Since they have Waddle for two more years and can always franchise him in three years, I don’t see his contract being a big issue in the future.I think Thomas is arguably the best player we could potentially draft at #21. Extending Waddle is going to be expensive. Would be nice to have a 3rd option with true #1 WR potential on the roster for reassurance.
Also, I want OL as much as the next guy, but I think the best options will be gone at 21. If teams view JPJ as a pure center he could slide out of the 1st round. Or be an option later in the 1st if we trade down.
Hill will likely only remain a Dolphin through 2025. Armstead’s salary will be coming off the books in the next year or two. So there will be plenty of money to sign both Waddle and Phillips before they hit free agency.
The only big contracts they have before those two come due is Tua and Holland I think the Tua contract will be resolved once June 1st comes and Howard’s contract comes off their cap.
Holland will obviously be looking for a big contract going into the 2025 season but the Dolphins should have the cap money to pay him if they decide they want to resign him.
On than Waddle, Phillips, Tua, and Holland, I really don’t see any must sign players on the roster at this time. They still have the time and moves they can make to ensure they resign all of them before they leave in free agency.