4 hypothetical trades for Dolphins RB Devon Achane: What kind of market could Miami reportedly be saying no to after the Jaylen Waddle trade
If the Dolphins are in the business of trading players for picks, what’s out there for Achane?
The Miami Dolphins‘ continued roster shakeup has the plenty of fanbases across the rest of the league buzzing. WR Jaylen Waddle is set to (officially) become a Denver Bronco. And with a move like that, attention has reportedly shifted to another explosive offensive weapon, RB Devon Achane.
It’s understandable to expect interest to arise there, although ESPN’s Adam Schefter offered a sobering update for fans hoping to see their team pluck another player off of Miami’s roster on Wednesday morning.
But if the Dolphins were to hear out the phone calls of teams around the league, what kinds of offers could they hear for their star running back? I reached out to a few of my A to Z Sports colleagues to offer trade packages for Achane — just to get a feel. And here are four hypothetical trade offers for Dolphins RB Devon Achane. For your consideration, of course. And, according to Schefter, only for your consideration.
Four hypothetical trade offers for Dolphins RB Devon Achane
Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks paid the price for being a champion last week when Super Bowl MVP departed for the Kansas City Chiefs. When you draft and develop, as well as John Schneider and Mike Macdonald, you can’t keep everyone around, and that naturally creates voids on your roster. Well, you could argue that the biggest hole on the Seahawks roster is the running back position. Sure, some may view said position as a luxury, but I would argue that the Seahawks and Sam Darnold are not the same team without Walker and Charbonnet.
Trading for De’Von Achane would replace the homerun potential lost with Walker’s departure, and then some. Achane is also a much better pass catcher, and he can be utilized to matchup hunt. Now, he’s heading into the final year of his rookie deal, so you likely have to give up valuable draft capital and extend him, but that’s what you can afford to do when you have $40 million in cap space and are coming off a Super Bowl win. I love the fit, and it’s a move the Seahawks should strongly consider.
Seahawks final offer: 2026 1st round pick (32nd overall) (Rob Gregson, A to Z Sports NFL)
Carolina Panthers
The Panthers have been big players in free agency, already adding Jaelan Phillips and Devin Lloyd to their defense. So, making a big move to upgrade the offense would make sense as their next move. The Panthers offense really found their stride last year once Rico Dowdle started to take off. They saw him leave in free agency, so he could be in the market to upgrade the position, and Achane would be a massive upgrade.
I think an offer from Carolina would look something like their third-round pick (83) and their 2027 second-round pick, giving them a chance to add a young WR in Xavier Legette to try and develop.
Panthers final offer: 2026 3rd round pick (83rd overall), 2027 2nd round pick, WR Xavier Legette (Destin Adams, A to Z Sports NFL)
Minnesota Vikings
It’s a really interesting idea to trade for a running back. Head coach Kevin O’Connell has never prioritized the running game in his tenure despite having a lot of talent in the running back room and a young quarterback in J.J. McCarthy. One of the big reasons why O’Connell has likely not focused on the running game is not being able to trust his players enough.
With the addition of Achane, that would likely change. He would bring an element of explosiveness to that the offense would love to see. It’s a massive price to pay for the Vikings, but one that also protects them in case things go poorly in 2026. If they go incredibly well, he’ll be worth the price. Plus, the Dolphins get a more than capable starter in Jones to stabilize their offense in 2026 with my offer.
Vikings final offer: 2026 3rd round pick (No. 82 overall), 2027 conditional 3rd round pick (improves to 2nd round pick with Pro Bowl nod, improves to 1st round pick with All-Pro honors or Super Bowl appearance), RB Aaron Jones (Tyler Forness, A to Z Sports Minnesota)
Chicago Bears
If the fire sale is indeed on in Miami, the Chicago Bears are best positioned to make a move for De’Von Achane. It wouldn’t be the first time head coach Ben Johnson parted ways with D’Andre Swift in favor of a more explosive and younger back after previously trading him out of Detroit to draft Jahmyr Gibbs.
Achane is the closest back in the league that can give Johnson a close comparison to what he had working with Gibbs while Kyle Monangai fills the David Montgomery role. Throwing Swift into the deal gives Miami a starting-caliber back on offense to pair in the backfield with quarterback Malik Willis for one cost-controlled season. However, what Jon-Eric Sullivan is more interested in is landing a 2026 second-round pick plus a future fourth-round pick without having to pay top dollar to a running back. Chicago should be all over this.
Bears final offer: 2026 2nd round pick (No. 57 overall), 2027 4th round pick, RB D’Andre Swift (Kole Noble, A to Z Sports NFL)
Final Verdict
Here’s the thing, as much as this feels like a fire sale, it very easily could just be a team stripping down bad contracts for older players with injury issues and a team that paid a premium price that was too good to turn down for Jaylen Waddle. The Dolphins, after all, did sign QB Malik Willis and that gives some level of expectation to being competitive (in some fashion) this season.
So offers for peanuts need not apply. That said, none of the above offers are for peanuts. I do not see Miami being overly keen on absorbing D’Andre Swift’s $7M in remaining cash owed for 2026, so Chicago’s offer takes a ding there. Aaron Jones re-worked his deal last week to cut salary but he’s still owed $5.5M in base salary for 2026, I don’t see that being something Miami has an appetite for taking on either.
The conditional 2027 third-round pick that could go as high as a first-round pick from Minnesota is highly tempting, though. So is the Seattle offer for a first-round pick outright, although it’s another 2026 first rounder for a Miami team that would, in a perfect world, start stacking the war chest into the future, too.
Getting a guaranteed 2027 2nd round pick, plus another top-85 pick this year from Carolina, AND two years of Xavier Legette for $4.5 million in total cash for those two seasons combined is tempting, too. I, ultimately, get the most guarantee and the most flexibility out of the marquee asset, which comes from Seattle’s offer. I would, out of these four offers, take Seattle’s in exchange for the no. 32 overall pick this year and subsequently look to parlay it into more resources for the future.
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