Dolphins 2024 Week 10 Snap Count Observations

Raheem Mostert, Durham Smythe, Calais Campbell, and Cam Smith were among the Miami Dolphins with noteworthy playing time against the Rams.

Miami Dolphins running back Raheem Mostert (31) runs the ball against the Los Angeles Rams during the first half at SoFi Stadium. / Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images

What stood out about the Miami Dolphins snap counts from their 23-15 victory against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium on Monday night?

As a reminder, the inactives were:

• RB Jeff Wilson Jr.;
• CB Ethan Bonner;
• FB Alec Ingold;
• CB Storm Duck;
• LB Mohamed Kamara;
• OL Andrew Meyer; and
• WR Dee Eskridge.

Ingold missed the game with a calf injury.

Quarterback Skylar Thompson was the only active player who saw no action again.

Five position players saw their only action on special teams:

• LB Duke Riley;
• S Marcus Maye;
• LB David Long, Jr.;
• LB Channing Tindall; and
• T Jackson Carman (elevated from the practice squad for the game).

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DOLPHINS OFFENSIVE OBSERVATIONS

What stands out here — and in a big way — is running back Raheem Mostert's play count. Beyond the fact he didn't get a single rushing attempt after losing a fumble twice in the past three games, Mostert played only eight offensive snaps. We've said in recent weeks that the backfield clearly belongs to De'Von Achane, but the fumbles undoubtedly caused this.

• With Ingold out of the lineup, Durham Smythe got a slight uptick in his snap count, getting 25, the same number as Jonnu Smith.
• We also should mention that the Dolphins ran only 53 offensive plays, compared to 70 for the Rams, who had a clear yardage advantage (327-238).
• At wide receiver, we'll point out that Tyreek Hill played 46 of the 53 snaps after entering the game with a wrist injury that he revealed involved a torn ligament.
• Odell Beckham, Jr., who had a key third-down reception on the Dolphins' final drive, got a slight uptick in playing time. He got 17 snaps against the Rams, five more than his previous high this season.
• River Cracraft's season debut was quiet, as he got only four snaps on offense and four on special teams, though he did have a good block downfield on Malik Washington's 18-yard touchdown run in the first quarter.
• On the offensive line, Lester Cotton played the final 24 snaps at left guard after starter Robert Jones left with a knee injury. Also, Patrick Paul got two snaps at tackle in place of Kendall Lamm, though we didn't see what might have happened with Lamm, who was on the field for the one kneel-down at the end.

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DOLPHINS DEFENSIVE OBSERVATIONS

Three players were on the field for all 70 defensive snaps: linebacker Jordyn Brooks, cornerback Jalen Ramsey, and safety Jordan Poyer. Linebacker Anthony Walker, Jr. played all but one defensive snap in his second start, and Jevon Holland got 69 snaps.

• While it looked like he was making a play every snap, Calais Campbell actually played only 33 defensive snaps against the Rams. That was his lowest total since the Week 3 game at Seattle.
• Chop Robinson is getting more opportunities as he continues to improve. On a night, he got his second sack in two games and played a career-high 42 snaps on defense. His previous high was 40 in the Week 5 victory at New England.
• After Kendall Fuller left the game with a concussion, Cam Smith took over as the outside cornerback opposite Jalen Ramsey and ended up playing 33 snaps.
• Cornerback Kader Kohou missed only one player after banging knees with a Rams player and ended up being on the field for 90 percent of the defensive snaps. Kohou had a really good outing against the Rams.
• We close with the special teams, where Duke Riley had the highest total of snaps with 23, followed by Siran Neal and Quinton Bell with 22. The leader among offensive players was Julian Hill, who had ten. Tanner Conner, usually among the snap leaders on special teams, got five because he left the game with a knee injury.

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