Ranking the Most Important Dolphins, No. 11: Can Dulcich Deliver?

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 11: TE GREG DULCICH

How he joined the Dolphins

The Dolphins signed Dulcich — nicknamed "Dulcich de Leche" — to their practice squad in August 2025 after he was released by the New York Giants and eventually signed him to the active roster in October.

Contract status

The Dolphins re-signed Dulcich this offseason to a one-year contract for $3.25 million that included a $1.8 million signing bonus spread out over five years. That kept his 2026 cap number at only $1.7 million. He will become an unrestricted free agent again next offseason without a new deal.

His 2025 season

Dulcich ended up playing 10 games for the Dolphins and made three starts — against the Washington Commanders in Spain in Week 11, against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 16 and against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 17. His first appearance came in the Week 8 victory against the Atlanta Falcons. He finished with 26 catches for 335 yards (12.9 average) and one touchdown. His best outing came against Tampa Bay when he had five catches for 58 yards and his one touchdown.

His projected role

All of Dulcich's stats came in the second half of the season, which projects to about 50 catches over a full season. With Darren Waller and Julian Hill no longer around, Dulcich is the lone holdover from the 2025 tight end group and the contract the Dolphins gave him — when compared to the other contracts they gave out this offseason (though it still was only a one-year deal) — showed what they think of his potential. And there also was Jon-Eric Sullivan naming Dulcich when asked the one player he was looking forward to seeing make a big move in 2026. With all the uncertainty around the wide receiver corps, it would surprise no one if Dulcich became a favorite target for Malik Willis and he could become close to a full-time player if the coaching staff likes his blocking enough. At the very least, he should be a clear factor in the passing game.

THE PREVIOUS PLAYERS ON THE COUNTDOWN

90. G James Ester
89. T Kevin Cline
88. QB Mark Gronowski
87. DT Keith Cooper Jr.
86. EDGE Seth Coleman
85. RB Anthony Hankerson
84. WR Donaven McCulley
83. FB D.J. Herman
82. C Jim Bonitas
81. LS Tucker Addington
80. DT Alex Huntley
79. T Marques Cox
78. EDGE Rodney McGraw
77. TE Cole Turner
76. DT Khalil Saunders
75. CB Miles Battle
74. S Major Burns
73. RB Carlos Washington Jr.
72. EDGE Robert Beal Jr.
71. WR A.J. Henning
70. RB Donovan Edwards
69. DB Omar Brown
68. EDGE Cameron Goode
67. WR Jalen Reagor
66. EDGE Max Llewellyn
65. WR Terrace Marshall Jr.
64. CB Ethan Robinson
63. G/T Josh Priebe
62. DT Rene Konga
61. WR Tahj Washington
60. QB Cam Miller
59. CB A.J. Green III
58. EDGE Mason Reiger
57. CB Alex Austin
56. P Bradley Pinion
55. LB Jackson Woodard
54. K Zane Gonzalez
53. S Louis Moore
52. DT Matthew Butler
51. CB Marco Wilson
50. CB Darrell Baker Jr.
49. LB Ronnie Harrison Jr.
48. T Charlie Heck
47. WR Chris Bell
46. CB Storm Duck
45. WR Theo Wease Jr.
44. TE Seydou Traore
43. G DJ Campbell
42. G/C Andrew Meyer
41. K Riley Patterson
40. S Michael Taaffe
39. CB Ethan Bonner
38. TE Ben Sims
37. EDGE David Ojabo
36. S Lonnie Johnson Jr.
35. Zayne Anderson
34. EDGE Josh Uche
33. WR Jalen Tolbert
32. EDGE/LB Trey Moore
31. LB Willie Gay Jr.
30. RB Jaylen Wright
29. WR Kevin Coleman Jr.
28. G Jonah Savaiinaea
27. DT Zeek Biggers
26. LB Kyle Louis
25. RB Ollie Gordon II
24. WR Tutu Atwell
23. G/T Jamaree Salyer
22. WR Malik Washington
21. DT Jordan Phillips
20. WR Caleb Douglas
19. LB Jacob Rodriguez
18. CB Jason Marshall Jr.
17. S Dante Trader Jr.
16. TE Will Kacmarek
15. QB Quinn Ewers
14. LB Tyrel Dodson
13. T Austin Jackson
12. CB JuJu Brents

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