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James Daniels

RG·Miami Dolphins
UNDERPAIDRound 2, pick 39 in 2018
Updated November 12, 2026
83.5
Model Score
Down from 85.0 last year

James Daniels is an RG for the Miami Dolphins (updated November 12, 2026).

Model Score by season

Down 1.5 from last season.

70809083.520182019202120222023

How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →

James Daniels Injury StatusNot listed

James Daniels is not on the injury report as of Nov 11. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.

Draft & College

Round 2, pick 39 to the Chicago Bears in 2018, out of Iowa (Big Ten). He went about where consensus had him.

Taken#39
Consensus board38th

Coming out: 21 reps bench, 30.5" vertical, 108" broad, 7.29s 3-cone, 4.4s shuttle.

What this pick usually becomes. Of the 320 players taken as a second-rounder between 2012 and 2021, 63% earned a second contract and 57% became starters. The median one started 44 career games.

Contract2026 cap

2025 Cap Hit
$3.6M
APY
$8.0M/yr
Guaranteed at Signing
$7.3M
Years on Deal
1
Signed
2025
Est. Value
$16.5M/yr
underpaid by $8.5M/yr

Every year of the deal, the dead money and what a cut or trade saves on the Contract tab.

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