Dolphins Sign Fifth-Rounder Seydou Traore, Wrap Up Draft Class
The Dolphins signed fifth-round tight end Seydou Traore to his rookie deal on Thursday, the team announced. They now have all 13 of their 2026 draft picks under contract.
Toure was Miami’s 11th pick in a class headlined by two first-rounders, offensive lineman Kadyn Proctor (No. 12) and cornerback Chris Johnson (No. 27). They grabbed Proctor after moving down a spot in a trade with Dallas, which gave up the 177th and 180th picks. The Dolphins used the 180th choice on Traore, who was born in France and raised in England. Along with Jordan Mailata (Eagles; seventh round, 2018), Travis Clayton (Bills; seventh round, 2024) and Uar Bernard (Eagles; seventh round, 2026), Traore is one of four NFL draft picks to come from the International Pathway Program.
A former soccer goalie, Toure joined the NFL Academy in London and then moved to Clearwater, Fla., for his senior year of high school, per Dane Brugler of The Athletic. As a three-star recruit, Toure began his college career in 2021 at Arkansas State. He broke out in his second season – a 50-catch, 655-yard, four-touchdown campaign – and earned first-team All-Sun Belt honors. Traore sat out the next year after transferring to Mississippi State, but he was a solid producer there from 2024-25. He totaled 69 catches, 730 yards and six TDs over 25 games with the Bulldogs. The 6-foot-4, 223-pounder is now part of a Miami tight end group that also includes Greg Dulcich and third-round rookie Will Kacmarek.
The Dolphins made more picks than any other team in this year’s draft. Here is their full list of newcomers:
- Round 1, No. 12 (from Cowboys): Kadyn Proctor (T, Alabama) (signed)
- Round 1, No. 27 (from 49ers): Chris Johnson (CB, San Diego State) (signed)
- Round 2, No. 43: Jacob Rodriguez (LB, Texas Tech) (signed)
- Round 3, No. 75: Caleb Douglas (WR, Texas Tech) (signed)
- Round 3, No. 87 (from Eagles): Will Kacmarek (TE, Ohio State) (signed)
- Round 3, No. 94 (from Broncos): Chris Bell (WR, Louisville) (signed)
- Round 4, No. 130 (from Broncos): Trey Moore (EDGE, Texas) (signed)
- Round 4, No. 138*: Kyle Louis (LB, Pitt) (signed)
- Round 5, No. 158 (from Vikings): Michael Taaffe (S, Texas) (signed)
- Round 5, No. 177 (from Cowboys)*: Kevin Coleman Jr. (WR, Missouri) (signed)
- Round 5, No. 180 (from Cowboys)*: Seydou Traore (TE, Mississippi State) (signed)
- Round 6, No. 200 (from Panthers): DJ Campbell (G, Texas) (signed)
- Round 7, No. 238 (from Chargers via Titans and Jets): Max Llewellyn (EDGE, Iowa) (signed)
Dolphins Sign First-Round CB Chris Johnson
The Dolphins continue to shuffle paperwork for their picks from the 2026 NFL Draft. A day after landing the signatures of 10 drafted rookies, Miami has followed up with the completion of negotiations with both its first-round picks. While the team made an announcement for the signing of No. 12 overall pick Kadyn Proctor this afternoon, it was NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero that announced No. 27 overall pick Chris Johnson‘s signing.
As a three-star recruit out of Roosevelt HS (CA), Johnson didn’t have a ton of options, but he chose to stay fairly close to home when committing to San Diego State over offers from Northwestern, Boston College, Boise State, and Army. After playing minimally as a true freshman, Johnson began to rotate in more on defense in Year 2, recording his first interception, a forced fumble, and two passes defensed. Earning a starting role as a junior, Johnson began to break out, consistently finding the ball with another interception, five passes defensed, and three forced fumbles.
