March 1, 2026, 6:02 p.m. ET
In 2025, the Miami Dolphins‘ tight end room caught 74 passes for 849 yards and seven touchdowns, and with a new head coach and offensive coordinator, the team could use the position even more in 2026.
However, the Dolphins have three tight ends currently set to hit free agency – Darren Waller (UFA), Greg Dulcich (UFA) and Julian Hill (RFA).
With that, new general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan and head coach Jeff Hafley will have to address the position group in the draft or through free agency.
Before the new league year starts in less than two weeks, let’s take a look at which tight ends will become free agents and could join the Dolphins for the 2026 season and beyond.
NameType of Free AgentCade OttonUFATravis KelceUFADallas GoedertVoidChigoziem OkonkwoUFAAdam TrautmanUFAZach ErtzUFADaniel BellingerUFAIsaiah LikelyUFADavid NjokuVoidAustin HooperUFAJulian HillRFACharlie KolarUFAMo Alie-CoxUFAGrant CalcaterraUFAJake TongesRFANoah FantUFATyler HigbeeUFAIan ThomasUFAJohn FitzPatrickUFADurham SmytheUFAGreg DulcichUFADarren WallerUFAKylen GransonUFABlake WhiteheartRFAFoster MoreauVoidJack WestoverERFAAndrew OgletreeRFATucker FiskRFATaysom HillVoidQuintin MorrisUFAJack StollUFAChris ManhertzUFANate AdkinsRFAAnthony FirkserUFAJosh WhyleRFAShane ZylstraUFAHarrison BryantUFATyler ConklinUFABrenden BatesERFATeagan QuitorianoUFARobert TonyanUFAAndrew BeckUFAConnor HeywardUFABen SimsRFAStone SmarttUFAJosiah DeguaraUFAMarcedes LewisSFAJelani WoodsVoidBrady RussellRFAPharaoh BrownUFANick VannettUFALucas KrullRFAJames MitchellRFATravis VokolekERFAKo KieftUFAFeleipe FranksUFATyree JacksonRFAThomas OdukoyaSFAMason PlineERFADonald ParhamUFAExpert NFL picks: Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.
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