The Miami Dolphins have, um, not done so well in the NFL Draft over the last several years, let’s just say. Six games into a pivotal 2025 season, the roster construction by general manager Chris Grier and head coach Mike McDaniel has left the team soft on the lines of scrimmage and woefully short of acceptable talent in the secondary.

One of the more head-scratching picks in recent years was the team’s decision to trade into the fourth round during the 2024 draft and snatch former Tennessee running back Jaylen Wright with the 120th-overall pick. The Dolphins paid an expensive price, forking over a 2025 third-round pick to the Philadelphia Eagles. It was a move that reeked of luxury while still needing a lot more help in crucial areas, like the lines of scrimmage.

Through a year and a half, that decision has proven to be a mistake, and two ESPN analysts believe it could be one that ends soon. ESPN’s Dan Graziano and Jeremy Fowler believe Wright is a candidate to get traded before the league deadline on Tuesday, Nov. 4.

ESPN analysts say Dolphins RB Jaylen Wright could be a trade candidate

This is what Graziano and Fowler had to say about Wright:

Graziano: “If Miami decides to trade players before the deadline, it could move on from Jaylen Wright. He was a healthy scratch Sunday against the Chargers and seems to have been supplanted by rookie Ollie Gordon II on the depth chart behind starter De’Von Achane. And with Tyrone Tracy Jr. back healthy, and Cam Skattebo running people over, the Giants don’t seem to have a screaming need for Devin Singletary anymore. He’s making $3.5 million in fully guaranteed salary this season. But at this point, more than $1 million of that has been paid by the Giants, who are looking around for receiver help and might be willing to eat some salary if it’s the right kind of deal to help them.”

Fowler: “Wright is a player I’ve had on my radar for that very reason. A lot of teams were high on him in the 2024 draft, including Dallas, which has a soft need after the Miles Sanders injury. And here’s a change-of-pace option: Baltimore’s Keaton Mitchell. He has game-changing speed but is the odd man out in the Ravens’ backfield. It’s worth noting that Chargers GM Joe Hortiz was with Baltimore when the team signed Mitchell as an undrafted free agent in 2023.” – Via Jeremy Fowler and Dan Graziano, ESPN.com

Wright, who missed the start of the season with an injury he suffered in the preseason, has clearly fallen to the team’s third running back spot behind rookie Ollie Gordon II, who has carved out a substantial role in the Dolphins’ offense during the first six games. He hasn’t appeared in a game yet this season and had a limited role in Miami’s offense across last year.

Sometimes, fits don’t work out well between a team and a player for a number of reasons, and a fresh start can help a player improve by finding a better situation.

At this point, that seems to be what the Dolphins and Wright’s representation should be considering, particularly if a team is willing to give the Dolphins some form of draft compensation they can use to help upgrade the roster in 2026 and beyond.

We’ll find out soon enough, as the trade deadline is now less than three weeks away.

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