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2009 Miami Dolphins
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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 3rd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 360 points (22.5/g), 15th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 390 points (24.4/g), 25th.
Differential of -30 points (-1.9/g), 20th.
Expected W-L: 7.2-8.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -8 (-0.5/g), 26th.
Simple Rating System: Total 1.7, Offense: 2.9, Defense: -1.2, SoS: 3.6, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Tony Sparano (7-9-0)
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 Henne | 24 | 1 | 13 | 274 for 451, 2,878 yards, 12 td, 14 int, & 16 rushes for 32 yards and 1 td | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 57th pick / 2008 |
| RB | Ronnie Brown | 28 | 4 | 9 | 147 rushes for 648 yards, 8 td, & 14 catches for 98 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 2nd pick / 2005 |
| RB | Lousaka Polite | 28 | 5 | 9 | 37 rushes for 123 yards, 0 td, & 11 catches for 51 yards and 0 td | |
| RB | Ricky Williams | 32 | 10 | 7 | 241 rushes for 1,121 yards, 11 td, & 35 catches for 264 yards and 2 td | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 5th pick / 1999 |
| WR | Greg Camarillo | 27 | 3 | 16 | 50 catches for 552 yards, 0 td | |
| WR | Ted Ginn Jr. | 24 | 2 | 12 | 38 catches for 454 yards, 1 td, & 7 rushes for 48 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 9th pick / 2007 |
| TE | Anthony Fasano | 25 | 3 | 14 | 31 catches for 339 yards, 2 td | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 53rd pick / 2006 |
| TE | Joey Haynos | 25 | 1 | 8 | 19 catches for 162 yards, 2 td | |
| LT | Jake Long* | 24 | 1 | 16 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 1st pick / 2008 | |
| LG | Justin Smiley | 28 | 5 | 12 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 46th pick / 2004 | |
| LG | Nate Garner | 24 | 1 | 8 | 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 7th / 211th pick / 2008 |
| C | Jake Grove | 29 | 5 | 10 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 45th pick / 2004 | |
| C | Joe Berger | 27 | 4 | 6 | Carolina Panthers / 6th / 207th pick / 2005 | |
| RG | Donald Thomas | 24 | 1 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 195th pick / 2008 |
| RG | Nate Garner | 24 | 1 | 8 | 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 7th / 211th pick / 2008 |
| RT | Vernon Carey | 28 | 5 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 19th pick / 2004 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Kendall Langford | 23 | 1 | 13 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 66th pick / 2008 |
| NT | Jason Ferguson | 35 | 12 | 9 | New York Jets / 7th / 229th pick / 1997 | |
| NT | Paul Soliai | 26 | 2 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 108th pick / 2007 | |
| RDE | Randy Starks | 26 | 5 | 16 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tennessee Titans / 3rd / 71st pick / 2004 |
| LOLB | Jason Taylor | 35 | 12 | 15 | 7.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1997 |
| LILB | Channing Crowder | 26 | 4 | 13 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 70th pick / 2005 |
| RILB | Akin Ayodele | 30 | 7 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Jacksonville Jaguars / 3rd / 89th pick / 2002 |
| ROLB | Joey Porter | 32 | 10 | 14 | 9.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1999 |
| LCB | Vontae Davis | 21 | Rook | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 25th pick / 2009 |
| LCB | Will Allen | 31 | 8 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 22nd pick / 2001 |
| RCB | Sean Smith | 22 | Rook | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 61st pick / 2009 |
| SS | Gibril Wilson | 28 | 5 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 5th / 136th pick / 2004 |
| SS | Nate Jones | 27 | 5 | 5 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 205th pick / 2004 |
| FS | Yeremiah Bell* | 31 | 5 | 15 | 1.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 213th pick / 2003 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Dan Carpenter* | 24 | 1 | 0 | 25 of 28 field goals & 37 of 38 extra points | |
