Dolphins Did Homework On WR Marvin Harrison Jr.

After selecting three wide receivers in the 2026 NFL Draft, he Dolphins are working with one of, if not, the youngest receiving corps in the NFL. The group is led by third-year pass catcher Malik Washington, a former sixth-round pick out of Virginia. After that, third-round rookies Caleb Douglas and Chris Bell and fifth-rounder Kevin Coleman Jr. are on the receiving end of the majority of the targets from the arm of quarterback Malik Willis.

At 1-7, the Dolphins are quite distanced from the playoff race, so it’s fair to assume that they aren’t simply one or two pieces away from contention. With that in mind, Jones notes that trading for a single piece, as beneficial as Harrison might be, didn’t make sense for Miami’s situation. With so much young talent and very few outsized contracts crowding their salary cap, the Dolphins are all about building and developing right now, and they are stockpiling assets in order to do so.

That appears to be the goal for Miami at this time, according to Jones. They already have an extra fifth-round pick from Pittsburgh dating back to the trade that sent Jalen Ramsey and Jonnu Smith to the Steelers in exchange for Minkah Fitzpatrick. They also have an extra seventh-rounder after giving a sixth-round pick in this past draft to the Giants for Darren Waller in 2025. As the trade deadline continues to draw near, expect the Dolphins to keep a diligent eye on things while likely remaining conservative.