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The 27 Greatest Miami Dolphins Players of All Time

By YPB Team

Perfect-season stalwarts, record-setting passers and today's speedsters share one bracket here, alongside a few names only longtime season-ticket holders will remember.

  1. Dan Marino — ranked #11
    Dan Marino
    Quarterback for the Dolphins from 1983 to 1999 who was named 1984 NFL MVP after throwing for 5,084 yards and 48 touchdowns that season.
    1000pts
  2. Nick Buoniconti — ranked #22
    Nick Buoniconti
    Middle linebacker who arrived from the Boston Patriots in 1969, played middle linebacker for the No-Name Defense of the 1972 perfect season and entered the Hall of Fame in 2001.
    750pts
  3. Dick Anderson — ranked #33
    Dick Anderson
    Safety from 1968 to 1977 who intercepted four passes in one 1973 game against Pittsburgh and was named that season's AP Defensive Player of the Year.
    700pts
  4. Ricky Williams — ranked #44
    Ricky Williams
    Running back acquired from New Orleans in 2002 who led the NFL with a franchise-record 1,853 rushing yards in his first Miami season.
    625pts
  5. Zach Thomas — ranked #55
    Zach Thomas
    Middle linebacker taken in the fifth round in 1996 who made seven Pro Bowls with Miami and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2023.
    625pts
  6. Larry Csonka — ranked #66
    Larry Csonka
    Fullback drafted in 1968 who was named Super Bowl VIII MVP after rushing for 145 yards against Minnesota.
    625pts
  7. Jarvis Landry — ranked #77
    Jarvis Landry
    Wide receiver drafted in 2014 who made three Pro Bowls with Miami and led the NFL with 112 receptions in 2017.
    566pts
  8. Jason Taylor — ranked #88
    Jason Taylor
    Defensive end drafted in 1997 who was the 2006 AP Defensive Player of the Year and holds the franchise record with 131 sacks as a Dolphin.
    566pts
  9. Tyreek Hill — ranked #99
    Tyreek Hill
    Wide receiver acquired from Kansas City in 2022 who led the NFL with a franchise-record 1,799 receiving yards in 2023.
    566pts
  10. Mike Pouncey — ranked #1010
    Mike Pouncey
    Center drafted 15th overall in 2011 who was selected to three Pro Bowls during his seven seasons in Miami.
    566pts
  11. Reshad Jones — ranked #1111
    Reshad Jones
    Safety drafted in 2010 who spent ten seasons with Miami and was selected to two Pro Bowls.
    566pts
  12. Paul Warfield — ranked #1212
    Paul Warfield
    Wide receiver acquired from Cleveland in 1970 who played for both of Miami's Super Bowl-winning teams and entered the Hall of Fame in 1983.
    500pts
  13. Mark Clayton — ranked #1313
    Mark Clayton
    Wide receiver drafted in the eighth round in 1983 who led the NFL with 18 touchdown catches in 1984 and holds the franchise record with 81 receiving touchdowns.
    500pts
  14. Tua Tagovailoa — ranked #1414
    Tua Tagovailoa
    Quarterback drafted fifth overall in 2020 who led the NFL with 4,624 passing yards in 2023.
    500pts
  15. Bob Griese — ranked #1515
    Bob Griese
    Quarterback drafted in 1967 who led Miami to wins in Super Bowls VII and VIII and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1990.
    423pts
  16. Dwight Stephenson — ranked #1616
    Dwight Stephenson
    Center from 1980 to 1987 who earned five Pro Bowl selections and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1998.
    423pts
  17. Bryan Cox — ranked #1717
    Bryan Cox
    Linebacker drafted in 1991 who made three Pro Bowls during his five seasons in Miami.
    423pts
  18. Jaylen Waddle — ranked #1818
    Jaylen Waddle
    Wide receiver drafted sixth overall in 2021 who topped 1,000 receiving yards in each of his first three seasons.
    423pts
  19. Jake Long — ranked #1919
    Jake Long
    Offensive tackle selected first overall in the 2008 draft who made the Pro Bowl in each of his first four seasons with Miami.
    333pts
  20. Larry Little — ranked #2020
    Larry Little
    Guard acquired from San Diego in 1969 who blocked for Miami's Super Bowl VII and VIII winners and entered the Hall of Fame in 1993.
    333pts
  21. Jim Mandich — ranked #2121
    Jim Mandich
    Tight end on the Super Bowl VII and VIII champion teams who later spent many years as the Dolphins' radio analyst.
    333pts
  22. Bob Baumhower — ranked #2222
    Bob Baumhower
    Nose tackle from 1977 to 1986 who made five Pro Bowls and anchored the Killer B's defense of the early 1980s.
    333pts
  23. Bob Kuechenberg — ranked #2323
    Bob Kuechenberg
    Guard from 1970 to 1984 who was selected to six Pro Bowls and played in four Super Bowls for Miami.
    333pts
  24. Cameron Wake — ranked #2424
    Cameron Wake
    Defensive end signed from the CFL's BC Lions in 2009 who recorded 98 sacks for Miami and made five Pro Bowls.
    333pts
  25. Xavien Howard — ranked #2525
    Xavien Howard
    Cornerback drafted in 2016 who led the NFL with 10 interceptions in 2020 and made four Pro Bowls with Miami.
    0pts
  26. Jim Langer — ranked #2626
    Jim Langer
    Center who joined Miami in 1970, started for the undefeated 1972 team and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1987.
    0pts
  27. Nat Moore — ranked #2727
    Nat Moore
    Wide receiver drafted in 1974 who spent 13 seasons in Miami and led the NFL with 12 touchdown catches in 1977.
    0pts

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