Dolphins' Top Trade Candidates Ahead of 2022 Training Camp

The Miami Dolphins enter training camp with one of the deepest running back rooms in the NFL.

Miami added Raheem Mostert, Chase Edmonds and Sony Michel to its established pair of Myles Gaskin and Salvon Ahmed during the offseason.

One could say the Dolphins overcompensated for their running back issues by signing too many veteran players at the position.

It will be difficult for Miami to give all five players the appropriate number of snaps in training camp and preseason to satisfy their needs.

That problem should naturally lead the Dolphins to the trade market at some point of the preseason.

Gaskin and Ahmed will likely be Miami's top trade candidates because they might be the odd men out of the running back rotation with the focus being on the veteran players brought in to potentially give the Dolphins a 1,000-yard rusher.

If one of the three veteran running backs does not receive enough snaps, he could also request a trade.

Regardless of which players lose out on the top two spots on the depth chart, the Dolphins should be the most monitored team when it comes to the running back trade market.

Myles Gaskin

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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - JANUARY 02: Myles Gaskin #37 of the Miami Dolphins runs the ball during the first quarter against the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on January 02, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Silas Walker/Getty Images)

Miami's leading rusher from the 2021 NFL season may not be on the Week 1 roster.

Myles Gaskin led the Dolphins with 612 rushing yards in 2021. He chipped in 49 receptions and 234 receiving yards and seven total touchdowns.

Gaskin has been relegated to a reserve role already with the signings of Raheem Mostert, Chase Edmonds and Sony Michel.

Mostert is familiar with the run-game scheme that head coach Mike McDaniel worked with in San Francisco, and a similar approach could be installed ahead of the 2022 season.

Edmonds carries similar qualities out of the backfield as Gaskin, and he has proved to do them better during his time with the Arizona Cardinals.

Edmonds had 592 rushing yards, 311 receiving yards and two touchdowns last season while splitting time with James Conner. Gaskin put up his totals as the primary back in most games for Miami.

A Mostert-Edmonds backfield would be an improvement for Miami, and it can mix in Sony Michel on third-down and red-zone situations to round out its depth.

That leaves Gaskin searching for playing time that he can't find in Miami. The Dolphins would be wise to dangle the 25-year-old on the trade market.

Miami could land a Day 2 or Day 3 draft pick and provide another team with a young versatile running back while giving Gaskin the playing time he deserves.

Gaskin could be the first domino to fall in the running back trade market, especially if the Dolphins commit preseason snaps to Mostert, Edmonds and Michel.

Salvon Ahmed

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DAVIE, FL - JUNE 01: Miami Dolphins running back Salvon Ahmed (26) runs with the ball during the first mandatory minicamp at the Baptist Health Training Complex on June 1, 2022, in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Doug Murray/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

If Myles Gaskin's roster spot is in danger, Salvon Ahmed should absolutely be worried about his status.

Ahmed has been a backup at the position for the last two years, but he may be deemed not good enough to make the 53-man roster in Miami's new running back situation.

A market for Ahmed may be lighter than the one for Gaskin because he only has 468 rushing yards and 178 receiving yards in his two-year NFL career.

The good news for the 23-year-old is that teams are always willing to take a chance on young running backs in a league where injuries happen and players at that position get old quicker than other spots on the field.

Miami might only collect a sixth- or seventh-round pick for Ahmed on the trade market because of his career numbers, but that is still something in return compared to flat out releasing him at some point of training camp.

Solomon Kindley

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FOXBOROUGH, MA - SEPTEMBER 12: Miami Dolphins guard Solomon Kindley (66) during a game between the New England Patriots and the Miami Dolphins on September 12, 2021, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Solomon Kindley started 13 games in his rookie season of 2020, but then he only started two contests in 2021.

The 25-year-old offensive guard still could have a productive NFL career, but his path to a starting gig is blocked in Miami.

The Dolphins signed Connor Williams and Terron Armstead in free agency, and they are projected to use Liam Eichenberg and Robert Hunt at the guard positions. Armstead will fill the left tackle void and Williams could start at center. Austin Jackson is the projected starter at right tackle.

Kindley may opt to stay in south Florida to fight for a roster spot and be the team's top option off the bench if someone gets hurt, or he could try to explore options elsewhere.

As is the case with Gaskin and Ahmed, the Dolphins should try to get something for the offensive lineman on the trade market if the situation heads in that direction.

Plenty of teams could use a young interior offensive lineman, and the Dolphins could add to their draft haul with a Day 2 or Day 3 pick if a trade comes to fruition.