MIA · RB
De'Von Achane
De'Von Achane is a running back for the Miami Dolphins. Depth chart: RB1.
Scouting report
De'Von Achane: the full picture
De'Von Achane at a glance
De'Von Achane is a 24-year-old running back for the Miami Dolphins, listed at 5'9" and 195 pounds. The Miami Dolphins drafted Achane 84th overall in the third round in 2023, out of Texas A&M; this is year four in the league.
2026 projection
Our season projection has Achane at 318.6 PPR points for 2026, which ranks RB4 at the position and works out to 22.1 points per game over 17.0 projected games.
2026 season so far
Through 2 games of 2026, Achane has scored 22.9 PPR points, or 11.4 per game. That is 7.2% of the full-season projection; at the current rate Achane would finish with about 195 points, behind the 318.6 projected. It is a small sample, so expect that pace to settle. The best week so far is 12.3 points in Week 2 against SF, the RB17 finish that week. Achane has cleared the 12-point mark we count as a usable RB start in 1 of 2 games, a 50% consistency rate.
Percentile profile
Measured against the 59 qualified running backs of 2026, Achane ranks in the 79th percentile in receptions, the 79th percentile in receiving yards and the 69th percentile in rush yards. Two of the 6 tracked categories sit at or above the 75th percentile. The softest mark is the 27th percentile in rush TDs.
Career track record
By season-long PPR scoring, Achane has finished as RB24 in 2023, RB5 in 2024 and RB5 in 2025. That is two top-five positional finishes in 3 completed seasons. The high-water mark is 322.8 PPR points in 2025. Across 46 regular-season games on record, the totals read 3,167 rushing yards, 22 rushing touchdowns, 179 receptions and 1,326 receiving yards.
De'Von Achane by the numbers
Achane has been the highest-scoring running back of the week 1 time, finished in the weekly top five at the position 12 times and finished in the top twelve 25 times. The career high is 51.3 PPR points, set in Week 3 of 2023 against DEN, the top RB score of that week. The game log also shows 5 games of 30 or more PPR points, 10 100-yard rushing games and 1 game with three or more touchdowns. In all, Achane has reached 20 points in 18 games, 39% of career appearances.
Contract
Achane is playing on a four-year, $64 million contract signed with the Miami Dolphins in 2026, an average of $16 million per year with $17.4 million guaranteed. The deal runs through the 2029 season.
Dynasty market
In dynasty formats Achane carries a GV stock price of 8,468, which ranks 13th overall and RB3 among running backs out of 940 priced players. In redraft the same model ranks Achane 14th overall. Value has moved down 1.6 since the previous model run. The closest profiles by the similarity model are Ashton Jeanty, Javonte Williams and Jadarian Price. See where Achane sits on the trade value chart.
2026 projected stat line
- Projected PPR
- 318.6
- PPR / game
- 22.1
De'Von Achane fantasy outlook
De'Von Achane enters the 2026 season with MIA and ranks RB4 and #13 overall in the current Gridiron Value projection. The model projects 318.6 PPR points across 14.4 games, or 22.1 points per game, placing the expected outcome in an elite fantasy tier. The preseason depth chart lists De'Von Achane as RB1, so the opportunity forecast is tied to that current role rather than name value alone. In 2025, De'Von Achane produced 322.8 PPR points in 16 games (20.2 per game), giving the projection a recent performance baseline. Projection confidence is 62%, with a 95% modeled chance of a Top-24 positional finish. The main variables are role stability, team scoring volume, and normal efficiency variance.
Week 1 projection
De'Von Achane is projected for 22.3 PPR points on the road at LV in week 1, with a likely range of 7.5 to 40.0.
Trade value
Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is down 1.6 since the previous model run (stable).
- Redraft
- 88.5
- Dynasty
- 82.1
- Superflex redraft
- 82.1
- Superflex dynasty
- 79.9
- TE premium dynasty
- 49.5
Career stats
| Season | Team | G | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | MIA | 2 | 31 | 110 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 49 | 0 | 22.9 |
| 2025 | MIA | 16 | 238 | 1,350 | 8 | 85 | 67 | 488 | 4 | 322.8 |
| 2024 | MIA | 17 | 203 | 907 | 6 | 87 | 78 | 592 | 6 | 299.9 |
| 2023 | MIA | 11 | 103 | 800 | 8 | 37 | 27 | 197 | 3 | 190.7 |
Running backs ranked near De'Von Achane
- Bijan Robinson RB1 · 353.7 PPR
- Jahmyr Gibbs RB2 · 349.0 PPR
- Christian McCaffrey RB3 · 332.3 PPR
- Jonathan Taylor RB5 · 307.0 PPR
- James Cook RB6 · 294.6 PPR
- Kyren Williams RB7 · 277.6 PPR
Miami Dolphins fantasy players
- Malik Willis QB · 304.6 PPR
- Malik Washington WR · 154.9 PPR
- Caleb Douglas WR · 141.4 PPR
- Caleb Douglas WR · 141.4 PPR
- Jaylen Wright RB · 116.5 PPR
- Greg Dulcich TE · 107.7 PPR
Projections are model estimates, not recorded results. Snapshot 2026-09-24.