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Achane has finished top-5 in points per game for three straight seasons. His upside isn’t a mystery.
But he enters Year 4 in a Miami offense loaded with downside risk. Achane’s setup looks worse than last year, with an inexperienced QB, a barren WR corps, and an O-line that still hasn’t fully stabilized. He remains an RB1, but expect his fantasy production to drop from 2025 levels.
Customize Achane’s projection for your exact league settings inside the Draft War Room.Achane set a career high with 1,350 rushing yards. He added 67 catches for 488 yards and 4 TDs.
Achane ranked:
He finished as a top-12 PPR RB in 11 of 16 games and ranked no lower than RB17 in any week.
Achane ranked second among Dolphins with an 18.7% target share. That ranked second among all RBs behind only Christian McCaffrey.
Achane saw creative usage, leading all RBs with 106 slot snaps and tying for second in RB snaps out wide (42). Despite ranking sixth among RBs in total targets, he led the position with 32 screen targets for 224 yards, signaling his importance to the passing game.
As a rusher, though, Achane’s results were mixed. He finished a solid eighth at the position in carry share but just 21st in red-zone rushing share (43.9%) and 36th in usage inside the 10 (34.4%). That obviously caps the fantasy upside.
Among 49 RBs with 100+ carries, Achane ranked:
Achane’s efficiency metrics as a receiver weren’t nearly as strong. Among 27 RBs with 40+ targets, he ranked:
Credit Achane for his excellent 2025, because Miami supplied a poor environment for production.
The Fins ranked 24th in rushing attempts, 31st in total plays, and 32nd in situation-neutral pace. They finished 26th in total yardage; 25th in scoring.
The Dolphins didn’t get a rebound season from Tua Tagovailoa, who posted just 6.2 yards per attempt across 14 games. The O-line remained underwhelming, too, ranking 29th in ESPN’s run-block win rate.
Achane missed about three weeks of practice with an August calf injury but returned for Week 1.
He missed the second half of Week 14 with a rib injury and sat out Week 18 with a shoulder injury.
Overall, Achane proved durable on a 305-touch workload after appearing in all 17 games in 2024.
As a rookie, Achane missed five games with an MCL sprain and a shoulder sprain.
The Dolphins signed Achane to a four-year extension with $32 million guaranteed in May. He's now the league's third-highest paid RB and remains locked in as the lead back.
Ollie Gordon and Jaylen Wright are expected to compete for the backup role. Gordon struggled as a rookie, posting just 2.10 yards after contact per attempt while finishing with a league-worst 22.8% tackle-for-loss rate.
Still, the 228-pounder out-carried Achane at the goal line last year, 12-11, and could remain a thorn in that area.
Wright enters Year 3 with little on his resume after mustering just 4.1 yards per carry and 5 receptions across 10 games last year.
Achane’s surroundings look shakier after Miami moved on from Tagovailoa and WRs Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle.
QB Malik Willis adds a high-end rushing threat and a potential goal-line challenger to Achane. But he has never thrown more than 61 passes in a season, making him a huge unknown in an offense devoid of pass catchers. And the downside risk here could limit scoring chances for Achane.
Defenses simply won’t fear this WR corps. It enters the summer as an unsettled group of lackluster veterans (Tutu Atwell and Jalen Tolbert) and rookies (Caleb Douglas and Chris Bell). Bell is still working back from an ACL tear suffered late in 2025.
Malik Washington projects as an OK slot target. But this league-worst WR unit should continue forcing more work to Achane. That helps his potential target count and could keep the RB’s floor steadier in PPR formats.
The O-line looks marginally better with the arrival of Round 1 pick Kadyn Proctor. The college OT is expected to play LG as a rookie. He, LT Patrick Paul, and C Aaron Brewer make up a left side that projects as the strength of this unit.
Miami needs a huge step forward from RG Jonah Savaiinaea after he finished with the position’s third-worst PFF run-blocking grade. RT Austin Jackson is serviceable when healthy, but he has played eight or fewer games in three of the past four seasons.
Achane will work with new play-caller Bobby Slowik, but don’t expect a major overhaul in offensive approach. Slowik spent 2025 as Miami’s pass-game coordinator and has already shared his commitment to the run.
"I believe in running the ball, believe strongly in running the ball," Slowik said via USA Today. I think most of the successful teams in the NFL these days run the ball really well at a high clip and really build it from there as far as you got to win in the trenches. I like keeping the defense off balance. It’s probably my No. 1 thing as far as what I look for as a play caller.”
You can worry about Achane’s durability at 191 pounds, but he has missed only one game over the past two seasons.
The offensive environment is the problem.
Achane tied a career high with 12 total TDs last year, adding an excellent 5.7 yards per carry. The scoring may be particularly difficult to repeat on what projects as one of the NFL’s worst offenses. Last year, Achane tied Jonathan Taylor as the second-biggest overachiever in TDs per game (0.80) vs. expected (0.43).
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De'Von Achane A Full Go for Training Camp
De'Von Achane A Full Go for Training Camp
Dolphins HC Jeff Hafley confirmed that RB De’Von Achane won’t have any restrictions at the start of training camp. The 24-year-old sat out team drills in offseason practices following shoulder surgery.
De'Von Achane Had Offseason Shoulder Surgery
De'Von Achane Had Offseason Shoulder Surgery
Dolphins HC Jeff Hafley revealed on Wednesday that RB De'Von Achane had shoulder surgery this offseason. Achane missed last year's finale with a shoulder injury and "had to get cleaned up," Hafley said. "He did that and he’s rehabbing right now. He’s doing well." Achane was on the field for Wednesday's OTA session but not was a full participant.
Miami Commits to De’Von Achane
Miami Commits to De’Von Achane
The Dolphins have agreed to a four-year extension with RB De’Von Achane, according to multiple reports. The deal will pay $64 million, with a max value of $68 million, and includes $32 million in guarantees. Even the lower annual average beats what Breece Hall got on his three-year extension with the Jets ($16 million vs. $15.25 million), and both beat Kenneth Walker III’s free-agent pact with the Chiefs ($14.35 million per year). Only Saquon Barkley and Christian McCaffrey carry larger annual averages among RBs on their current contracts.
Le'Veon Moss Joins Dolphins Backfield After Going Undrafted
Le'Veon Moss Joins Dolphins Backfield After Going Undrafted
The Dolphins signed undrafted free agent RB Le’Veon Moss, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Moss played four seasons at Texas A&M, peaking in 2024. He posted 6.3 yards per carry, scored 10 times, and churned out 4.4 yards after contact per attempt, per Pro Football Focus. That’s high-end production in the SEC. Then the injuries hit. A knee injury wiped out his final four games in 2024. And an ankle injury the next August restricted him to just 77 carries this past year. HC Mike Elko publicly backed him after the 2025 injury, calling him a “warrior.” Among the 20 RBs invited to the NFL Combine, Moss ranked 15th in 2025 rushing market share (34.7%) and ninth in yards after contact per attempt (3.47). He ranked 17th in 2025 missed tackles forced per attempt (0.16) and last in receiving yards per route run (0.05). He is currently 23 years old.
Dolphins GM: De'Von Achane 'Not Available for Trade'
Dolphins GM: De'Von Achane 'Not Available for Trade'
Dolphins GM Jon-Eric Sullivan said Wednesday that RB De'Von Achane is "not available for trade." Sullivan noted that he's had "some positive conversations" in recent days regarding a contract extension for the 24-year-old. Achane is scheduled to enter the final year of his rookie contract.
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