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Miami Dolphins All-Time Roster by Decade

NFL Dynasty rates 109 Dolphins players across 6 decades of football (1970s–2020s). The highest-rated is Dan Marino (QB, 96 overall), whose peak season with the team came in 1984: 5,084 pass yds, 48 TD, 17 INT. The best Dolphins defense in the game belongs to the 1970s: 10.7 points allowed per game (#1 in NFL) in 1973.

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The strongest Dolphins lineup: 1980s

Drafting the top-rated player at every position from the 1980s Dolphins board gives a team rating of 83.7 — good for an expected 12-5 season in the game, just short of the 88 team rating needed for a shot at 17-0. Against the 16-0 2007 Patriots in Boss mode, that five would win about 5.5% of the time. The thinnest Dolphins board is the 2010s (75.5).

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Dan Marino	1984	5,084 pass yds, 48 TD, 17 INT	96
RB	Tony Nathan	1981	782 rush yds, 5 TD, 50 rec	69
WR	Mark Clayton	1984	1,389 rec yds, 18 TD, 73 rec	93
TE	Bruce Hardy	1986	430 rec yds, 5 TD, 54 rec	65
DEF	Dolphins Defense	1983	15.6 points allowed per game (#1 in NFL)	81

Best Dolphins player at every position

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Dan Marino	1984	5,084 pass yds, 48 TD, 17 INT	96
RB	Ricky Williams	2002	1,853 rush yds, 16 TD, 47 rec	86
WR	Tyreek Hill	2023	1,799 rec yds, 13 TD, 119 rec	95
TE	Jonnu Smith	2024	884 rec yds, 8 TD, 88 rec	83
DEF	Dolphins Defense	1973	10.7 points allowed per game (#1 in NFL)	89

Dolphins boards, decade by decade

The top three players at each offensive position plus the best defense of each decade — what you can draft when the wheel lands on the Dolphins. Ratings run 56–99 and are era-adjusted (how ratings work).

1970s Dolphins

Best possible lineup: team rating 79.3 · expected 9-8 · 11 players on the board

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Bob Griese	1977	2,252 pass yds, 22 TD, 13 INT	84
RB	Don Nottingham	1975	718 rush yds, 12 TD, 9 rec	72
RB	Jim Kiick	1970	658 rush yds, 6 TD, 42 rec	72
RB	Gary Davis	1977	533 rush yds, 2 TD, 14 rec	67
WR	Paul Warfield	1971	996 rec yds, 11 TD, 43 rec	71
WR	Duriel Harris	1977	601 rec yds, 5 TD, 34 rec	68
TE	Jim Mandich	1974	374 rec yds, 6 TD, 33 rec	72
TE	Andre Tillman	1978	398 rec yds, 3 TD, 31 rec	64
DEF	Dolphins Defense	1973	10.7 points allowed per game (#1 in NFL)	89

1980s Dolphins

Best possible lineup: team rating 83.7 · expected 12-5 · 14 players on the board

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Dan Marino	1984	5,084 pass yds, 48 TD, 17 INT	96
RB	Tony Nathan	1981	782 rush yds, 5 TD, 50 rec	69
RB	Lorenzo Hampton	1986	830 rush yds, 9 TD, 61 rec	68
RB	Andra Franklin	1981	711 rush yds, 7 TD, 3 rec	60
WR	Mark Clayton	1984	1,389 rec yds, 18 TD, 73 rec	93
WR	Mark Duper	1984	1,306 rec yds, 8 TD, 71 rec	83
WR	Jimmy Cefalo	1981	631 rec yds, 3 TD, 29 rec	65
TE	Bruce Hardy	1986	430 rec yds, 5 TD, 54 rec	65
TE	Dan Johnson	1984	426 rec yds, 3 TD, 34 rec	64
TE	Ferrell Edmunds	1988	575 rec yds, 3 TD, 33 rec	64
DEF	Dolphins Defense	1983	15.6 points allowed per game (#1 in NFL)	81

