What will the Miami Dolphins’ starting lineup look like when the team takes the field in Week 1 to face off against the New England Patriots? We’re still a few weeks away from finding out — but at the very least we have a week’s worth of practice reports to base our impressions on and attempt to thread the needle.
Based on all the action coming out of Davie, here is our best forecast for what the starting lineup will look like in Week 1 against the Patriots.
Offense
QB – Ryan Fitzpatrick
RB – Jordan Howard
WR – DeVante Parker
WR – Preston Williams
WR – Jakeem Grant
TE – Mike Gesicki
LT – Austin Jackson (R)
LG – Ereck Flowers
C – Ted Karras
RG – Solomon Kindley (R)
RT – Jesse Davis
Notes: QBs Tua Tagovailoa and Josh Rosen have had their moments — but neither appears overly poised to unseat Fitzpatrick, who is currently taking a leave from the team to tend to a personal matter. 2020 rookie OT Robert Hunt hasn’t been bad according to reports, but Solomon Kindley has made a big impression early on and the Dolphins may end up being apprehensive about starting two rookies side by side to open the season. Fellow rookie Austin Jackson has been reported to have his moments and the offense doesn’t appear to be “too big” for him — he’s held his own well and has much more upside than you’ll find with his challenger, Julien Davenport.