After a senior season in which he completed his breakout with four interceptions (for 146 yards and two touchdowns), eight passes defensed, and another forced fumble, Johnson secured his status as the presumed CB3 in the draft class but ended up being the second corner taken after Tennessee’s Jermod McCoy slid due to injury. Johnson boasts quick, fluid hips and strong instincts. He tends to toy with passers, baiting them into making throws that allow him to take advantage of good hands for a defender. He shows good-not-great speed but has solid recovery quickness. He’ll likely need to bulk up at the pro level, but the effort is there physically.
Miami saw cornerbacks Kader Kohou and Jack Jones depart in free agency, and veteran Rasul Douglas‘ contract expired this offseason, as well. Making his way across the country, Johnson should immediately have a pathway to a starting role across from Darrell Baker in a young, inexperienced secondary. He may encounter some challenge for the role, but with the Dolphins trading up to land him, it may just be his job to lose.
With all the work Miami’s put in over the past two days, only Mississippi State fifth-round tight end Seydou Traore remains un-signed. Here’s a look at the team’s 13-man draft class:
- Round 1, No. 12 (from Cowboys): Kadyn Proctor (T, Alabama) (signed)
- Round 1, No. 27 (from 49ers): Chris Johnson (CB, San Diego State) (signed)
- Round 2, No. 43: Jacob Rodriguez (LB, Texas Tech) (signed)
- Round 3, No. 75: Caleb Douglas (WR, Texas Tech) (signed)
- Round 3, No. 87 (from Eagles): Will Kacmarek (TE, Ohio State) (signed)
- Round 3, No. 94 (from Broncos): Chris Bell (WR, Louisville) (signed)
- Round 4, No. 130 (from Broncos): Trey Moore (EDGE, Texas) (signed)
- Round 4, No. 138*: Kyle Louis (LB, Pitt) (signed)
- Round 5, No. 158 (from Vikings): Michael Taaffe (S, Texas) (signed)
- Round 5, No. 177 (from Cowboys)*: Kevin Coleman Jr. (WR, Missouri) (signed)
- Round 5, No. 180 (from Cowboys)*: Seydou Traore (TE, Mississippi State)
- Round 6, No. 200 (from Panthers): DJ Campbell (G, Texas) (signed)
- Round 7, No. 238 (from Chargers via Titans and Jets): Max Llewellyn (EDGE, Iowa) (signed)
Dolphins Sign OL Kadyn Proctor To Rookie Deal
Kadyn Proctor is the latest member of the Dolphins’ draft class to sign his rookie deal. The first-rounder is officially on the books, per a team announcement.
Proctor was the target of widespread interest leading up to the draft, with the Lions viewed as his floor at pick No. 17. Detroit showed a desire to move up to the 14th spot via a trade with the Ravens, but negotiations on that front stopped once it became clear Proctor was no longer available. The Alabama product ultimately went at No. 12.
That pick represented the first of 13 made over the course of the draft by new Dolphins general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan. A full-scale rebuild is in its early stages, and making an early investment along the offensive line came as little surprise when Miami was first on the clock. Proctor played as a tackle in college, but his NFL career will begin at guard. As a result, 2024 second-rounder Patrick Paul will continue to operate on the blindside.
A shift to tackle may be in store later in his Miami tenure, but for now Proctor will prepare for a starting gig at left guard. That position was manned last season by Jonah Savaiinaea, who will slide to right guard in 2026. Savaiinaea struggled mightily during his rookie campaign, and it will be interesting to see how he fares in training camp under Jeff Hafley and a new coaching staff.
Miami lost Cole Strange in free agency but signed veteran Jamaree Salyer this spring. The team also selected DJ Campbell in the sixth round of the draft. Both of them could be candidates to take over the starting gig at right guard in particular depending on how padded practices and the preseason play out. In any event, Proctor’s unique combination of size and athleticism will lead to high expectations right away upon entry to the NFL. He will be counted on to serve as a mainstay along the Dolphins’ O-line in 2026 and beyond.
Given today’s news, 11 members of Miami’s draft class are now under contract. Only first-round cornerback Chris Johnson and sixth-round tight end Seydou Traore are unsigned at this point.
Dolphins C Aaron Brewer Seeking New Contract
The Dolphins entered the 2026 offseason embracing change. They hired a new head coach and general manager, signed quarterback Malik Willis, and traded star wide receiver Jaylen Waddle to the Broncos.
