Ranking the Most Important Dolphins, No. 8: Big Second Year for 2025 First-Round Pick Kenneth Grant

Ranking the Most Important Dolphins, No. 8: Big Second Year for 2025 First-Round Pick Kenneth Grant centers on how the Miami Dolphins’ offseason roster overhaul sets up DT Kenneth Grant for an expanded role in 2026. The team heads into late-July training camp with 91 players under contract, excluding the International Player Pathway Program exemption for England-born rookie tight end Seydou Traore. Grant was selected in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft (13th overall) and is in year two of a four-year, $22 million rookie deal with a $12.6 million signing bonus. In 2025, he played all 17 games with five starts, totaling 33 tackles, two sacks, two tackles for loss, and one pass defensed. Pro Football Focus rated him 48.4, ranking him 102nd among 127 qualifying interior defensive linemen. With new coach Jeff Hafley expected to use more four-man fronts, Grant is projected to start alongside Zach Sieler as a full-time option versus Jordan Phillips.