy, but he'll probably be a number three, but I like him as like a third rounder.”