But Miami has also been focused on keeping the best parts of their team intact. They already signed De’Von Achane to a four-year, $64MM extension with rumored interest in new contracts for All-Pros Jordyn Brooks and Aaron Brewer.
There has been little news on the Brooks front, but Brewer has expressed his desire for a raise via an extension, per NFL Network’s Cameron Wolfe. The 28-year-old was not present at OTAs last week due to a family obligation, but he was present at mandatory minicamp on Tuesday. He participated in practice, indicating he is not staging a ‘hold-in’ to force movement on his contract.
Still, Brewer made it clear that he believes he should be paid significantly more than his current three-year, $21MM deal. The former Titan is in the final year of that contract, which will pay him just under $7MM after a restructure earlier this offseason. That amount is understandably unacceptable for Brewer, who is coming off an second-team All-Pro season and just saw Tyler Linderbaum take the center market to $27MM per year in March.
Brewer is still the 10th-highest-paid center in the NFL, but the gap between him and a top-five deal at $12MM per year or more was already substantial. Linderbaum’s contract has created a chasm in the market, and Brewer intends to capitalize on the rising center tide to lift his boat. Similarly-aged and -accomplished veterans like Connor McGovern, Luke Wattenberg, and Tyler Biadasz all received $10MM AAVs or higher within the last year, giving Brewer a solid floor for an extension.
The Dolphins scheduled their minicamp between their second and third sets of OTAs, so Brewer’s attendance next week could be indicative of progress on a deal (or lack thereof).
NFL Draft Pick Signings: 6/2/26
Today’s draft pick signings:
Miami Dolphins
- LB Jacob Rodriguez (second round, Texas Tech)
- WR Caleb Douglas (third round, Texas Tech)
- TE Will Kacmarek (third round, Ohio State)
- WR Chris Bell (third round, Louisville)
- EDGE Trey Moore (fourth round, Texas)
- LB Kyle Louis (fourth round, Pitt)
- S Michael Taaffe (fifth round, Texas)
- WR Kevin Coleman Jr. (fifth round, Missouri)
- G DJ Campbell (sixth round, Texas)
- EDGE Max Llewellyn (seventh round, Iowa)
The Dolphins have finally gotten around to inking most of their draft class to rookie contracts. The team isn’t done, however. The team’s two first-round picks, OT Kadyn Proctor and CB Chris Johnson (plus fifth-round TE Seydou Traore) remain unsigned.
Dolphins Sign WR Jalen Reagor
Wide receiver Jalen Reagor‘s career has not gone according to plan, but another team will give the former first-round pick a chance. The Dolphins announced they have signed Reagor to an undisclosed deal and waived safety/linebacker Jordan Colbert with a failed physical designation.
Owners of the 21st selection in the 2020 draft, the Eagles chose Reagor and left fellow receiver Justin Jefferson on the board. It quickly became apparent general manager Howie Roseman made a mistake. Jefferson, who went 22nd overall to the Vikings, has been one of the premier wideouts in the league throughout his career. Reagor, on the other hand, has never put it together in stints with the Eagles (2020-21), Vikings (2022, when he was teammates with Jefferson), Patriots (2023) and Chargers (2024). He has totaled just 86 catches and four touchdowns in 64 regular-season games.
After an eight-game, seven-catch 2024, the Chargers brought Reagor back for a second year last season. However, the 5-foot-11, 197-pounder ended up among the Chargers’ final cuts in late August. While they re-signed Reagor to their practice squad, they released him for good in October. He didn’t get into any games in 2025.
Last season’s Chargers had a more talented receiving corps than the Dolphins’ current group, which could give the 27-year-old Reagor a better chance to earn a roster spot. The rebuilding Dolphins traded No. 1 option Jaylen Waddle to the Broncos for three draft picks, including a 2026 first-rounder (which became cornerback Chris Johnson), leaving them with no proven starters. Along with Reagor, they have given short-term free agent contracts to Tutu Atwell, Jalen Tolbert and Terrace Marshall. Holdover Malik Washington, third-rounders Caleb Douglas and Chris Bell, and fifth-rounder Kevin Coleman Jr. are also among the pass catchers in the mix.
