Jalen Tolbert

Tolbert is an unrestricted free agent in 2026 and is widely expected to depart Dallas after being a healthy scratch in four of the final six games in 2025. Dynasty consensus predicts he leaves the Cowboys with uncertain landing spot and role.

After a career-best 2024 campaign (49-610-7), Tolbert cratered in 2025 with just 18 catches for 203 yards in 13 games, falling behind Flournoy, Turpin, and Mingo on the depth chart. His development trajectory has completely stalled.

Dallas WR room features CeeDee Lamb (All-Pro) and George Pickens (1,429 yards, Pro Bowl) as locked-in top options, plus emerging Flournoy and versatile Turpin ahead of Tolbert. No path to meaningful volume in 2026 if he remains.

Miami is expected to invest significant 2026 NFL Draft capital at WR to fill the void left by Tyreek Hill's release and Jaylen Waddle's trade to Denver. Early-round rookie WRs would immediately threaten Tolbert's role.

Malik Willis is Miami's projected 2026 starter but has negligible full-game experience at QB1. His passing volume, accuracy under pressure, and ability to sustain a pass-friendly attack are all unproven — depressing the ceiling for every MIA pass-catcher.

Miami drafted three WRs in 2026 (Douglas, Bell, Coleman) on top of Waddle, Malik Washington and Tutu Atwell; Tolbert is on a cheap 1-year prove-it deal and has been openly labeled a potential cut candidate, leaving his roster spot — let alone snaps — in genuine doubt.

Miami has a cavernous WR void after releasing Tyreek Hill and trading Jaylen Waddle to Denver. Only Malik Washington (65 targets in 2025) has meaningful experience in the room, giving Tolbert a legitimate path to WR2-level target share on the depth chart.

If Lamb or Gallup suffer injury during the season, Tolbert could see meaningful target volume increase as a capable receiving option in an efficient Dallas offense.

A new team via free agency could provide Tolbert a fresh start as a WR3/4 with potential for injury-driven opportunity. His 2024 season (7 TDs) showed flashes of red zone utility that another offense might unlock.

Tolbert and Malik Willis have an existing relationship from the 2022 Senior Bowl. In HC Jeff Hafley's new scheme built around Willis, pre-existing chemistry is a real edge over the rest of the Dolphins' WR depth chart.

Tolbert has a reported pre-existing relationship with Malik Willis dating to the Senior Bowl, which could provide a chemistry edge in a thin WR room competing for a new QB's trust.