inherits 4% of MIA carries (15% vacated, his claim 28%); inherits 9% of MIA targets (102% vacated, his claim 9%)
The Dolphins placed Achane (knee) on injured reserve Monday.
Achane's move to injured reserve was merely a formality after head coach Jeff Hafley confirmed earlier Monday that the running back would be lost for the season after sustaining an ACL tear in his left knee during Sunday's 24-10 loss to Kansas City. With Achane out of the mix for the rest of 2026, the Dolphins are left with Jaylen Wright (foot) and Ollie Gordon as the lone running backs on the 53-man roster.
Achane (knee) was diagnosed Monday with a torn ACL and will miss the remainder of the season, Ian Rapoport and Adam Schefter of ESPN report.
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Head coach Jeff Hafley said after Sunday's 24-10 loss to the Chiefs that Achane's knee injury "does not sound very optimistic," but the running back will undergo additional testing to determine the extent of the issue, Cameron Wolfe of NFL Network reports.
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Achane (undisclosed) walked off the field slowly and entered the sideline tent during Sunday's game against the Chiefs, Marcel Louis-Jacques of ESPN.com reports.
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The Dolphins ruled Achane (knee) out for the remainder of Sunday's game against the Chiefs.
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Achane (knee) went to the locker room during Sunday's game versus the Chiefs, Chris Perkins of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.
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Achane rushed 20 times for 74 yards while catching three of six targets for 19 yards in Sunday's 35-13 loss to the 49ers.
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Achane is set to lead a Dolphins backfield in 2026 that will also include Jaylen Wright and Ollie Gordon (ribs), based on Miami's initial 53-man roster.
The Dolphins traded for Jarquez Hunter shortly before cutdown day, but he ultimately didn't make the 53-man roster, though Hunter remains in the organization as part of the practice squad. Fullback D.J. Herman is also listed as a running back, but the team's backfield is otherwise unchanged from 2025, when Achane produced a career-high 1,838 scrimmage yards. The team around Achane went through an offseason overhaul, including the addition of mobile QB Malik Willis, but Achane projects to maintain a prominent role as the centerpiece of an otherwise unproven offense.
Achane could see more than 40 touches in some games this season, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
New Dolphins head coach Jeff Hafley indicated Monday on the Rich Eisen Show that he'd told his starting running back that "you better be in good shape," and that he wouldn't shy away from giving Achane a huge workload if necessary. Achane saw a career-high 305 touches over 16 regular-season games last season with a season high of 28 in a Week 10 tilt against the Bills, but that only averaged out to 19.1 touches per game. The NFL's touch leader in 2025 was Christian McCaffrey with 413 in 17 regular-season contests, or 24.3 per game, while Derrick Henry had the single-game high of 36. Henry was also the last player to top 40 touches in a game, getting 41 in Week 2 of the 2021 season with the Titans. Hafley's target may be somewhat lofty, but it does suggest that Achane will wind up as one of the league leaders in touches in 2026 if he can hold up under that workload.
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