2008 Miami Dolphins
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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 345 points (21.6/g), 21st of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 317 points (19.8/g), 9th.
Differential of 28 points (1.8/g), 16th.
Expected W-L: 8.8-7.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +17 (1.1/g), 1st.
Simple Rating System: Total -0.5, Offense: -2.4, Defense: 1.8, SoS: -2.3, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Tony Sparano (11-5-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Dan Henning
Defensive Coordinator: Paul Pasqualoni
Training Camp: Nova Southeastern University (Davie, Florida)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Chad Pennington | 32 | 8 | 16 | 321 for 476, 3,653 yards, 19 td, 7 int, & 30 rushes for 62 yards and 1 td | New York Jets / 1st / 18th pick / 2000 |
| RB | Ronnie Brown* | 27 | 3 | 13 | 214 rushes for 916 yards, 10 td, & 33 catches for 254 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 2nd pick / 2005 |
| WR | Greg Camarillo | 26 | 2 | 11 | 55 catches for 613 yards, 2 td, & 2 rushes for 1 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Ted Ginn Jr. | 23 | 1 | 14 | 56 catches for 790 yards, 2 td, & 5 rushes for 73 yards and 2 td | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 9th pick / 2007 |
| TE | Anthony Fasano | 24 | 2 | 16 | 34 catches for 454 yards, 7 td | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 53rd pick / 2006 |
| te | David Martin | 29 | 7 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 198th pick / 2001 | |
| LT | Jake Long* | 23 | Rook | 16 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 1st pick / 2008 | |
| LG | Justin Smiley | 27 | 4 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 46th pick / 2004 |
| C | Samson Satele | 24 | 1 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 60th pick / 2007 |
| RG | Ikechuku Ndukwe | 26 | 2 | 15 | ||
| RT | Vernon Carey | 27 | 4 | 16 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 19th pick / 2004 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Kendall Langford | 22 | Rook | 13 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 66th pick / 2008 |
| NT | Jason Ferguson | 34 | 11 | 13 | New York Jets / 7th / 229th pick / 1997 | |
| RDE | Vonnie Holliday | 33 | 10 | 15 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 19th pick / 1998 |
| LOLB | Matt Roth | 26 | 3 | 14 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 46th pick / 2005 |
| LILB | Channing Crowder | 25 | 3 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 70th pick / 2005 |
| RILB | Akin Ayodele | 29 | 6 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Jacksonville Jaguars / 3rd / 89th pick / 2002 |
| ROLB | Joey Porter* | 31 | 9 | 16 | 17.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1999 |
| LCB | Will Allen | 30 | 7 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 22nd pick / 2001 |
| RCB | Andre' Goodman | 30 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 68th pick / 2002 |
| SS | Yeremiah Bell | 30 | 4 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 213th pick / 2003 |
| FS | Renaldo Hill | 30 | 7 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Arizona Cardinals / 7th / 202nd pick / 2001 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| Dan Carpenter | 23 | Rook | 0 | |||
| Brandon Fields | 24 | 1 | 0 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 225th pick / 2007 | ||
| pr | Davone Bess | 23 | Rook | 6 | ||
| KR | Ted Ginn Jr. | 23 | 1 | 14 | 32 kick returns for a 20.5 average and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 9th pick / 2007 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Andy Alleman | 25 | g | 15 | 4 | 310 | 6-4 | Akron | 11/20/1983 | Rook | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 88th pick / 2007 |
| 32 | Jason Allen | 25 | db | 15 | 2 | 200 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 7/5/1983 | 2 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 16th pick / 2006 |
| 25 | Will Allen | 30 | LCB | 16 | 16 | 196 | 5-10 | Syracuse | 8/5/1978 | 7 | 7 | New York Giants / 1st / 22nd pick / 2001 |
| 56 | Charlie Anderson | 27 | lb | 16 | 1 | 258 | 6-4 | Mississippi | 12/8/1981 | 4 | 2 | Houston Texans / 6th / 200th pick / 2004 |