| P | Brandon Fields | 25 | 2 | 0 | 75 punts for a 46.3 average, 0 blocked | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 225th pick / 2007 |
| PR | Davone Bess | 24 | 1 | 2 | 28 punt returns for a 7.5 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Ted Ginn Jr. | 24 | 2 | 12 | 52 kick returns for a 24.9 average and 2 td | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 9th pick / 2007 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Jason Allen | 26 | DB | 16 | 1 | 200 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 7/5/1983 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 16th pick / 2006 |
| 25 | Will Allen | 31 | DB | 6 | 6 | 196 | 5-10 | Syracuse | 8/5/1978 | 8 | New York Giants / 1st / 22nd pick / 2001 |
| 56 | Charlie Anderson | 28 | LB | 16 | 1 | 258 | 6-4 | Mississippi | 12/8/1981 | 5 | Houston Texans / 6th / 200th pick / 2004 |
| 51 | Akin Ayodele | 30 | LB | 16 | 15 | 251 | 6-2 | Purdue | 9/17/1979 | 7 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 3rd / 89th pick / 2002 |
| 79 | Ryan Baker | 25 | DE | 5 | 0 | 295 | 6-5 | Purdue | 11/25/1984 | Rook | |
| 37 | Yeremiah Bell* | 31 | DB | 16 | 15 | 200 | 6-1 | East. Kentucky | 3/3/1978 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 213th pick / 2003 |
| 67 | Joe Berger | 27 | T | 16 | 6 | 303 | 6-5 | Michigan Tech | 5/25/1982 | 4 | Carolina Panthers / 6th / 207th pick / 2005 |
| 15 | Davone Bess | 24 | WR | 16 | 2 | 190 | 5-10 | Hawaii | 9/13/1985 | 1 | |
| 23 | Ronnie Brown | 28 | RB | 9 | 9 | 233 | 6-0 | Auburn | 12/12/1981 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 2nd pick / 2005 |
| 83 | Greg Camarillo | 27 | WR | 16 | 16 | 190 | 6-1 | Stanford | 4/18/1982 | 3 | |
| 72 | Vernon Carey | 28 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 335 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 7/31/1981 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 19th pick / 2004 |
| 5 | Dan Carpenter* | 24 | K | 16 | 0 | 216 | 6-2 | Montana | 11/25/1985 | 1 | |
| 30 | Chris Clemons | 24 | DB | 11 | 2 | 210 | 6-1 | Clemson | 9/15/1985 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 165th pick / 2009 |
| 38 | Patrick Cobbs | 26 | RB | 5 | 0 | 210 | 5-9 | North Texas | 1/31/1983 | 3 | |
| 52 | Channing Crowder | 26 | LB | 13 | 13 | 247 | 6-2 | Florida | 12/2/1983 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 70th pick / 2005 |
| 29 | Tyrone Culver | 26 | DB | 16 | 2 | 195 | 6-0 | Fresno St. | 7/6/1983 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 185th pick / 2006 |
| 21 | Vontae Davis | 21 | DB | 16 | 9 | 205 | 6-0 | Illinois | 5/27/1988 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 25th pick / 2009 |
| 92 | John Denney | 31 | DE-C | 16 | 0 | 275 | 6-5 | BYU | 12/13/1978 | 4 | |
| 71 | Lionel Dotson | 24 | DT | 2 | 0 | 289 | 6-4 | Arizona | 2/11/1985 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 245th pick / 2008 |
| 80 | Anthony Fasano | 25 | TE | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 4/20/1984 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 53rd pick / 2006 |
| 95 | Jason Ferguson | 35 | DT-NT | 9 | 9 | 305 | 6-3 | Georgia | 11/28/1974 | 12 | New York Jets / 7th / 229th pick / 1997 |
| 2 | Brandon Fields | 25 | P | 16 | 0 | 230 | 6-5 | Michigan St. | 5/21/1984 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 225th pick / 2007 |
| 59 | J.D. Folsom | 25 | LB | 2 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Weber St. | 8/19/1984 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 214th pick / 2009 |
| Andrew Gardner | 23 | T | 1 | 0 | 304 | 6-7 | Georgia Tech | 4/4/1986 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 181st pick / 2009 | |
| 75 | Nate Garner | 24 | T | 16 | 8 | 318 | 6-7 | Arkansas | 1/18/1985 | 1 | New York Jets / 7th / 211th pick / 2008 |
| 19 | Ted Ginn Jr. | 24 | WR | 16 | 12 | 178 | 5-11 | Ohio St. | 4/12/1985 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 9th pick / 2007 |
| Jake Grove | 29 | C-G | 12 | 10 | 300 | 6-4 | Virginia Tech | 1/22/1980 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 45th pick / 2004 | |
| 82 | Brian Hartline | 23 | WR | 16 | 2 | 180 | 6-2 | Ohio St. | 11/22/1986 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 108th pick / 2009 |
| 81 | Joey Haynos | 25 | TE | 16 | 8 | 264 | 6-8 | Maryland | 8/28/1984 | 1 | |
