Dolphins at Cowboys defensive snap counts for Miami

Earlier today, we took a look at the Miami Dolphins’ offensive snap counts from the team’s blowout loss to the Dallas Cowboys. Where the offense actually showed some progress from the week prior, when the team beat the New York Giants, the defense struggled against Dallas. More is expected from a defense that should be able to utilize multiple Pro Bowl players to attack quarterbacks and stop the run.

This afternoon, we take a look at the defense’s span counts from the Cowboys game:

Tony Lippett, cornerback
Defensive snaps: 39 (60%)
Special teams snaps: —-

Chris Jones, defensive tackle
Defensive snaps: 38 (58%)
Special teams snaps: 10 (33%)

Bobby McCain, cornerback
Defensive snaps: 34 (52%)
Special teams snaps: 5 (17%)

Isa Abdul-Quddus, safety
Defensive snaps: 31 (48%)
Special teams snaps: —-

Jordan Phillips, defensive tackle
Defensive snaps: 31 (48%)
Special teams snaps: —-

Terrence Fede, defensive end
Defensive snaps: 30 (46%)
Special teams snaps: 9 (30%)

Michael Thomas, safety
Defensive snaps: 29 (45%)
Special teams snaps: —-

Spencer Paysinger, linebacker
Defensive snaps: 28 (43%)
Special teams snaps: —-

Andre Branch, defensive end
Defensive snaps: 28 (43%)
Special teams snaps: —-

Walt Aikens, safety
Defensive snaps: 28 (43%)
Special teams snaps: —-

James-Michael Johnson, linebacker
Defensive snaps: 26 (40%)
Special teams snaps: 20 (67%)

Shamiel Gary, safety
Defensive snaps: 26 (40%)
Special teams snaps: 7 (23%)

Neville Hewitt, linebacker
Defensive snaps: 24 (37%)
Special teams snaps: 7 (23%)

Rashaan Melvin, cornerback
Defensive snaps: 20 (31%)
Special teams snaps: —-

Kiko Alonso, linebacker
Defensive snaps: 20 (31%)
Special teams snaps: —-

Mike Hull, linebacker
Defensive snaps: 19 (29%)
Special teams snaps: 20 (67%)

Byron Maxwell, cornerback
Defensive snaps: 19 (29%)
Special teams snaps: —-

Julius Warmsley, defensive end
Defensive snaps: 18 (28%)
Special teams snaps: —-

A.J. Hendy, safety
Defensive snaps: 17 (26%)
Special teams snaps: 18 (60%)

Brandon Harris, cornerback
Defensive snaps: 17 (26%)
Special teams snaps: 7 (23%)

Cleyon Laing, defensive end
Defensive snaps: 17 (26%)
Special teams snaps: 2 (7%)

Jordan Lucas, safety
Defensive snaps: 16 (25%)
Special teams snaps: 25 (83%)

Deandre Coleman, defensive tackle
Defensive snaps: 16 (25%)
Special teams snaps: 7 (23%)

Mario Williams, defensive end
Defensive snaps: 16 (25%)
Special teams snaps: —-

Ndamukong Suh, defensive tackle
Defensive snaps: 16 (25%)
Special teams snaps: —-

Jelani Jenkins, linebacker
Defensive snaps: 15 (23%)
Special teams snaps: —-

Jordan Williams, defensive end
Defensive snaps: 14 (22%)
Special teams snaps: 11 (37%)

Jason Jones, defensive end
Defensive snaps: 14 (22%)
Special teams snaps: —-

Reshad Jones, safety
Defensive snaps: 13 (20%)
Special teams snaps: —-

Chris McCain, defensive end
Defensive snaps: 12 (18%)
Special teams snaps: 18 (60%)

Koa Misi, linebacker
Defensive snaps: 10 (15%)
Special teams snaps: —-

Lafayette Pitts, cornerback
Defensive snaps: 9 (14%)
Special teams snaps: 12 (40%)

Cedric Reed, defensive end
Defensive snaps: 9 (14%)
Special teams snaps: —-

Akil Blount, linebacker
Defensive snaps: 5 (8%)
Special teams snaps: 17 (57%)

Tyler Gray, linebacker
Defensive snaps: 5 (8%)
Special teams snaps: 6 (20%)

James Burgess, linebacker
Defensive snaps:3 (5%)
Special teams snaps: 5 (17%)

Al Louis-Jean, cornerback
Defensive snaps: 3 (5%)
Special teams snaps: —-

Special Teams

Matt Darr, punter
Special teams snaps: 7 (23%)

Ryan DiSalvo, long snapper
Special teams snaps: 5 (17%)

Andrew Franks, kicker
Special teams snaps: 4 (13%)

John Denney, long snapper
Special teams snaps: 2 (7%)

Marshall Koehn, kicker
Special teams snaps: 1 (3%)