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, not 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 14: LB TYREL DODSONHow he joined the DolphinsThe Dolphins claimed Dodson off waivers from the Seattle Seahawks in November 2024 after he was released in the middle of his first season with Seattle.Contract statusDodson is headed into the second year of a two-year, $6.25 million contract he signed during the 2025 offseason. He's scheduled to make $2.4 million in base salary this year, though none of it is guaranteed, along with $717,000 in prorated signing bonus money, per Over The Cap.His 2025 seasonWhile he was overshadowed by Jordyn Brooks' All-Pro performance, Dodson put up pretty good stats himself, finishing with 129 tackles, five sacks, 10 tackles for loss, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. He started all 16 games he played. The interception came during the 34-10 victory against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium in December. The other side of Dodson's performance showed a 115.7 passer rating allowed in coverage (per Pro Football Reference) and ranking 61st among 73 qualifying linebackers (based on snaps) from Pro Football Focus.His projected roleThe Dolphins will be making more use of pure linebackers under new head coach Jeff Hafley's defensive scheme and they invested heavily at the position in the 2026 draft by selecting Jacob Rodriguez in Round 2, and then Trey Moore and Kyle Louis in Round 4, though Moore also will be used as an edge. Hafley now will have a lot of options for starting roles and a rotation, and Dodson definitely will be in the mix. He figures to battle Rodriguez for playing time at middle linebacker, and what complicates his situation is that he's in the last year of his contract, Rodriguez represents the future, and the Dolphins can walk away from Dodson with some cap savings if they decided to go that route.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.17. S Dante Trader Jr.16. TE Will Kacmarek15. QB Quinn EwersAdd us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow