2025 NFL Outlook: Miami Dolphins schedule, roster updates, and prediction
NFL training camps are right around the corner, and the regular season just weeks away. With the boys of fall getting back to business this summer, it is important to take a look back at all that has taken place this offseason for every team.
That is where the 2025 NFL Outlook series comes in. Here I will take a look at roster moves made throughout the offseason, 2025 NFL Draft picks, the schedule, and predictions for the 2025 season.
Without further ado…let’s get this started.
Miami Dolphins
Roster Moves
- QB Zach Wilson: Signed a one-year deal.
- RB Alexander Mattison: Signed a one-year deal.
- WR D’Wayne Eskridge: Re-signed with the Dolphins.
- WR Nick Westbrook-Ikhine: Signed a two-year, $6.5 million deal with $3.2 million guaranteed.
- TE Pharaoh Brown: Signed with the Dolphins.
- TE Darren Waller: Acquired in a trade with the Giants, along with a 2027 conditional seventh-round pick, in exchange for a 2026 sixth-round pick.
- OT Jackson Carman: Re-signed with the Dolphins.
- OL Larry Borom: Signed a free-agent deal.
- OG James Daniels: Signed a three-year, $24 million deal.
- OG Liam Eichenberg: Re-signed with the Dolphins.
- DT Benito Jones: Re-signed with the Dolphins.
- LB K.J. Britt: Signed a one-year deal.
- LB Tyrel Dodson: Re-signed on a two-year deal.
- LB Willie Gay Jr.: Signed with the Dolphins.
- CB Artie Burns: Signed a one-year deal.
- CB Ifeatu Melifonwu: Signed a one-year, $4 million deal.
- CB Kendall Sheffield: Signed with the Dolphins.
- S Elijah Campbell: Re-signed with the Dolphins.
- S Ashtyn Davis: Signed a one-year, $2.5 million deal that has a max value of $3 million with incentives.
- S Minkah Fitzpatrick: Acquired in a trade with the Steelers, along with a 2027 fifth-round pick, in exchange for CB Jalen Ramsey, TE Jonnu Smith and a 2027 seventh-round pick.
2025 NFL Draft Class
- Round 1 (No. 13): DT Kenneth Grant, Michigan
- Round 2 (No. 37): OG Jonah Savaiinaea, Arizona
- Round 5 (No. 143): DT Jordan Phillips, Maryland
- Round 5 (No. 150): CB Jason Marshall Jr., Florida
- Round 5 (No. 155): S Dante Trader Jr., Maryland
- Round 6 (No. 179): RB Ollie Gordon II, Oklahoma State
- Round 7 (No. 231): QB Quinn Ewers, Texas
- Round 7 (No. 253): DT Zeek Biggers, Georgia Tech
Schedule
2025 Miami Dolphins Schedule | |||||
| Sunday Aug. 10 |  | at Chicago Bears (Preseason)Soldier Field, Chicago, IL | 1:00pm ETNFLN/Local | Buy Tickets | |
| Saturday Aug. 16 |  | at Detroit Lions (Preseason)Ford Field, Detroit, MI | 1:00pm ETLocal | Buy Tickets | |
| Saturday Aug. 23 |  | Jacksonville Jaguars (Preseason)Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL | 7:00pm ETNFLN/Local | Buy Tickets | |
| Sunday Sep. 7 |  | at Indianapolis ColtsLucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN | 1:00pm ETCBS | Buy Tickets | |
| Sunday Sep. 14 |  | New England PatriotsHard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL | 1:00pm ETCBS | Buy Tickets | |
| Thursday Sep. 18 |  | at Buffalo BillsHighmark Stadium, Orchard Park, NY | 8:15pm ETPrime Video | Buy Tickets | |
| Monday Sep. 29 |  | New York JetsHard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL | 7:15pm ETESPN | Buy Tickets | |
| Sunday Oct. 5 |  | at Carolina PanthersBank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC | 1:00pm ETFOX | Buy Tickets | |
| Sunday Oct. 12 |  | Los Angeles ChargersHard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL | 1:00pm ETCBS | Buy Tickets | |
| Sunday Oct. 19 |  | at Cleveland BrownsCleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, OH | 1:00pm ETCBS | Buy Tickets | |
| Sunday Oct. 26 |  | at Atlanta FalconsMercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA | 1:00pm ETCBS | Buy Tickets | |
| Thursday Oct. 30 |  | Baltimore RavensHard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL | 8:15pm ETPrime Video | Buy Tickets | |
| Sunday Nov. 9 | | Buffalo BillsHard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL | 1:00pm ETCBS | Buy Tickets | |
| Sunday Nov. 16 |  | Washington CommandersSantiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid, Spain | 9:30am ETNFLN | ||
| Sunday Nov. 23 | BYE | ||||
| Sunday Nov. 30 |  | New Orleans SaintsHard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL | 1:00pm ETFOX | Buy Tickets | |
| Sunday Dec. 7 | | at New York JetsMetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ | 1:00pm ETCBS | Buy Tickets | |
| Monday Dec. 15 |  | at Pittsburgh SteelersAcrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA | 8:15pm ETESPN/ABC | Buy Tickets | |
| Sunday Dec. 21 |  | Cincinnati BengalsHard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL | 8:20pm ETNBC | Buy Tickets | |
| Sunday Dec. 28 |  | Tampa Bay BuccaneersHard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL | 1:00pm ETFOX | Buy Tickets | |
| Sunday Jan. 4 | | at New England PatriotsGillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA | Time TBA ETor Sat Jan 3 | Buy Tickets | |
Prediction
This offseason has been odd for the Miami Dolphins. Yes, they still have Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle, but the team also made several moves this offseason which left fans and experts everywhere shaking their heads. Ultimately, they still have a strong nucleus of skill position players, with the question of health always remaining over them like a cloud.
If Tua, Tyreek and Waddle remain banged up, as they have the past few seasons, they will likely be on the outside looking in at double-digit wins, and a potential playoff berth. However, if they can stay healthy, there is a realistic way for them to reach 10 victories. The AFC East is paired with the NFC South, the NFL’s worst division in football, and the AFC North, one of the most difficult divisions in football. But the AFC East as a division is very top heavy with the Buffalo Bills being the odds-on favorites to win the division once again.
Either way you slice it, I don’t see the Dolphins being an easy out, but if this season goes south, which many people predict, it might be the end of the rope for Mike McDaniel and company in South Beach. I like the Dolphins to win 10 games, but miss out on the postseason due to tiebreakers.