Working again Raheem Mostert led the league in dashing touchdowns final 12 months and De’Von Achane hit the bottom operating with a mean of seven.8 yards per carry as a rookie. Miami averaged a league-best 5 yards per rush, but the entrance workplace nonetheless sought reinforcements in Jaylen Wright.
Miami flipped a 2025 third-round decide to pick him within the fourth spherical of April’s draft, and he has shortly confirmed to be a dynamic participant in coach Mike McDaniel’s offense. With 172 yards on 34 carries, he’s maintained a formidable 5 yards per carry via 5 video games.
Whereas Mostert and Achane had been efficient Sunday, the Dolphins should creatively combine Wright to keep away from losing their funding in him. His spectacular exhibiting towards the Colts—33 yards on simply 5 carries in six snaps—highlights the necessity to combine him into the offense extra constantly.
Wright is knocking on the door for extra enjoying time, however McDaniel should establish the best steadiness among the many backfield abilities. The Dolphins ran the ball 40 instances on Sunday whereas Mostert (11 carries for 50 yards) and Achane (15 carries for 77 yards) every performed properly.
There’s only one ball on the sector, and never solely does Wright have to be extra concerned — it’s going to return on fewer snaps. The Dolphins have reached 40 dashing makes an attempt twice this season — every of the final two weeks. The Dolphins averaged a league-low 43.65% go play charge during the last three weeks, a quantity that can solely climb with quarterback Tua Tagovailoa anticipated again quickly.
Hill and Waddle stay the engines that energy the offense, and Sunday’s goal drought will seemingly not proceed with Tagovailoa again at quarterback. Issues will look completely different with Tagovailoa on the helm, limiting alternatives for the operating backs—particularly for Wright—to hold the rock.
That mentioned, at 2-4, the Dolphins should maximize each asset on their roster. Mostert and Achane will stay focal factors of the bottom recreation, however McDaniel should discover a solution to get Wright concerned and benefit from their funding in his expertise.