| 7 | Chad Henne | 24 | QB | 14 | 13 | 228 | 6-3 | Michigan | 7/2/1985 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 57th pick / 2008 |
| 26 | Lex Hilliard | 25 | RB | 16 | 0 | 231 | 5-11 | Montana | 7/30/1984 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 204th pick / 2008 |
| 33 | Nate Jones | 27 | DB | 16 | 5 | 180 | 5-10 | Rutgers | 6/13/1982 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 205th pick / 2004 |
| William Kershaw | 26 | LB | 1 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Maryland | 12/15/1983 | 3 | ||
| 70 | Kendall Langford | 23 | DE | 16 | 13 | 275 | 6-5 | Hampton | 1/27/1986 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 66th pick / 2008 |
| Jake Long* | 24 | T | 16 | 16 | 315 | 6-7 | Michigan | 5/9/1985 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 1st pick / 2008 | |
| 78 | Tony McDaniel | 24 | DT | 16 | 0 | 295 | 6-7 | Tennessee | 1/20/1985 | 3 | |
| 97 | Phillip Merling | 24 | DE | 16 | 2 | 272 | 6-5 | Clemson | 8/19/1985 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 32nd pick / 2008 |
| 93 | Quentin Moses | 26 | DE | 10 | 0 | 261 | 6-5 | Georgia | 11/18/1983 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 65th pick / 2007 |
| Lydon Murtha | 24 | T | 1 | 0 | 310 | 6-7 | Nebraska | 11/13/1985 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 7th / 228th pick / 2009 | |
| Evan Oglesby | 28 | DB | 1 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | North Alabama | 12/18/1981 | 4 | ||
| 10 | Chad Pennington | 33 | QB | 3 | 3 | 225 | 6-3 | Marshall | 6/26/1976 | 9 | New York Jets / 1st / 18th pick / 2000 |
| 36 | Lousaka Polite | 28 | RB | 16 | 9 | 246 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 9/14/1981 | 5 | |
| 55 | Joey Porter | 32 | LB | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-2 | Colorado St. | 3/22/1977 | 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1999 |
| 98 | Matt Roth | 27 | DE | 4 | 0 | 272 | 6-4 | Iowa | 10/14/1982 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 46th pick / 2005 |
| 33 | Kory Sheets | 24 | RB | 2 | 0 | 203 | 5-11 | Purdue | 3/31/1985 | Rook | |
| Justin Smiley | 28 | G | 15 | 12 | 300 | 6-3 | Alabama | 11/11/1981 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 46th pick / 2004 | |
| 24 | Sean Smith | 22 | DB | 16 | 16 | 215 | 6-2 | Utah | 7/14/1987 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 61st pick / 2009 |
| 96 | Paul Soliai | 26 | DT | 14 | 6 | 344 | 6-4 | Utah | 12/30/1983 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 108th pick / 2007 |
| 0 | Kory Sperry | 24 | TE | 8 | 1 | 242 | 6-4 | Colorado St. | 4/10/1985 | Rook | |
| 94 | Randy Starks | 26 | DT | 16 | 16 | 312 | 6-3 | Maryland | 12/14/1983 | 5 | Tennessee Titans / 3rd / 71st pick / 2004 |
| 99 | Jason Taylor | 35 | DE | 16 | 15 | 255 | 6-6 | Akron | 9/1/1974 | 12 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1997 |
| 16 | Tyler Thigpen | 25 | QB | 1 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Coastal Carolina | 4/14/1984 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 217th pick / 2007 |
| 66 | Donald Thomas | 24 | G | 16 | 12 | 295 | 6-3 | Connecticut | 9/25/1985 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 195th pick / 2008 |
| 53 | Reggie Torbor | 28 | LB | 16 | 2 | 254 | 6-2 | Auburn | 1/25/1981 | 5 | New York Giants / 4th / 97th pick / 2004 |
| Patrick Turner | 22 | WR | 2 | 0 | 221 | 6-5 | USC | 5/19/1987 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 87th pick / 2009 | |
| 91 | Cameron Wake | 27 | LB | 14 | 1 | 236 | 6-2 | Penn St. | 1/30/1982 | Rook | |
| 50 | Erik Walden | 24 | DE | 11 | 0 | 238 | 6-2 | Middle Tenn. St. | 8/21/1985 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 167th pick / 2008 |
| 6 | Pat White | 23 | WR | 13 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | West Virginia | 2/25/1986 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 44th pick / 2009 |
| 34 | Ricky Williams | 32 | RB | 16 | 7 | 226 | 5-10 | Texas | 5/21/1977 | 10 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 5th pick / 1999 |
| 28 | Gibril Wilson | 28 | DB | 16 | 14 | 197 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 11/12/1981 | 5 | New York Giants / 5th / 136th pick / 2004 |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 16 | 246.8 | 6-2.6 | 3.1 |