Miami DolphinsOur read
Written Sun 12:01 am Central, for week 6
Achane is on injured reserve on Sunday's report, so he does not play in week 6 of 2026, and the Dolphins are on their bye anyway, so he scores zero points this week. His next chance comes in week 7 on the road against the Jets. The picture before the layoff was rough: 8.2 PPR points a game over 3 games with no touchdowns, and our rest-of-season order has him at RB38. Hold him on the bench, find a fill-in for this week, and check his status again before week 7.
Written Oct 17, from his facts through last season
Two weeks on IR, three ugly games before that, and zero touchdowns through five weeks of 2026. That is the whole situation right now, and it is worth saying plainly: nothing here has gone to plan. He cleared 15 points in 14 of 16 weeks last season, so the 1.7-point dud in week 3 of 2026 and the quiet 10.6 and 12.3 around it read as noise on his record. He did not play in week 4 of 2026 or week 5 of 2026, and both of those missed weeks are real, with the IR spot meaning he plays no game until Miami brings him back.
The efficiency numbers from weeks 1 and 2 of 2026 are the part we would not wave away. Minus 0.4 yards a carry against expectation on 31 tracked carries, RB30 among 36 backs, and 1.4 yards after contact a carry, RB46 among 53. Small samples, yes, but neither number looked like the back who averaged 20.2 a game in 2025. The usage says the staff still wants him as the hub, 60% of the carries and targets inside the ten, RB4 among qualifying backs, and 39% of the red-zone work, RB17. That inside-the-ten role is new and heavy, and it is the reason his weeks should swing hard once he is back.
Our projection was 245 points before the season, set against 14 expected games, and the missed weeks are already eating into that. With new play calling under Bobby Slowik and a bye in week 6 of 2026, the first thing we need is a return date. Hold him through the bye. The upside to the top of the RB board is intact if the legs come back.