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 8: DT KENNETH GRANTHow he joined the DolphinsThe Dolphins selected Grant in the second round of the 2025 NFL draft. He was the 13th overall selection.Contract statusGrant is entering the second year of his four-year, $22 million rookie contract that included a $12.6 million signing bonus with a team fifth-year option. His cap number for 2026 is $5 million. Grant is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent in 2029 or 2030 if the Dolphins exercise the fifth-year option.His 2025 seasonGrant played all 17 games and made five starts. He finished with 33 tackles, two sacks, two tackles for loss, and one pass defensed. While Jordan Phillips started more games, it was Grant who was second on the team in snaps behind Zach Sieler among the team's defensive tackles. Pro Football Focus gave Grant a season grade of 48.4, which ranked 102nd among the 127 interior defensive linemen with enough snaps to qualify on their leader board.His projected roleThe Dolphins are expected to use more four-man front on defense under new head coach Jeff Hafley, and there's reason to hope/think/believe it will help unlock Grant's full potential and maximize his skill set as an athletic big man. Grant figures to line up next to Sieler at defensive tackle and become the full-time starter instead of Jordan Phillips, who's more of a run stuffer. Grant showed flashes as a rookie in 2025, but not nearly enough to make the Dolphins comfortable or confident he'll become an impactful player for years to come, which makes this an important season for him not only in how he could help the defense in 2026 but serve as a foundational piece for years to come. He's without question one of the players who'll be under a big spotlight in camp and in the fall.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 Ewers14. LB Tyrel Dodson13. T Austin Jackson12. CB JuJu Brents11. TE Greg Dulcich10. DT Zach Sieler9. T Patrick PaulAdd us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow