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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.

Coached by Tony Sparano (11-5-0)

2008 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
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

RB Ricky Williams 31 9 3 160 rushes for 659 yards, 4 td, & 29 catches for 219 yards and 1 td

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 5th pick / 1999

FB Lousaka Polite 27 4 5 23 rushes for 85 yards, 0 td, & 6 catches for 24 yards and 0 td
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

WR Davone Bess 23 Rook 6 54 catches for 554 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for 13 yards and 0 td
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 31 catches for 450 yards, 3 td

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

LDT Jason Ferguson 34 11 13

New York Jets / 7th / 229th pick / 1997

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
K Dan Carpenter 23 Rook 0 21 of 25 field goals & 40 of 40 extra points
P Brandon Fields 24 1 0 74 punts for a 43.9 average, 0 blocked

Miami Dolphins / 7th / 225th pick / 2007

PR Davone Bess 23 Rook 6 21 punt returns for a 11.0 average and 0 td
KR Ted Ginn Jr. 23 1 14 32 kick returns for a 20.5 average and 0 td

Miami Dolphins / 1st / 9th pick / 2007

Roster

No. Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
57 Andy Alleman 25 G 15 4 310 6-4 Akron 11/20/1983 Rook
32 Jason Allen 25 DB 15 2 200 6-2 Tennessee 7/5/1983 2

Miami Dolphins / 1st / 16th pick / 2006

25 Will Allen 30 DB 16 16 196 5-10 Syracuse 8/5/1978 7

New York Giants / 1st / 22nd pick / 2001

56 Charlie Anderson 27 LB 16 1 258 6-4 Mississippi 12/8/1981 4

Houston Texans / 6th / 200th pick / 2004

51 Akin Ayodele 29 LB 16 13 251 6-2 Purdue 9/17/1979 6

Jacksonville Jaguars / 3rd / 89th pick / 2002

37 Yeremiah Bell 30 DB 16 16 200 6-1 Eastern Kentucky 3/3/1978 4

Miami Dolphins / 6th / 213th pick / 2003

15 Davone Bess 23 WR 16 6 190 5-10 Hawaii 9/13/1985 Rook
23 Ronnie Brown* 27 RB 16 13 233 6-0 Auburn 12/12/1981 3

Miami Dolphins / 1st / 2nd pick / 2005

47 Courtney Bryan 24 DB 7 0 202 6-0 New Mexico State 10/2/1984 1
83 Greg Camarillo 26 WR 11 11 190 6-1 Stanford 4/18/1982 2
72 Vernon Carey 27 T-G 16 16 335 6-5 Miami (FL) 7/31/1981 4

Miami Dolphins / 1st / 19th pick / 2004

5 Dan Carpenter 23 K 16 0 216 6-2 Montana 11/25/1985 Rook
38 Patrick Cobbs 25 RB 16 2 210 5-9 North Texas 1/31/1983 2
28 Brannon Condren 25 DB 4 0 203 6-1 Troy State 8/19/1983 1

Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 131st pick / 2007

30 Casey Cramer 26 RB/TE 9 2 235 6-2 Dartmouth 1/5/1982 4

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 228th pick / 2004

20 Chris Crocker 28 DB 6 2 194 5-11 Marshall 3/9/1980 5

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 84th pick / 2003

52 Channing Crowder 25 LB 15 13 247 6-2 Florida 12/2/1983 3

Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 70th pick / 2005

29 Tyrone Culver 25 DB 15 0 195 6-0 Fresno State 7/6/1983 2

Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 185th pick / 2006

92 John Denney 30 DE-C 16 0 275 6-5 BYU 12/13/1978 3
71 Lionel Dotson 23 DT 2 0 289 6-4 Arizona 2/11/1985 Rook

Miami Dolphins / 7th / 245th pick / 2008

80 Anthony Fasano 24 TE 16 16 255 6-4 Notre Dame 4/20/1984 2

Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 53rd pick / 2006

95 Jason Ferguson 34 DT-NT 16 13 305 6-3 Georgia 11/28/1974 11

New York Jets / 7th / 229th pick / 1997

2 Brandon Fields 24 P 16 0 230 6-5 Michigan State 5/21/1984 1

Miami Dolphins / 7th / 225th pick / 2007

76 Brandon Frye 25 T 7 0 302 6-4 Virginia Tech 1/23/1983 Rook
19 Ted Ginn Jr. 23 WR 16 14 178 5-11 Ohio State 4/12/1985 1

Miami Dolphins / 1st / 9th pick / 2007

21 Andre' Goodman 30 DB 16 16 185 5-10 South Carolina 8/11/1978 6

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 68th pick / 2002

46 Boomer Grigsby 27 LB 1 0 249 6-0 Illinois State 11/15/1981 3

Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 138th pick / 2005

82 Derek Hagan 24 WR 4 0 205 6-1 Arizona State 9/21/1984 2

Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 82nd pick / 2006

81 Joey Haynos 24 TE 7 0 264 6-8 Maryland 8/28/1984 Rook
7 Chad Henne 23 QB 3 0 228 6-3 Michigan 7/2/1985 Rook

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 57th pick / 2008

24 Renaldo Hill 30 DB 16 15 194 5-11 Michigan State 11/12/1978 7

Arizona Cardinals / 7th / 202nd pick / 2001

91 Vonnie Holliday 33 DE-DT 16 15 290 6-5 North Carolina 12/11/1975 10

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 19th pick / 1998

60 Al Johnson 29 C 4 0 305 6-5 Wisconsin 1/27/1979 4

Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 38th pick / 2003

33 Nate Jones 26 DB 16 1 180 5-10 Rutgers 6/13/1982 4

Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 205th pick / 2004

58 William Kershaw 25 LB 1 0 240 6-3 Maryland 12/15/1983 2
70 Kendall Langford 22 DE 16 13 275 6-5 Hampton 1/27/1986 Rook

Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 66th pick / 2008

22 Michael Lehan 29 DB 5 2 190 6-0 Minnesota 11/25/1979 5

Cleveland Browns / 5th / 152nd pick / 2003

17 Brandon London 24 WR 14 1 210 6-4 Massachusetts 10/16/1984 Rook
77 Jake Long* 23 T 16 16 315 6-7 Michigan 5/9/1985 Rook

Miami Dolphins / 1st / 1st pick / 2008

88 David Martin 29 TE 16 7 260 6-4 Tennessee 3/13/1979 7

Green Bay Packers / 6th / 198th pick / 2001

73 Evan Mathis 27 G 7 0 304 6-5 Alabama 11/1/1981 3

Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 79th pick / 2005

60 Matt McChesney 27 DT 1 0 290 6-4 Colorado 11/6/1981 3
97 Phillip Merling 23 DE 16 2 272 6-5 Clemson 8/19/1985 Rook

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 32nd pick / 2008

74 Quentin Moses 25 DE 12 1 261 6-5 Georgia 11/18/1983 1

Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 65th pick / 2007

68 Ikechuku Ndukwe 26 G-T 16 15 338 6-4 Northwestern 7/17/1982 2
93 Rob Ninkovich 24 DE 1 0 251 6-3 Purdue 2/1/1984 2

New Orleans Saints / 5th / 135th pick / 2006

10 Chad Pennington 32 QB 16 16 225 6-3 Marshall 6/26/1976 8

New York Jets / 1st / 18th pick / 2000

36 Lousaka Polite 27 RB 11 5 246 6-0 Pittsburgh 9/14/1981 4
55 Joey Porter* 31 LB 16 16 250 6-2 Colorado State 3/22/1977 9

Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1999

98 Matt Roth 26 DE 16 14 272 6-4 Iowa 10/14/1982 3

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 46th pick / 2005

89 Sean Ryan 28 TE 1 0 254 6-5 Boston College 3/27/1980 4

Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 144th pick / 2004

64 Samson Satele 24 C 16 16 300 6-3 Hawaii 11/29/1984 1

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 60th pick / 2007

65 Justin Smiley 27 G 12 12 300 6-3 Alabama 11/11/1981 4

San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 46th pick / 2004

59 Derek Smith 33 LB 1 0 245 6-2 Arizona State 1/18/1975 11

Washington Redskins / 3rd / 80th pick / 1997

96 Paul Soliai 25 DT 14 0 344 6-4 Utah 12/30/1983 1

Miami Dolphins / 4th / 108th pick / 2007

94 Randy Starks 25 DT 16 4 312 6-3 Maryland 12/14/1983 4

Tennessee Titans / 3rd / 71st pick / 2004

66 Donald Thomas 23 G 1 1 295 6-3 Connecticut 9/25/1985 Rook

Miami Dolphins / 6th / 195th pick / 2008

41 Joey Thomas 28 DB 6 0 195 6-1 Montana State,Washington 8/29/1980 4

Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 70th pick / 2004

53 Reggie Torbor 27 LB 16 1 254 6-2 Auburn 1/25/1981 4

New York Giants / 4th / 97th pick / 2004

50 Erik Walden 23 DE 6 0 238 6-2 Middle Tenn. State 8/21/1985 Rook

Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 167th pick / 2008

18 Ernest Wilford 29 WR 7 0 218 6-4 Virginia Tech 1/14/1979 4

Jacksonville Jaguars / 4th / 120th pick / 2004

34 Ricky Williams 31 RB 16 3 226 5-10 Texas 5/21/1977 9

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 5th pick / 1999

Team Total 26.4 16 249.0 6-2.4 3.2