Alain Poupart#33 of 87 NFL pundits · Aug 31, 2026
Poupart ranks the five Dolphins waived players they consider most likely to be claimed off waivers by another team, led by RB Jarquez Hunter.
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What Alain Poupart said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromBut which players are most likely to get claimed? We rank our top five here.
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- Sports Illustrated
- The piece
- The Five Dolphins Players Waived Most Likely To Be Claimed
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- 1Donaven McCulley — “among top five most likely to be claimed off waivers (No. 4)”“WR DONAVEN McCULLEY — McCulley is a big wide receiver who showed good pass-catching ability in camp.”
- 2Jarquez Hunter — “most likely to get claimed off waivers (No. 1 of top five)”“THE TOP FIVE DOLPHINS WEEKEND CUTS TO BE CLAIMED OFF WAIVERS — RB JARQUEZ HUNTER”
- 3Miles Battle — “among top five most likely to be claimed off waivers (No. 3)”“CB MILES BATTLE — Battle, who has six regular season games of NFL experience, is a long cornerback who showed a knack for making plays this summer.”
- 4Fatorma Mulbah — “among top five most likely to be claimed off waivers (No. 2)”“DT FATORMA MULBAH — Mulbah ... has some movement ability in the middle of the defensive line and those kind of players are valuable.”
- 5Major Burns — “among top five most likely to be claimed off waivers (No. 5)”“S MAJOR BURNS — We had Burns on our final 53-man roster projection, and there clearly is something to work with there with the former LSU DB.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donaven McCulley — “among top five most likely to be claimed off waivers (No. 4)”1 | Roster Spot Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Jarquez Hunter — “most likely to get claimed off waivers (No. 1 of top five)”2 | Roster Spot Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Miles Battle — “among top five most likely to be claimed off waivers (No. 3)”3 | Roster Spot Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Fatorma Mulbah — “among top five most likely to be claimed off waivers (No. 2)”4 | Roster Spot Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Major Burns — “among top five most likely to be claimed off waivers (No. 5)”5 | Roster Spot Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 calls · 5 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
5 checkable claims — 5 roster spot calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 6 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Each call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same calls; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
1Roster Spot CallsDonaven McCulleyMiami Dolphins
Donaven McCulley — “among top five most likely to be claimed off waivers (No. 4)”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Roster Spot CallsJarquez HunterMiami Dolphins
Jarquez Hunter — “most likely to get claimed off waivers (No. 1 of top five)”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Roster Spot CallsMiles BattleMiami Dolphins
Miles Battle — “among top five most likely to be claimed off waivers (No. 3)”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Roster Spot CallsFatorma MulbahMiami Dolphins
Fatorma Mulbah — “among top five most likely to be claimed off waivers (No. 2)”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Roster Spot CallsMajor BurnsMiami Dolphins
Major Burns — “among top five most likely to be claimed off waivers (No. 5)”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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