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Below you will find our 2021 fantasy football projections for the Miami Dolphins.
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QUARTERBACKS
| Player | Att. | Comp. | Yards | TD | INT | Rush | Yards | TD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tua Tagovailoa | 549.3 | 358.7 | 3982.4 | 23.35 | 10.71 | 56.8 | 178.9 | 2.84 | 266.21 |
| Jacoby Brissett | 44.5 | 26.9 | 307.1 | 1.74 | 0.6 | 11.4 | 42.2 | 0.68 | 26.34 |
Tua Tagovailoa: Even though Ryan Fitzpatrick was playing well, it wasn't a huge surprise to see the Dolphins install Tagovailoa as its starter given his top-five draft pedigree. It is much less common for a coaching stuff to bench a rookie starter multiple times, however.
With Fitzpatrick now in Washington, Tua won't have to look over his shoulder and the team reunited the second-year quarterback with Jaylen Waddle while also signing Will Fuller in free agency. By all accounts, Tua looks like a different quarterback heading into his sophomore campaign.
Tua Tagovailoa just exhibited off-balance, late-developing play arm whip on a laser to Hunter Long. Different dude out there right now than what we saw as a rookie.
— Joe Schad (@schadjoe) August 4, 2021
RUNNING BACKS
| Player | Att. | Yards | TD | Rec. | Yards | TD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myles Gaskin | 209.1 | 867.8 | 5.12 | 48.2 | 375.3 | 2.4 | 193.53 |
| Salvon Ahmed | 90.9 | 386.3 | 2.5 | 24.1 | 175.9 | 0.9 | 88.67 |
| Malcolm Brown | 65.9 | 266.9 | 2.31 | 12.5 | 87.9 | 0.5 | 58.59 |
| Gerrid Doaks | 5.5 | 22.8 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.12 |
Myles Gaskin: Gaskin was off to a strong start through Week 8, but he only appeared in three games (Weeks 13, 16 and 17) after that point. Even though he missed six games, he ranked 15th among running backs in receptions (41). In addition, only three running backs had more receptions in the 10 weeks that Gaskin played.
The former seventh-round pick out of Washington has shown the ability to be highly productive and the Dolphins were unable to draft one of the top three backs in the 2021 NFL Draft. While I currently project a first-round running back to the Dolphins in my early 2022 NFL Mock Draft, Gaskin is a viable RB2 for fantasy managers in 2021 and he has the potential to vastly exceed his current ADP with good health.
Salvon Ahmed: Gaskin's six missed games opened up opportunities for Ahmed to have a few high-volume games. The UDFA exceeded 20 carries twice and had three separate games with at least 17 touches. On a relatively thin depth chart, he or Malcolm Brown will become hot waiver-wire commodities if Gaskin struggles with durability again. Ahmed is a late-round target with the potential to pay huge dividends.
WIDE RECEIVERS
| Player | Rec. | Yards | TD | Rush | Yards | TD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Fuller | 62.7 | 851.5 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145.3 |
| Jaylen Waddle | 65.4 | 825.7 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 22 | 0.07 | 144.89 |
| DeVante Parker | 61.7 | 772.1 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134.46 |
| Preston Williams | 15.6 | 199.5 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.15 |
| Lynn Bowden Jr. | 10.6 | 102.9 | 0.5 | 6.8 | 25.8 | 0.14 | 22.01 |
| Jakeem Grant | 3.3 | 34.3 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 8.3 | 0.06 | 7.47 |
| Albert Wilson | 2.7 | 27.9 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 6.3 | 0 | 5.97 |
| Malcolm Perry | 1.7 | 17.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 0.01 | 3.64 |
Will Fuller: Once again, Fuller missed five games, but this time it was due to suspension. In fact, he will finish serving his six-game suspension in Week 1 of the 2021 season.
Fuller set career highs in receptions (53), yards (879), YPG (79.9), Y/R (16.6) and touchdowns (eight) in 2020. Before the suspension, he was on a 77/1,279/12 pace. Signing with the Dolphins lowers Fuller's upside with the corresponding downgrade at quarterback from Deshaun Watson to Tua Tagovailoa.
Jaylen Waddle: Reunited with his former college quarterback, Waddle (as does Fuller) provides Tagovailoa with more speed on the outside. While the upgrade at receiver helps the quarterback, all three of the team's top receivers -- Fuller, Waddle and DeVante Parker -- could negate each other's upside to a certain degree.
DeVante Parker: Following up his breakout 2019 campaign, Parker disappointed fantasy managers with nearly 20 fewer yards per game and less than half as many touchdowns compared to the prior season. All signs point to significant improvement from second-year quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, but increased competition for targets from Fuller and Waddle puts a cap on Parker's upside.
TIGHT ENDS
| Player | Rec. | Yards | TD | Rush | Yards | TD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Gesicki | 53.4 | 598.4 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108.14 |
| Hunter Long | 12.5 | 124.4 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.49 |
| Durham Smythe | 7.7 | 64.3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.28 |
| Cethan Carter | 3.5 | 32.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.17 |
Mike Gesicki: There was a stretch (Weeks 3 to 8) last season where Gesicki had only zero or one catch in all but one game, but he was highly productive outside of that five-game span. The third-year tight end posted career highs across the board with 53 receptions, 703 yards and six touchdowns. The additions of Will Fuller, Jaylen Waddle and Hunter Long put a damper on Gesicki's 2021 outlook, but he's still a back-end TE1.
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