Reagor’s pact with the Dolphins will reunite him with pass game coordinator Kevin Patullo, who held the same position in Philadelphia in the receiver’s last year with the team (2021). While Reagor set career highs in catches (33) and touchdowns (two) then, he has not approached those modest numbers in any season since.
Dolphins Have Not Shown Interest In Re-Signing CB Rasul Douglas
Cornerback Rasul Douglas was a 13-game starter for the Dolphins last year, but it appears he will have to look elsewhere if he plans to continue his career in 2026. Since Douglas reached free agency over two months ago, the Dolphins have not shown any interest in re-signing him, Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reports.
This is the second straight drawn-out stay on the open market for the well-traveled Douglas. The former Eagle, Panther, Packer and Bill took until late August last year to join the Dolphins on a $3MM deal. The team needed a capable option after losing Kader Kohou and Artie Burns to season-ending injuries, trading Jalen Ramsey, and cutting Mike Hilton and Kendall Fuller. The Dolphins were unaware at the time that they would barely get anything from Storm Duck, who missed 15 games with ankle and knee injuries.
Douglas stayed healthy for most of 2025, sitting out just two games, and joined Jack Jones to form Miami’s top cornerback duo. He played 79.46% of defensive snaps (851 total) and notched 62 tackles, 13 pass deflections and a pair of interceptions. He also gave up a paltry 73.0 passer rating on 77 targets, essentially turning opposing quarterbacks into the 2025 version of J.J. McCarthy. Douglas earned high marks from Pro Football Focus, which ranked his performance 24th among 112 qualified corners.
Despite Douglas’ strong showing in Miami, it appears the rebuilding club will move on and turn to in-house defenders. With Jones also gone (to the 49ers), Duck, 27th overall pick Chris Johnson, Marco Wilson, JuJu Brents and Darrell Baker are among the Dolphins’ options at the position. Duck, however, is still not at full strength. Head coach Jeff Hafley announced this week that Duck is rehabbing from an offseason cleanup procedure on his knee, per Omar Kelly of the Miami Herald. Hafley did not provide a timeline for Duck’s return.
As the summer approaches, Douglas, Marshon Lattimore, Trevon Diggs, Tre’Davious White, Kenny Moore and Adoree’ Jackson represent several established corners who are still unsigned. Douglas has racked up 93 starts, 92 passes defensed and 21 picks in his nine-year, 135-game career. While another Dolphins deal looks unlikely, it will be a surprise if someone doesn’t sign him before next season.
Dolphins’ De’Von Achane Had Offseason Shoulder Surgery; Latest On WR Chris Bell
Despite signing a four-year extension worth up to $68MM a couple of weeks ago, Dolphins running back De’Von Achane has not been a full participant at OTAs. Head coach Jeff Hafley explained why this week, revealing Achane is on the mend from minor shoulder surgery.
“He’s rehabbing right now, he’s doing well,” Hafley said (via Josh Alper of PFT). “You’ll see him out there doing some drills and doing some running around. You just will not see him in full team drills.”
Achane’s shoulder injury held him out of the Dolphins’ 2025 season finale and prevented him from logging his second straight 17-game campaign. The 24-year-old nevertheless posted personal-best numbers in the third season of his career.
One of the few bright spots on a below-average offense, Achane ran for 1,350 yards on 238 carries (good for an eye-popping 5.7 YPC) and added eight touchdowns. He found the end zone four more times as a pass catcher and notched 67 receptions for 488 yards. Achane earned his first Pro Bowl nod in what turned out to be the offensive-minded Mike McDaniel‘s last season as the Dolphins’ head coach.
