The Miami Dolphins will head into training camp at the end of July with a totally different roster than the one that ended the 2025 season after an offseason overhaul that saw the departure of several significant veterans and the arrival of newcomers young and old.The Dolphins have 91 players on their roster with the exemption they have for England-born rookie tight end Seydou Traore, a participant of the International Player Pathway Program.As life goes in the NFL, no every player on the roster is equal, so we decided to rank all of them in terms of their importance to the Dolphins' success in the 2026 season. The list was determined on the basis of not just ability but also expected role and significance to the overall progress of the organization as it continues the rebuilding project that began with the hiring of Jon-Eric Sullivan as GM and Jeff Hafley as head coach.This is part of a series that will run in the lead-up to start of training camp.NUMBER 17: S DANTE TRADER JR.How he joined the DolphinsThe Dolphins selected Trader in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft with the 155th overall pick. Trader was the third of three fifth-round picks for the Dolphins that year after DT Jordan Phillips and CB Jason Marshall Jr. and was selected with a pick obtained from the Denver Broncos as part of the 2022 trade involving OLB Bradley Chubb.Contract statusTrader is heading into the second year of his four-year, $4.6 million rookie contract that included a $415,000 signing bonus. He's under contract through the 2028 season.His 2025 seasonTrader appeared in all 17 games as a rookie and made three starts — the two games against the Buffalo Bills and the Week 6 game against the Los Angeles Chargers. He wound up playing more than 30 snaps on defense in six games, including the season finale against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium. He was among the four safeties to play at least 400 snaps along with Minkah Fitzpatrick, Ashtyn Davis and Ifeatu Melifonwu. Trader finished with 55 tackles and one pass defensed, but his biggest play came on special teams when he forced and recovered a fumble against the New York Jets on the second-half kickoff return of the Monday night victory in Week 4. His projected roleWith Fitzpatrick, Davis and Melifonwu all gone, Trader stands as maybe the one sure thing at safety for the Dolphins based on the potential he showed as a rookie — despite the fact the one play for which he'll most be remembered was his missed (and difficult) open-field tackle late in that Week 6 loss against the Chargers — and his performance in the spring practices that were open to the media. It would be a surprise at this point if Trader weren't a starter for the Dolphins, with the biggest question really being how much of an impact he can make in the secondary in his second season.THE PREVIOUS PLAYERS ON THE COUNTDOWN90. G James Ester89. T Kevin Cline88. QB Mark Gronowski87. DT Keith Cooper Jr.86. EDGE Seth Coleman85. RB Anthony Hankerson84. WR Donaven McCulley83. FB D.J. Herman82. C Jim Bonitas81. LS Tucker Addington80. DT Alex Huntley79. T Marques Cox78. EDGE Rodney McGraw77. TE Cole Turner76. DT Khalil Saunders75. CB Miles Battle74. S Major Burns73. RB Carlos Washington Jr.72. EDGE Robert Beal Jr.71. WR A.J. Henning70. RB Donovan Edwards69. DB Omar Brown68. EDGE Cameron Goode67. WR Jalen Reagor66. EDGE Max Llewellyn65. WR Terrace Marshall Jr.64. CB Ethan Robinson63. G/T Josh Priebe62. DT Rene Konga61. WR Tahj Washington60. QB Cam Miller59. CB A.J. Green III58. EDGE Mason Reiger57. CB Alex Austin56. P Bradley Pinion55. LB Jackson Woodard54. K Zane Gonzalez53. S Louis Moore52. DT Matthew Butler51. CB Marco Wilson50. CB Darrell Baker Jr.49. LB Ronnie Harrison Jr.48. T Charlie Heck47. WR Chris Bell46. CB Storm Duck45. WR Theo Wease Jr.44. TE Seydou Traore43. G DJ Campbell42. G/C Andrew Meyer41. K Riley Patterson40. S Michael Taaffe39. CB Ethan Bonner38. TE Ben Sims37. EDGE David Ojabo36. S Lonnie Johnson Jr.35. Zayne Anderson34. EDGE Josh Uche33. WR Jalen Tolbert32. EDGE/LB Trey Moore31. LB Willie Gay Jr.30. RB Jaylen Wright29. WR Kevin Coleman Jr.28. G Jonah Savaiinaea27. DT Zeek Biggers26. LB Kyle Louis25. RB Ollie Gordon II24. WR Tutu Atwell23. G/T Jamaree Salyer22. WR Malik Washington21. DT Jordan Phillips20. WR Caleb Douglas19. LB Jacob Rodriguez18. CB Jason Marshall Jr.Add us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow