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 7: LB JORDYN BROOKSHow he joined the DolphinsThe Dolphins signed Brooks as an unrestricted free agent from the Seattle Seahawks during the 2024 offseason.Contract statusBrooks is entering the final year of his three-year, $26.25 million contract that included a $16 million signing bonus, per Over The Cap. Brooks is scheduled to make $8.3 million in base salary and roster bonus in 2026, though none of the salary is guaranteed. He is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent next offseason and a potential contract extension is perhaps the biggest storyline heading into training camp.His 2025 seasonIn his second year with the Dolphins, Brooks turned in the best linebacker performance the team has gotten since the days of Zach Thomas while earning first-team AP All-Pro recognition. Brooks led the NFL with 183 tackles, including 13 for loss, with 3.5 sacks, three passes defensed, one fumble forced and one fumble recovery. He reached double digits in tackles in 10 games, including a season-high 20 in the overtime victory against the Washington Commanders in Spain. His projected roleThe Dolphins will be using a different scheme under new head coach Jeff Hafley, and it will feature more use of off-the-ball linebackers. It shouldn't change Brooks' role very much, particularly in terms of usage because he figures to be on the field more than any other linebacker, assuming his contract situation gets worked out and he gets an extension. While Hafley said in the offseason he wants his defensive players to be somewhat interchangeable, Brooks likely will spend a lot of his time at the weakside position and the question is whether he can come close to matching his performance of 2025. The reason Brooks is only number 7 in our countdown has to do with significant to the team success and it not a reflection on player quality.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 Paul8. DT Kenneth GrantAdd us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow