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Dante Trader Jr.

Starter

Is Dante Trader Jr. starting?

Dante Trader Jr. is the starting SS for the Miami Dolphins.

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Dante Trader Jr. this week

The Miami Dolphins play next in Week 7, on the road against the New York Jets on Sun, Oct 25 (CBS). Dante Trader Jr. is listed as the starter at SS going into that game.

At SS for the Miami Dolphins, Michael Taaffe and Kyle Louis are next in line behind him.

Dante Trader Jr.'s 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 24-31 vs CIN (Oct 11); L 10-15 at MIN (Oct 4); L 10-24 vs KC (Sep 27).

Dante Trader Jr. wears No. 11, is 23 years old, is listed at 5' 11", 202 lbs, has 2 years of NFL experience, came out of Maryland.

Is Dante Trader Jr. playing this week?

Dante Trader Jr. is expected to start at SS for Miami Dolphins. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

MIA SS Depth

1Dante Trader Jr.Starter
2Michael Taaffe
3Kyle Louis

Miami Dolphins Starting Lineup

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Age
23
Height
5' 11"
Weight
202
Experience
2 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026MIA5100013
    2025MIA15280001
    Career2 yrs20380014

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    10
    +0.1/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    0
    even with 2025 per game
    INT
    1
    +0.2/gm vs 2025

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    2
    Games
    20
    Tackles
    38

    #21 of 124 at SAF in Interceptions (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Dante Trader Jr. is rated 66 (Depth): production, role and draft slot rank 176th of 263 qualifying defensive backs (outperforms 33% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    37th percentile
    Beats 37% of 263
    Sample
    5 + 15 games
    2026 + 2025 · 660 snaps
    Draft slot
    30% of rating
    Pick 155 · 2025 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11Lvs CINTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final L 24-31

    Oct 4L@ MINTKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 10-15

    Sep 27Lvs KCTKL 4
    TKL
    4
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final L 10-24

    Sep 20L@ SFTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 13-35

    Sep 13L@ LVTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    1
    PD
    1

    Final L 13-27

    Dante Trader Jr.'s 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Dante Trader Jr. plays 78% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share78%

    College

    Maryland

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