Seydou Traore

Miami spent a Round 3 pick in the same 2026 class on TE Will Kacmarek while Traore came off the board in Round 5, so the team's own capital points to Kacmarek getting the longer developmental leash and first crack at in-line snaps.

Greg Dulcich, re-signed as a stated front-office priority after finishing top-10 among TEs in receiving yards from Week 14 on in 2025 (16 catches on 18 targets for 222 yards over the final five games), sits atop a five-man room that also includes veterans Ben Sims and Cole Turner, leaving Traore fighting for a roster spot and residual targets.

A former soccer goalkeeper who came to football through the NFL Academy in London, Traore posted modest college production (35 catches, 10.5 yards per catch, 5 TDs in 2025 at Mississippi State), and his blocking and route polish project to a multi-year development curve with real practice-squad risk in year one.

Camp previews describe the rebuilt Miami TE group as untested with no entrenched long-term starter — Dulcich's lead role rests on a five-game 2025 flash — so the receiving-TE job is genuinely winnable over the next one to two seasons.

Young TE (23) — still in value appreciation phase

His pass-catching background and 10.5 yards per reception in 2025 fit the move/receiving-TE role rather than a blocking specialist's, which is the archetype that produces fantasy value if he climbs the depth chart.