3 Miami Dolphins I Think You Should Add Before Your Fantasy Football Playoffs
The 2025 NFL season is heading into the final stretch, which means the same holds true for fantasy football.
If you’re like me, you’re in a ton of leagues, and many of those involve you jockeying for a better pick in next year’s draft. In other leagues, I started off red hot but faltered over the last few weeks, and I need to hold firm if I want to make the postseason.
Regardless of which side of the line you fall on, if you play fantasy football, your goal should always be to better your roster. And what better time to do it than with the most critical part of the season yet to come?
If you’re a Dolphins fan, you probably already have a few shares or have been sniped by a friend — because you can’t stop talking about them. Either way, with the team coming back from the BYE, and your weekly waivers in the rear-view mirror, NOW might be your last chance — AND THE PERFECT TIME — to get one of these guys on the low.
Here are three players I think can help you win your fantasy football league as the season comes to a close.
Ollie Gordon II | Running Back
SLEEPER: 14% ROSTERED | 1% START |
I have a few shares of Ollie Gordon II (read: OG2) from my rookie drafts, and the biggest thing I noticed this season was his ability to snipe Achane at the goal line or in short-yardage situations (as expected), and I fully expect that to continue in the coming weeks.
In fact, with Miami getting healthy, one might argue that the team should fully embrace its run-first mentality and continue using the new-look thunder and lightning they’ve shown in recent weeks. Before the BYE, OG2 played a career-high 39% of Miami’s offensive snaps, carrying the ball 9 times for 45 yards and a touchdown.
If the team truly wants to keep this win streak going, they may have to scale back Achane’s workload, to which I say, “What better way than Ollie Gordon II”? #FeedOllieGordonMore
Malik Washington | Wide Receiver
SLEEPER: 21% ROSTERED | 4% START |
Miami struck gold when they landed Malik Washington in the sixth round (184th overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft. One year prior, Washington broke Virginia’s single-season record for receptions (110) and receiving yards (1,426 yards), and since his arrival, he has only improved in Mike McDaniel’s offense.
As a rookie, Washington caught 26 of 36 targets for 223 yards in 14 games with the Dolphins. Already in 2025, he has seen a career high in targets (47) and already has a career high in receptions (33), yards (234), and touchdowns (2). He also continues to make an impact in the run game, carrying the ball 13 times for 78 yards and three first downs.
Telling you to run out to pick up a wide receiver when Miami is clearly transforming its offense may not be the best call, but for an offense that has been so desperate for someone to step up as a WR3, Washington has had no choice but to step up and be that No.2 in Tyreek Hill’s absence.
These next few weeks should be telling for the future of Washington and the Dolphins’ offense.
Greg Dulcich Darren Waller| Tight End
SLEEPER: 33% ROSTERED | 2% START |
Look, I’ll be the first one to admit I shrugged my shoulders when the Dolphins traded away their all-time leading tight end (Jonnu Smith) and replaced him with a tight end who — quite literally — retired (Darren Waller). And then he showed up, and man, oh man, was I wrong, and I have no problem admitting it.
In three games with the Dolphins and quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (I’m not counting the Cleveland game when he got hurt), Waller played 46% of Miami’s offensive snaps and was targeted 12 times.
Things have been positive for Waller in the coming weeks. However, as of Friday afternoon, there was still uncertainty about whether Waller would play on Sunday vs. the New Orleans Saints. If he can go, it may be exactly the jolt of lightning the Dolphins offense needs as they look to continue their improbable turnaround after starting the season 1-6.
Raiders’ Ashton Jeanty Gets Hopeful News Before Chargers Game
One of the significant concerns about former Las Vegas Raiders offensive coordinator Chip Kelly was the lack of a running game and the usage of Ashton Jeanty, whom the Silver and Black drafted in the top 10.
Now that Kelly is gone, Greg Olson has taken the reins as the team’s offensive coordinator, and the major question is whether the Raiders will lean on Jeanty more than they did in the final games of Kelly’s tenure.
In Kelly’s 11 games as offensive coordinator, Jeanty only had two games in which he recorded more than 20 rushing attempts, which were against the Chicago Bears (21) and Tennessee Titans
On November 27, Olson spoke with the media and shared insight into his plan for Jeanty, who he wants to be a focal point of the offense ahead of the Week 13 game against the
“Part of the reason why we drafted him where we did was expectations of not only the player himself, but what we want our offense to look like,” Olson said. “Getting him more involved
“There are a lot of things he can do besides run the football, but how do you get the ball in your players’ hands, your best players’ hands, and he’s one of our best players, so we have to find more ways to get him the ball.”
Stories About Raiders Offensive Dysfunction Emerge
The Raiders will hope Olson is a step up from Kelly, whose head-scratching moments emerged after his firing. A few days after Kelly was let
“It just seemed like from Week 2 on, teams just kind of caught up with what the Raiders were doing,” Pelissero said on the November 26 edition of “The Rich Eisen Show.”
“There were times I was told where Chip Kelly was repeatedly botching the play calls. For instance, tagging a motion on a play—so the receivers are on the left, not the right—and he forgets to say it. Geno Smith goes to the line of scrimmage thinking, ‘This doesn’t look right,
More on the Raiders’ Issues on Offense
Kelly botching a play wasn’t the only story Pelissero shared with Eisen to show just how dysfunctional the offense was.
“On several occasions, I was told Chip called a play that was either not in the game plan or not installed at all,“ Pelissero added. “Things like that happened. You’re not productive. That’s enough—you didn’t need any extra excuses. But a lot of issues were popping up within games that a good team simply cannot overcome. They didn’t have enough talent.”
It will be interesting to see if any changes come to the Raiders and Jeanty with Olson now calling the plays, and whether they dial it back after Geno Smith made more than 40 pass attempts in the past two games against the
