Miami opens its season with high hopes: Tua Tagovailoa healthy for 17 games, a revitalized Tyreek Hill, and Jaelan Phillips poised to wreck games. The defense must sharpen under Anthony Weaver, and the o-line has to stay intact for a playoff push. The schedule leans toward five wins early, but playoff reality hinges on consistency and clean health, not headlines.

Projected draft-class impact shines in Kenneth Grant, Jonah Savaiinaea, Jason Marshall Jr., and Ollie Gordon II, while Minkah Fitzpatrick returns to form in a defense built to force turnovers. The offense aims to shed old narratives, with Waller returning to productive form for the Giants and Rivers of luck aligning with a sun-splashed home schedule.