De'Von Achane Fantasy Overview

2025 Role & Results

Production & Fantasy Finishes

Achane set a career high with 1,350 rushing yards. He added 67 catches for 488 yards and 4 TDs.

Achane ranked:

• fifth among RBs in PPR points per game
• fifth in half-PPR points per game
• sixth in non-PPR points per game

He finished as a top-12 PPR RB in 11 of 16 games and ranked no lower than RB17 in any week.

Usage & Role

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.

Efficiency & Regression

Among 49 RBs with 100+ carries, Achane ranked:

• First in yards per carry
• First in yards after contact per attempt
• First in Pro Football Focus’ breakaway percentage (the share of rushing yards that come from runs of 15+)
• Second in PFF’s elusive rating
• Fifth in rush yards over expected per attempt

Achane’s efficiency metrics as a receiver weren’t nearly as strong. Among 27 RBs with 40+ targets, he ranked:

• 10th in yards per route run
• 15th in yards after catch per reception
• 20th in yards per catch
• 21st in catch rate

Offensive Context

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.

Injury History & Durability

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.

2026 Opportunity & Projection

Projected Role & Competition

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.

Supporting Cast

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.

Coaching & Offensive Scheme

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.”

Risk Factors

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).