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Former first round NFL Draft pick Sony Michel spent his first three seasons with the Patriots before being traded to the Rams prior to the start of the 2021 season. Michel would go on to lead the Rams backfield with 208 carries after injuries to both Cam Akers and Darrell Henderson led to him shooting up the depth chart. While Michel was not particularly efficient with his touches and he remains a low volume pass catcher, he was obviously good enough to spark the interest of the Dolphins who signed him this offseason.
Michel's contract is not nearly that of Chase Edmonds or even Raheem Mostert, but it's one that almost guarantees that he'll make the roster based on how it's structured. The team would save very little money by cutting him before the start of the season, so the chances that another back like Ahmed, Gerrid Doaks or ZaQuandre White makes the roster over him are very low. If one of those players ends up being on the 53-man roster, it'll almost certainly be due to injury or because the team moves on from Gaskin.
This roster security makes for an interesting fantasy situation as Michel has not proven to be a great pass catching back and is instead similar to Mostert as a more traditional ball carrier, only with less explosiveness. A Dolphins backfield consisting of Mostert and Michel being the primary runners with Edmonds getting around 100 carries on the season and being the team's primary passing down back seems to make a lot of structural sense.
Assuming everyone stays healthy, Michel won't start the season as the team's top back. This backfield is full of players with long injury histories, though, and it just seems like there will eventually be an opportunity for him to lead the backfield this season. He's been effective as a multi-week fill-in before, so don't be surprised if that happens again.
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 Raheem Mostert cleared for training camp
Not placed on PUP list
By: Mike Krueger | Mon Jul 25, 10:57 am
|  | Great sign for Raheem Mostert, who has made amazing progress coming off knee surgery last year. Expected to have a key role in #Dolphins offense under new HC Mike McDaniel. (Cameron Wolfe on Twitter)
FFToday's Take: Mostert is familiar with McDaniel and his zone running schemes from their days in San Francisco. He's coming a knee injury and missed all but one game last season and has a crowded Dolphins' running back room to deal with including Chase Edmonds, Sony Michel and Myles Gaskin. Mostert has a very affordable RB52 price tag currently in PPR leagues.
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