MIAMI GARDENS — The Miami Dolphins’ 2026 rebuild is inevitable. In fact, it’s already started .

But we need some perspective on how long a rebuild, which should start in the trenches , might take when it comes to making the playoffs and then winning a postseason game. Looking at the current roster and projecting out for the next two years, there’s almost no way the Dolphins win a playoff game before 2027. And we could be looking at 2028 until the Dolphins are realistically equipped for a postseason win.

To test that theory, let’s take a look at the top 2026 talent in each position group on the Dolphins’ roster, consider when those players will be playoff-caliber, and when the top talent in each group could be ready to win a playoff game.

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