Jaylen Wright practiced in full on Thursday from the injury report and is set to face the Vikings in Week 4, after missing last week’s matchup due to an injury. Perhaps more significantly, Miami’s depth chart now has him ahead of Ollie Gordon II, who managed just 2.4 yards per carry while filling in for injured starter De’Von Achane in week 3. Wright has only three carries for 10 yards this season, but his 96th-percentile Speed Score and 94th-percentile Burst Score suggest he has more big play upside than Gordon, although that potential has yet to materialize itself.
With Achane done for the year, Wright’s snap share against Minnesota will be the first real indicator of whether the depth chart translates into touches. To muddy the waters even further, the Dolphins recently signed Carlos Washington Jr. to the active roster, so fantasy football managers will need to keep an eye on roles to determine which back holds the most value moving forward.
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De’Von Achane’s season is officially over. The running back suffered an injury in the first quarter of their game against the Chiefs and could not return, and Monday morning testing has confirmed a torn ACL.
This leaves Miami’s backfield wide open, and week 3 did little to settle it. Ollie Gordon II soaked up the workhorse touches only because Jaylen Wright was sidelined with a foot injury, but he struggled to get anything going on the efficiency front, managing a paltry 2.4 yards per carry. Wright holds the athletic advantage with a 96th-percentile speed score over Gordon’s 67th percentile score, but Gordon has seen slightly more work through the first two weeks, turning an 11.3% snap share compared to Wright’s 5.7%. Fantasy football managers will need to monitor week 4 usage to determine which back will be playable moving forward.
De’Von Achane’s afternoon came to an abrupt halt after an 11-yard run, during which he slipped just before absorbing an awkward tackle from a Chiefs defender. Adding insult to injury, head coach Jeff Hafley offered a grim outlook afterward, admitting it “did not look promising”, a strong indicator that fantasy managers should brace to be without him for the foreseeable future.
With Jaylen Wright already sidelined by a foot issue, rookie Ollie Gordon II stepped into the RB1 role with mixed results. While a late touchdown saved his fantasy day, efficiency proved tough to come by as Gordon managed just 41 yards on 17 carries. though he did salvage some value by hauling in all three of his targets for 17 yards. Given that the Dolphins entered the game with only two healthy running backs, expect the front office to make a move in the coming days to bolster their backfield depth.
Despite missing six games in 2025 due to a knee injury, Jaylen Wright has claimed the No. 2 running back spot on Miami’s initial depth chart, backed by a 7.4 College Yards Per Carry (95th percentile) mark. Wright’s late-season 107-yard performance against the Jets demonstrated the explosive potential that keeps rookie Ollie Gordon—and his 34.9-percent College Dominator Rating (86th percentile)—behind him in camp.
With starter De’Von Achane commanding primary workload duties, Wright can lock up direct contingent value with a strong preseason showing against Washington. Gordon still offers the superior profile for fantasy football dynasty leagues, Wright is now the preferred option for redraft formats as Achane’s handcuff back.
Despite Jeff Hafley hyping Ollie Gordon as a potential every-down option, the second-year back is coming off a poor rookie season where he averaged 2.8 Yards Per Carry on 70 carries. Gordon struggled across efficiency metrics, producing 199 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns while ranking near the bottom of the league in yards per touch and yards created per touch, though the sample was relatively tiny.
Zooming out, Gordon has a 2000-plus scrimmage yard season on his college resume and is the rightful favorite to secure the RB2 role behind De’Von Achane. Gordon should continue to outcompete Jaylen Wright in camp and prove his college production can translate to NFL touches. He is RB55 in PlayerProfiler’s industry-best dynasty rankings.
The Miami Dolphins just secured their running game engine, handing De’Von Achane the bag to make him the league’s third-highest paid running back with $32 million fully guaranteed. It is wheels up for this hyper-efficient, 24-year-old speed merchant coming off a dynamic 1,838 all-purpose yard season where he commanded a massive 76.3-percent Snap Share and a 70.8-percent Opportunity Share.
With a guaranteed high-volume projection of another 200-carry, 80-target season locked down in South Beach, Achane is a premier, bulletproof RB for fantasy drafts and should be considered in the late first round in all formats from best ball to dynasty leagues.