| 51 | Akin Ayodele | 29 | RILB | 16 | 13 | 251 | 6-2 | Purdue | 9/17/1979 | 6 | 7 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 3rd / 89th pick / 2002 |
| 37 | Yeremiah Bell | 30 | SS | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-1 | East. Kentucky | 3/3/1978 | 4 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 213th pick / 2003 |
| 15 | Davone Bess | 23 | pr | 16 | 6 | 190 | 5-10 | Hawaii | 9/13/1985 | Rook | 5 | |
| 23 | Ronnie Brown* | 27 | RB | 16 | 13 | 233 | 6-0 | Auburn | 12/12/1981 | 3 | 9 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 2nd pick / 2005 |
| 47 | Courtney Bryan | 24 | 7 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | New Mexico St. | 10/2/1984 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 83 | Greg Camarillo | 26 | WR | 11 | 11 | 190 | 6-1 | Stanford | 4/18/1982 | 2 | 6 | |
| 72 | Vernon Carey | 27 | RT | 16 | 16 | 335 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 7/31/1981 | 4 | 9 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 19th pick / 2004 |
| 5 | Dan Carpenter | 23 | 16 | 0 | 216 | 6-2 | Montana | 11/25/1985 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 38 | Patrick Cobbs | 25 | rb | 16 | 2 | 210 | 5-9 | North Texas | 1/31/1983 | 2 | 3 | |
| 28 | Brannon Condren | 25 | 4 | 0 | 203 | 6-1 | Troy | 8/19/1983 | 1 | 0 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 131st pick / 2007 | |
| 30 | Casey Cramer | 26 | rb | 9 | 2 | 235 | 6-2 | Dartmouth | 1/5/1982 | 4 | 0 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 228th pick / 2004 |
| 20 | Chris Crocker | 28 | db | 6 | 2 | 194 | 5-11 | Marshall | 3/9/1980 | 5 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 84th pick / 2003 |
| 52 | Channing Crowder | 25 | LILB | 15 | 13 | 247 | 6-2 | Florida | 12/2/1983 | 3 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 70th pick / 2005 |
| 29 | Tyrone Culver | 25 | 15 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Fresno St. | 7/6/1983 | 2 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 185th pick / 2006 | |
| 92 | John Denney | 30 | 16 | 0 | 275 | 6-5 | BYU | 12/13/1978 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 71 | Lionel Dotson | 23 | 2 | 0 | 289 | 6-4 | Arizona | 2/11/1985 | Rook | 0 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 245th pick / 2008 | |
| 80 | Anthony Fasano | 24 | TE | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 4/20/1984 | 2 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 53rd pick / 2006 |
| 95 | Jason Ferguson | 34 | LDT | 16 | 13 | 305 | 6-3 | Georgia | 11/28/1974 | 11 | 6 | New York Jets / 7th / 229th pick / 1997 |
| 2 | Brandon Fields | 24 | 16 | 0 | 230 | 6-5 | Michigan St. | 5/21/1984 | 1 | 0 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 225th pick / 2007 | |
| 76 | Brandon Frye | 25 | 7 | 0 | 302 | 6-4 | Virginia Tech | 1/23/1983 | Rook | 1 | Houston Texans / 5th / 163rd pick / 2007 | |
| 19 | Ted Ginn Jr. | 23 | KR | 16 | 14 | 178 | 5-11 | Ohio St. | 4/12/1985 | 1 | 8 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 9th pick / 2007 |
| 21 | Andre' Goodman | 30 | RCB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-10 | South Carolina | 8/11/1978 | 6 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 68th pick / 2002 |
| 46 | Boomer Grigsby | 27 | 1 | 0 | 249 | 6-0 | Illinois St. | 11/15/1981 | 3 | 0 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 138th pick / 2005 | |
| 82 | Derek Hagan | 24 | 4 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Arizona St. | 9/21/1984 | 2 | 0 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 82nd pick / 2006 | |
| 81 | Joey Haynos | 24 | 7 | 0 | 264 | 6-8 | Maryland | 8/28/1984 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 7 | Chad Henne | 23 | 3 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | Michigan | 7/2/1985 | Rook | 0 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 57th pick / 2008 | |
| 24 | Renaldo Hill | 30 | FS | 16 | 15 | 194 | 5-11 | Michigan St. | 11/12/1978 | 7 | 6 | Arizona Cardinals / 7th / 202nd pick / 2001 |
| 91 | Vonnie Holliday | 33 | RDE | 16 | 15 | 290 | 6-5 | North Carolina | 12/11/1975 | 10 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 19th pick / 1998 |
| 60 | Al Johnson | 29 | 4 | 0 | 305 | 6-5 | Wisconsin | 1/27/1979 | 4 | 0 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 38th pick / 2003 | |
| 33 | Nate Jones | 26 | db | 16 | 1 | 180 | 5-10 | Rutgers | 6/13/1982 | 4 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 205th pick / 2004 |
