De’Von Achane just joined elite Dolphins company — and set a franchise record that even Tyreek Hill couldn’t match

Achane posted his 30th career touchdown in Miami's 34-10 victory over the Falcons — setting a franchise record for doing so in just his 36th career game with the team. We may be in Week 8 of his third season in the NFL but the fact that Achane missed some time as a rookie makes this mark that much more exceptional — he's posted 30 scores in just over the full allotment of two NFL seasons worth of games.

In doing so, he's become the fourteenth player in Dolphins history to achieve 30 total scores, breaking a tie with wide receiver Tyreek Hill, who may not get another chance to find the end zone and join the club while sitting on 29 career touchdowns in a Dolphins uniform.

Dolphins running back De'Von Achane's 17-game pace in 2025

• On pace for:
  1,145 rushing yards 499 receiving yards 15 total touchdowns
• Through 8 games in 2025

Achane joins a who's who of franchise stars to post 30+ touchdowns during their Miami Dolphins careers:

1. WR Mark Clayton - 82 touchdowns
2. WR Nat Moore - 75 touchdowns
3. WR Mark Duper - 59 touchdowns
4. FB Larry Csonka - 57 touchdowns
5. RB Ricky Williams - 54 touchdowns
6. WR Chris Chambers - 43 touchdowns
7. RB Ronnie Brown - 38 touchdowns
8. RB Kareem Adbul-Jabbar - 34 touchdowns
9. RB Mercury Morris - 33 touchdowns
10. RB Tony Nathan - 33 touchdowns
11. WR Paul Warfield - 33 touchdowns
12. WR O.J. McDuffie - 32 touchdowns
13. RB Jim Kiick - 31 touchdowns
14. RB De'Von Achane - 30 touchdowns (active)

The third-year running back is now firmly in the thick of Miami's elite of elite players. And the question isn't if his placement is earned but is instead 'how high on this list can he get in 2025?' Achane is pacing for 15 touchdowns this season, which would give him 8 more on the year and tie him with Ronnie Brown for seventh-place all-time in franchise history should he keep up the scoring. And that's through just three years of his rookie contract. With similar production in the next year and a half worth of games, Achane could feasibly be hitting the end of his rookie contract while pushing 50 touchdowns.

Trade rumors be damned. Miami needs to start getting into the business of retaining their in-house talent once it hits. Achane, who is eligible for a contract extension at the end of the season, may not see that effort early on amid the uncertainty around the football operation. But he's got a year and a half left to make his resume undeniable for the Dolphins to retain — and setting records is a good start to that effort. But for now, Miami simply needs him to continue to be the engine of the offense as this team tries to claw back from the brink.

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