The Miami Dolphins enter the 2026 NFL season with a wide receiver group that looks shaky on paper, and that’s putting it mildly. After trading Jaylen Waddle and cutting Tyreek Hill, the room is suddenly built around a batch of names that comes with plenty of questions.
That’s why the idea of adding Keenan Allen has traction. Moe Moton of Bleacher Report pegged the Dolphins as the best landing spot for the six-time Pro Bowl wideout, and the fit is easy to see.
"WR Keenan Allen: Miami Dolphins," Moton writes. "... Even if rookie third-round wideout Chris Bell is ready to play in Week 1, the Dolphins need another set of veteran hands to help pace their aerial attack."
At the moment, Miami is looking at Malik Washington, Jalen Tolbert, Caleb Douglas and Tutu Atwell as part of its top receiving group, with rookies and journeymen mixed in behind them. That’s a lot of uncertainty for a team that would be asking Malik Willis to operate without a proven, dependable target.
Allen would give them exactly that. He’s 34, so he’s not a long-term answer, but he also wouldn’t need to be. In free agency, he should come at a manageable price, and he would immediately become the most reliable receiver on the roster.
He also still has something left in the tank. Allen played 17 games for the Los Angeles Chargers last season and finished with 81 catches for 777 yards and four touchdowns in his 13th NFL season.
The larger body of work is even more striking: 12,051 receiving yards, 70 touchdowns, 1,055 receptions and 1,552 targets across 171 games in a 13-year career.
That kind of production makes Allen an appealing option for a Dolphins offense that can’t afford to lean too heavily on Atwell, Tolbert, Washington or the rookies, including Bell, Douglas and Kevin Coleman Jr.
Allen may not be a true No. 1 receiver anymore, but he wouldn’t have to be. For Miami, the job is simpler than that: bring in a veteran who can be trusted, catch the ball and steady the passing game for Willis.
With most other teams already set at wide receiver, the Dolphins stand out as a natural fit, and Moton made the case that they’re Allen’s best landing spot for 2026.
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