Dolphins, Not Ravens, Claim G Christian Haynes

Haynes is now Miami-bound, and the Dolphins will continue a waiver-happy stretch that began when seven players were imported via claims August 31. Miami will waive rookie guard DJ Campbell to make room for Haynes, the Miami Herald’s Barry Jackson adds. The Dolphins have announced the claim. Campbell had not seen game action as a rookie.

As we covered below when it was believed the Ravens were claiming Haynes, he is a third-year guard whom the Seahawks drafted in the third round. The UConn product, who will reunite with former Huskies teammate/fellow Dolphins waiver claim Justin Joly via this transaction update, made five starts for the Seahawks this season but was never able to commandeer a first-string gig without an injury being involved.

The Seahawks’ Quenton Nelson acquisition made Haynes expendable, as Anthony Bradford (who kept beating out Haynes for Seattle’s right guard gig) is back from IR, and at least two teams submitted claims for a player signed through 2027.

Being 1-5, the Dolphins have the higher waiver priority than the 4-3 Ravens. Baltimore, which just saw another interior O-line injury (Vega Ioane’s MCL sprain) emerge, will need to make other plans after losing out on Haynes.

This is the Dolphins 10th waiver claim since August 31. Here are the players the new Miami regime has added via waivers since cutting its roster to 53 players August 30:

• Kaytron Allen, RB (Commanders)
• Brady Cook, QB (Jets)
• Marcellas Dial, CB (Patriots)
• Chukwuebuka Godrick, T (Chiefs)
• Christian Haynes, G (Seahawks)
• Justin Joly, TE (Broncos)
• Jarrett Kingston, OL (Texans)
• Reese Taylor, CB (Broncos)
• Jared Wayne, WR (Texans)
• Julius Wood, S (Cowboys)

Cook, Dial, Godrick, Joly, Kingston, Taylor and Wood comprised the septet the Dolphins added in August. Rebuilding teams regularly use that post-cutdown opportunity to add discarded talent, but the Dolphins have kept going since. They claimed Allen from the Commanders after Washington added Austin Ekeler and activated Jeremy McNichols from IR. Wayne arrived from Houston.

Like Allen and Wayne, it appeared Haynes would have been ticketed for a practice squad invite from the team that cut him. But the Dolphins (and Ravens) ensured that would not happen. It will be interesting to see if another team submitted a claim for the former No. 81 overall pick.

Although Miami is rebuilding and Baltimore is contending, Haynes may have had an easier route to playing time in Baltimore than Miami. The Dolphins have rookie first-rounder Kadyn Proctor at left guard and 2025 second-rounder Jonah Savaiinaea at RG. Haynes joins Kingston as backup options at the position. Haynes, 26, is due a nonguaranteed $1.59MM in 2027. That will give the Dolphins evaluation time here.