The Miami Dolphins might be the most toxic situation going into the 2025 NFL season from a fantasy football perspective. You have the injury history of starting QB Tua Tagovailoa and the estranged relationship between the franchise and top WR Tyreek Hill.
The Dolphins have been riddled with injuries throughout the offense and defense, and now perhaps the most important player on the offensive side of the ball is ailing in RB De’Von Achane.
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Head coach Mike McDaniel told reporters last week that Achane is dealing with a calf injury that could hold him out anywhere from “days to weeks” before the regular season. Matt Harmon and Nate Tice discussed the situation on the latest episode of The Yahoo Fantasy Forecast.
Harmon points out the Scott Pianowski line that injuries will find you throughout the course of the fantasy season, you don’t want to draft into them. McDaniel is also a tough person to trust when it comes to injuries to his players. This makes Achane a pretty risky option if you’re considering him in the late-first or early-second round of your fantasy draft.
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Injury aside, Harmon questions if Achane would even be able to reach some kind of fantasy pinnacle given his past efficiency and role in the passing game. As a rookie, Achane burst onto the scene, averaging a gaudy 7.8 yards per carry, finishing with 800 yards and eight touchdowns in just 11 games (four starts). He followed that up with last year’s near 1,500 total yards with a robust 78 catches for 592 yards.
Many believe that if Achane can combine the rushing efficiency with that pass-catching role, it’ll create some sort of mega-RB for fantasy football. But Harmon begs the question, what if neither of those things comes true?
If that is the case and the calf injury bleeds into the regular season, it could make Achane a tough player to target that high in your fantasy draft. Or at least make him someone to target if he drops a bit from his 16.3 ADP.