| 58 | William Kershaw | 25 | 1 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Maryland | 12/15/1983 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 70 | Kendall Langford | 22 | LDE | 16 | 13 | 275 | 6-5 | Hampton | 1/27/1986 | Rook | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 66th pick / 2008 |
| 22 | Michael Lehan | 29 | db | 5 | 2 | 190 | 6-0 | Minnesota | 11/25/1979 | 5 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 152nd pick / 2003 |
| 17 | Brandon London | 24 | wr | 14 | 1 | 210 | 6-4 | Massachusetts | 10/16/1984 | Rook | 0 | |
| 77 | Jake Long* | 23 | LT | 16 | 16 | 315 | 6-7 | Michigan | 5/9/1985 | Rook | 11 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 1st pick / 2008 |
| 88 | David Martin | 29 | te | 16 | 7 | 260 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 3/13/1979 | 7 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 198th pick / 2001 |
| 73 | Evan Mathis | 27 | 7 | 0 | 304 | 6-5 | Alabama | 11/1/1981 | 3 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 79th pick / 2005 | |
| 60 | Matt McChesney | 27 | 1 | 0 | 290 | 6-4 | Colorado | 11/6/1981 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 97 | Phillip Merling | 23 | de | 16 | 2 | 272 | 6-5 | Clemson | 8/19/1985 | Rook | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 32nd pick / 2008 |
| 74 | Quentin Moses | 25 | de | 12 | 1 | 261 | 6-5 | Georgia | 11/18/1983 | 1 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 65th pick / 2007 |
| 68 | Ikechuku Ndukwe | 26 | RG | 16 | 15 | 338 | 6-4 | Northwestern | 7/17/1982 | 2 | 7 | |
| 93 | Rob Ninkovich | 24 | 1 | 0 | 251 | 6-3 | Purdue | 2/1/1984 | 2 | 0 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 135th pick / 2006 | |
| 10 | Chad Pennington | 32 | QB | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-3 | Marshall | 6/26/1976 | 8 | 13 | New York Jets / 1st / 18th pick / 2000 |
| 36 | Lousaka Polite | 27 | fb | 11 | 5 | 246 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 9/14/1981 | 4 | 1 | |
| 55 | Joey Porter* | 31 | ROLB | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-2 | Colorado St. | 3/22/1977 | 9 | 13 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1999 |
| 98 | Matt Roth | 26 | LOLB | 16 | 14 | 272 | 6-4 | Iowa | 10/14/1982 | 3 | 8 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 46th pick / 2005 |
| 89 | Sean Ryan | 28 | 1 | 0 | 254 | 6-5 | Boston Col. | 3/27/1980 | 4 | 0 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 144th pick / 2004 | |
| 64 | Samson Satele | 24 | C | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-3 | Hawaii | 11/29/1984 | 1 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 60th pick / 2007 |
| 65 | Justin Smiley | 27 | LG | 12 | 12 | 300 | 6-3 | Alabama | 11/11/1981 | 4 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 46th pick / 2004 |
| 59 | Derek Smith | 33 | 1 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Arizona St. | 1/18/1975 | 11 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 80th pick / 1997 | |
| 96 | Paul Soliai | 25 | 14 | 0 | 344 | 6-4 | Utah | 12/30/1983 | 1 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 108th pick / 2007 | |
| 94 | Randy Starks | 25 | dt | 16 | 4 | 312 | 6-3 | Maryland | 12/14/1983 | 4 | 4 | Tennessee Titans / 3rd / 71st pick / 2004 |
| 66 | Donald Thomas | 23 | g | 1 | 1 | 295 | 6-3 | Connecticut | 9/25/1985 | Rook | 0 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 195th pick / 2008 |
| 41 | Joey Thomas | 28 | 6 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Washington,Montana St. | 8/29/1980 | 4 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 70th pick / 2004 | |
| 53 | Reggie Torbor | 27 | lb | 16 | 1 | 254 | 6-2 | Auburn | 1/25/1981 | 4 | 1 | New York Giants / 4th / 97th pick / 2004 |
| 50 | Erik Walden | 23 | 6 | 0 | 238 | 6-2 | Middle Tenn. St. | 8/21/1985 | Rook | 0 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 167th pick / 2008 | |
| 18 | Ernest Wilford | 29 | 7 | 0 | 218 | 6-4 | Virginia Tech | 1/14/1979 | 4 | 0 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 4th / 120th pick / 2004 | |
| 34 | Ricky Williams | 31 | rb | 16 | 3 | 226 | 5-10 | Texas | 5/21/1977 | 9 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 5th pick / 1999 |
| Team Total | 26.4 | 16 | 249.0 | 6-2.4 | 3.2 |