Jaylen Wright

Sports Illustrated’s Dante Collinelli believes Dolphins RB Jaylen Wright is “expected to carry more of the load in 2025.”

Miami gave up its 2025 third-round pick to get into the fourth round and draft Wright at No. 120 overall last year. Their investment didn’t yield any returns in year one as Wright ran for 249 yards on 68 attempts. He played sparingly behind a hobbled Raheem Mostert and an overworked De’Von Achane. The latter was historically efficient in 2023, averaging 7.8 yards per carry on 103 attempts as a rookie. He took on more work in 2024 but his home run potential vanished. He averaged just 4.5 yards per carry on nearly twice as many totes. Miami needs to get something out of Wright and has a starter who thrives on lighter workloads. It makes plenty of sense to get Wright more involved as the successor to Mostert, who was cut this offseason.