1990s Dolphins

Best possible lineup: team rating 77.5 · expected 7-10 · 12 players on the board

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Dan Marino	1994	4,453 pass yds, 30 TD, 17 INT	86
QB	Steve DeBerg	1993	1,521 pass yds, 6 TD, 7 INT	68
RB	Bernie Parmalee	1995	878 rush yds, 9 TD, 39 rec	71
RB	Terry Kirby	1993	390 rush yds, 3 TD, 75 rec	71
WR	Oronde Gadsden	1998	713 rec yds, 7 TD, 48 rec	71
WR	Fred Barnett	1996	562 rec yds, 3 TD, 36 rec	66
WR	Mark Ingram	1993	707 rec yds, 6 TD, 44 rec	66
TE	Keith Jackson	1994	673 rec yds, 7 TD, 59 rec	76
TE	Ed Perry	1998	255 rec yds, 0 TD, 25 rec	64
DEF	Dolphins Defense	1990	15.1 points allowed per game (#4 in NFL)	77

2000s Dolphins

Best possible lineup: team rating 80.2 · expected 9-8 · 28 players on the board

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Chad Pennington	2008	3,653 pass yds, 19 TD, 7 INT	79
QB	Jay Fiedler	2001	3,248 pass yds, 20 TD, 19 INT, 321 rush yds	72
QB	Gus Frerotte	2005	2,996 pass yds, 18 TD, 13 INT	71
RB	Ricky Williams	2002	1,853 rush yds, 16 TD, 47 rec	86
RB	Lamar Smith	2000	1,063 rush yds, 14 TD, 27 rec	73
RB	Ronnie Brown	2008	916 rush yds, 10 TD, 33 rec	71
WR	Chris Chambers	2005	1,118 rec yds, 11 TD, 82 rec	80
WR	Oronde Gadsden	2000	753 rec yds, 6 TD, 53 rec	67
WR	Marty Booker	2006	747 rec yds, 6 TD, 55 rec	65
TE	Randy McMichael	2004	791 rec yds, 4 TD, 73 rec	73
TE	Anthony Fasano	2008	454 rec yds, 7 TD, 34 rec	70
TE	David Martin	2008	440 rec yds, 3 TD, 31 rec	64
DEF	Dolphins Defense	2000	14.1 points allowed per game (#3 in NFL)	82

2010s Dolphins

Best possible lineup: team rating 75.5 · expected 6-11 · 27 players on the board

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Ryan Tannehill	2014	4,045 pass yds, 27 TD, 12 INT, 311 rush yds	77
QB	Matt Moore	2011	2,497 pass yds, 16 TD, 9 INT	70
QB	Jay Cutler	2017	2,666 pass yds, 19 TD, 14 INT	69
RB	Lamar Miller	2015	872 rush yds, 8 TD, 47 rec	75
RB	Reggie Bush	2011	1,086 rush yds, 6 TD, 43 rec	73
RB	Jay Ajayi	2016	1,272 rush yds, 8 TD, 27 rec	68
WR	Jarvis Landry	2017	987 rec yds, 9 TD, 112 rec	82
WR	Brandon Marshall	2011	1,214 rec yds, 6 TD, 81 rec	77
WR	DeVante Parker	2019	1,202 rec yds, 9 TD, 72 rec	75
TE	Charles Clay	2013	759 rec yds, 6 TD, 69 rec	73
TE	Julius Thomas	2017	388 rec yds, 3 TD, 41 rec	68
TE	Dion Sims	2016	256 rec yds, 4 TD, 26 rec	66
DEF	Dolphins Defense	2012	19.8 points allowed per game (#7 in NFL)	70

2020s Dolphins

Best possible lineup: team rating 81.4 · expected 10-7 · 17 players on the board

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Tua Tagovailoa	2023	4,624 pass yds, 29 TD, 14 INT	82
QB	Jacoby Brissett	2021	1,283 pass yds, 5 TD, 4 INT	61
RB	Raheem Mostert	2023	1,012 rush yds, 18 TD, 25 rec	77
RB	Devon Achane	2024	907 rush yds, 6 TD, 78 rec	74
RB	Myles Gaskin	2021	612 rush yds, 3 TD, 49 rec	65
WR	Tyreek Hill	2023	1,799 rec yds, 13 TD, 119 rec	95
WR	Jaylen Waddle	2022	1,356 rec yds, 8 TD, 75 rec	81
WR	Trent Sherfield	2022	417 rec yds, 2 TD, 30 rec	64
TE	Jonnu Smith	2024	884 rec yds, 8 TD, 88 rec	83
TE	Mike Gesicki	2020	703 rec yds, 6 TD, 53 rec	74
TE	Durham Smythe	2023	366 rec yds, 0 TD, 35 rec	58
DEF	Dolphins Defense	2020	21.1 points allowed per game (#6 in NFL)	72

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