NFL Trade Rumors on Jaylen Waddle, De'Von Achane After Dolphins Release Tyreek Hill

The Miami Dolphins are currently planning on keeping wide receiver Jaylen Waddle and running back De'Von Achane despite potential trade interest from other teams, NFL Network's Cameron Wolfe reported Friday.

"Teams would love for them to trade Jaylen Waddle and De'Von Achane. I'm told right now they're wanting to keep those guys as core players," Wolfe said around the 2:15 mark of the video below.

Wolfe's report comes after the Dolphins released star wide receiver Tyreek Hill alongside pass rusher Bradley Chubb, guard James Daniels and receiver Nick Westbrook-Ikhine ahead of the start of the 2026 season.

Those four cuts will clear a total of $56 million in cap space, according to NFL.com's Bobby Kownack.

The Dolphins are currently projected to be $3 million below the cap next season with Chubb still on the books, per Over the Cap.

Miami has another decision coming up regarding Tua Tagovailoa, who is currently set to cost the team $56.2 million against the 2026 cap.

NBC Sports' Mike Florio recently reported that "some in league circles think" the Dolphins are considering cutting Tagovailoa and eating a historic cap charge of $99.2 million next season.

Taking on that much dead cap space would require the Dolphins to commit to further reshuffling of their roster in order to get under the cap by the compliance deadline on March 11.

Both Waddle and Achane currently come with relatively affordable cap hits next season, however. Waddle is set to cost the Dolphins $11.6 million against the cap next season, while Achane will come with a $5.9 million cap hit, per Over the Cap.

Achane is coming off a Pro Bowl 2025 season during which he recorded a career-high 1,350 rushing yards and added 488 through the air. Waddle led the Dolphins with 910 receiving yards in a campaign Hill mostly missed due to injury.

Keeping both players could be key to building around a new quarterback if the Dolphins ultimately part ways with Tagovailoa this season.

What further moves general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan makes this offseason could depend on Tagovailoa's contract status and how much salary cap room the Dolphins need to clear out to manage it.