McDaniel and former general manager Chris Grier were at the helm when the Dolphins reeled in Achane in the third round of the 2023 draft. The Dolphins’ new regime of Hafley and GM Jon-Eric Sullivan could have moved on from Achane via trade, as they did with receiver Jaylen Waddle in a blockbuster deal with the Broncos. Instead, in the early stages of a full rebuild, Dolphins leadership identified Achane as a foundational piece. Assuming he remains healthy for most of all or 2026, he should easily serve as the Dolphins’ top offensive threat and provide a much-needed weapon for new starting quarterback Malik Willis.
Miami’s hope is that young wide receiver Chris Bell will join Achane as a key offensive building block, but the rookie third-rounder (94th overall) is a bit behind as he begins his career. The former Louisville standout is only six months removed from tearing his ACL last November. Bell is working his way back but remains without a timeline for a full return, Hafley said (via Marcel Louis-Jacques of ESPN).
It appears Bell will begin training camp on the active/PUP list. If he returns during the summer, he could have a chance to compete for a role in a receiving corps that lacks proven starters in the wake of the Waddle trade. Tutu Atwell, Jalen Tolbert, Malik Washington and Terrace Marshall are among the veterans in the fold, but nobody from that group has put up strong production in the NFL. That explains why Miami used three of its league-high 13 draft picks on receivers. Before taking Bell, the Dolphins invested a third-rounder (No. 75) in Caleb Douglas. They also added Kevin Coleman Jr. in the fifth round (177th).
Dolphins Worked Out RB Zamir White
It’s been a quiet offseason for Zamir White, but it sounds like that could soon change. According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the free agent running back recently met with the Dolphins, and he’s expected to work out for other organizations in the coming weeks.
The 2022 fourth-round pick didn’t get much run on offense as a rookie, but he saw an increased role with the Raiders in 2023. With Josh Jacobs missing a handful of games, White ended up starting four of his 17 appearances, finishing with 549 yards from scrimmage and one touchdown on 119 touches.
When Jacobs left for Green Bay ahead of the 2024 campaign, there was some thought that White would step up as the definitive RB1. He never ended up running away with the job, and thanks in part to injury, he finished third on the Raiders in carries behind Alexander Mattison and Ameer Abdullah. White ultimately completed that season with only 213 yards from scrimmage. He was knocked further down the depth chart following the additions of Ashton Jeanty and Raheem Mostert in 2025, with White finishing last season with a career-low 12 rushing attempts.
White’s experience and his special teams ability (he returned 11 kickoffs last season) still make him worthy of a flyer. He could find that opportunity in Miami, as the Dolphins have an unsettled depth chart behind De’Von Achane. The team is still rostering former draft picks Jaylen Wright and Ollie Gordon, and White could provide that duo with some competition for backup reps.
Former Dolphins DT Manny Fernandez Dies At 79
Former Dolphins defensive tackle Manny Fernandez has died, per a team announcement made on Tuesday. He was 79.
Fernandez played a total of eight seasons (1968-75), beginning his career when Miami was in the AFL. At the onset of the post-merger period, the former undrafted free agent was instrumental in the Dolphins’ success. That included key roles leading up to and during the team’s three consecutive Super Bowl appearances early in the 1970s.
A full-time starter for most of his career – which was spent exclusively in Miami – Fernandez enjoyed productive showings in the regular season. He is, however, best remembered for his output during the playoffs and in Miami’s Super Bowls. Fernandez is officially credited with 4.5 career postseason sacks, and his performance in Super Bowl LVII was critical in cementing Miami’s perfect campaign in 1972. To this day, that remains the only undefeated regular and postseason in NFL history.
Miami went on to win the following Super Bowl and further cement the legacy of head coach Don Shula and the core players who led the way to that sustained success. Fernandez was certainly among that group, totaling at least four sacks in each of his first six seasons. His career took place before tackles became an official statistic, but the Utah product served as a key figure against the run in addition to his work as a pass rushing presence.
Every member of the ’72 team was ultimately inducted into the Dolphins’ Ring of Honor. Fernandez’s accolades – which included a top-10 finish in MVP voting in 1970 – made him one of the players honored again on an individual basis, though. That took place in 2014, further highlighting his significance to the Dolphins and to the ‘No-Name’ defense which he played a central role in across the course of his decorated career.