Top 50 Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins entered the world of Pro Football in 1966 when they joined the AFL. Once the leagues merged, the Dolphins emerged as one of the first elite powers of the conference in the early 70s, something that seemed incomprehensible based on their early struggles.
The Dolphins went to Super Bowl VI, losing to Dallas, but they would then put forth an undefeated season in 1972 and would win Super Bowl VII, which to date is the only time a team has gone an entire year without a loss. The Dolphins repeated as Super Bowl Champions the following year.
That was the last Super Bowl win for the Dolphins, but they did appear in the big game twice in the 1980s.
This list is up to the end of the 2024 season.
Note: Football lists are based on an amalgamation of tenure, traditional statistics, advanced statistics, playoff statistics, and post-season accolades.
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The 1983 NFL Draft lives in football lore as the legendary "Year of the Quarterback," a frantic first-round frenzy where five passers—John Elway, Todd Blackledge, Jim Kelly, Tony Eason, and Division II product Ken O'Brien—were swept off the board early. Sitting near the bottom of the round after coming off a Super Bowl appearance, the Miami Dolphins watched in absolute…
Selected in the third round (73rd overall) of the 1997 NFL Draft out of the University of Akron, Jason Taylor entered the professional ranks after earning two First-Team All-MAC selections as a Zip. The Dolphins saw immense raw potential in the 6-foot-6, 244-pound pass-rushing specialist, and he immediately validated their trust. Taylor recorded 5.0 sacks and two forced fumbles as…
When the Miami Dolphins selected Zach Thomas in the fifth round (154th overall) of the 1996 NFL Draft, scouts brushed him off as an undersized middle linebacker out of Texas Tech who lacked the raw length and physical measurables to withstand professional blocking schemes. Standing 5-foot-11, Thomas quickly silenced every skeptic by unleashing an uncanny diagnostic instinct, relentless sideline-to-sideline pursuit,…
Fresh off the landmark 1970 AFL-NFL merger agreement, the Miami Dolphins utilized their high-value first-round pick (fourth overall) in the 1967 Common Draft to land Purdue signal-caller Bob Griese. The calculated move provided the infant franchise with an immediate field general. Throwing for over 2,000 yards in his debut season, the cool-headed rookie captured AFL All-Star recognition in both 1967…
Undrafted out of South Dakota State in 1970, Jim Langer faced an uphill battle just to earn a spot on an NFL roster. After the Cleveland Browns cut him during training camp, the Miami Dolphins claimed him off waivers, and he spent his first two seasons primarily as a backup linebacker and interior offensive line reserve under head coach Don…
After two unremarkable seasons as a backup guard with the San Diego Chargers, Larry Little was traded to the Miami Dolphins for Mack Lamb. Little wasn’t thrilled. The Dolphins weren’t particularly good at the time, and he had no idea the franchise was about to start building something special. Lamb never played a down for the Chargers. We know who…
With the ninth overall pick in the 1990 Draft, the Miami Dolphins took the hulking Richmond Webb from Texas A&M for one clear reason: to keep Dan Marino upright on the left side. The former Aggie did exactly that. Webb started in Week 1 as a rookie and never really stopped. He became the first Dolphin to reach the Pro…
Dwight Stephenson arrived in Miami as a second-round pick out of Alabama in the 1980 Draft. He spent most of his first two seasons on special teams while he learned the pro game. By 1982, he had taken over at center and was ready to show what he could do. From 1983 through 1987, he made the Pro Bowl every…
Larry Csonka was the first running back taken in the 1968 Draft, eighth overall by the Miami Dolphins out of Syracuse. The first two seasons were a struggle. Injuries limited him, and the team around him wasn't ready yet. The arrival of Don Shula in 1970 changed the picture. Csonka got healthy, tightened his fundamentals, and developed the habit of…
Bob Kuechenberg looked like a grizzled veteran long before he actually was one. The Notre Dame product was taken in the fourth round by the Philadelphia Eagles in 1969, but he quit during training camp and spent a year playing semi-pro. The Dolphins signed him in 1970, and he found a home in pro football for the next fourteen seasons.…
Bob Baumhower spent his entire pro career with the Miami Dolphins, and for most of those years, he anchored the defensive line. He arrived in 1977 as a second-round pick out of Alabama and stepped in at nose tackle right away. He started all but one of the 130 games he played. He made the Pro Bowl in 1979, then…
Jake Scott left the University of Georgia after his sophomore year and spent one season with the BC Lions in the Canadian Football League while he waited to become eligible for the NFL Draft. The Miami Dolphins took him in the seventh round in 1970. He played six seasons in Miami and started every game. He recorded at least four…
Dick Anderson never played anywhere else. The Dolphins took the strong safety out of Colorado in the third round in 1968, and he spent the rest of his career in South Florida. He made an impression right away. As a rookie, he led the AFL in interception return yards and finished with eight picks, earning Defensive Rookie of the Year.…
Dan Marino was a superstar quarterback with high-profile weapons around him, but none were better than Mark Clayton. Clayton came out of Louisville as an eighth-round pick in 1983, and no one projected a star career. He made the team and spent most of his rookie year returning punts. That changed in year two. 1984 was Marino’s MVP season, and…
Cameron Wake had a solid career at Penn State, but he went undrafted in 2005. The New York Giants gave him a look, but he didn’t stick. Instead of walking away, he headed to the Canadian Football League and signed with the BC Lions. In two seasons there, he made the All-Star team both years and was named the league’s…
Sam Madison came out of Louisville as a second-round pick by the Miami Dolphins in 1997. He started only three games as a rookie and spent much of that first year on special teams, but the following season he took over as the full-time right cornerback. Once he got the job, he held onto it for most of the next…
Mark Duper showed up in Miami as a second-round pick out of Northwestern State in 1982, and almost nobody noticed at first. He played in only two games as a rookie and did not catch a single pass. Everything changed once Dan Marino took over at quarterback. The production arrived in a hurry. In 1983, he went from zero catches…
Plenty of people in Cleveland were stunned when the Browns traded Paul Warfield to the Miami Dolphins after the 1969 season. As a rookie in 1964, he had helped Cleveland win the NFL Championship, and he was coming off two straight Pro Bowl seasons. The Browns got the third overall pick in the deal and used it on Purdue quarterback…
Bill Stanfill arrived in Miami already carrying a résumé. At Georgia, he helped the Bulldogs win the Cotton Bowl, earned All-American honors as a senior, and took home the Outland Trophy as the top interior lineman in college football. The Dolphins drafted him 11th overall in 1969, and he stepped into a defense still finding its identity but about to…
