Cole Turner

Career StatsC

Year	Team	GP	Rec	Yards	TD
Career		22	13	143	—
2025		3	1	9	0
2024		3	2	29	0
2023		12

Current Contract

Contract Value Index (CVI)

Cole Turner drew a C+ on the Contract Value Index — a calibrated read on Miami's cap allocation at tight end. The grade reflects a basement-level contract ($1.075M AAV on a one-year rookie deal) paired with a C performance grade and production that simply hasn't materialized; across three seasons, Turner has recorded just 13 career receptions and 143 receiving yards, with the 2025 season yielding only 9 receiving yards across 3 games. At the tight end position, even replacement-level depth typically demands modest productivity or draft pedigree to justify roster spots — Turner, a fifth-round pick from 2022, has delivered neither, and his Contract Value Index grade reflects that harsh reality: the deal itself is a non-factor cap-wise, but the value proposition is weak because the player has not earned a stronger one through on-field performance. As a fourth-year player at 26, Turner occupies a critical juncture where veteran seasons typically show clear trajectory — his current standing as organizational depth insurance rather than a contributor suggests that trajectory has stalled. The Dolphins' recent roster moves, including tryouts for additional tight end candidates and the signing of other depth pieces at multiple positions, underscore that Miami views Turner as interchangeable rather than integral; his 2026 outlook depends almost entirely on training camp performance and circumstance within the tight end room, as the lack of momentum or positive media narrative offers him no organizational or public tailwind heading into the offseason.

Contracts in the Same Value Band

Other same-position deals the Contract Value Index also places in the C band — a quick read on where Cole's contract sits relative to comparable money.

Performance Analysis

Cole Turner grades a C performance mark, with his depth-piece role anchoring the read. The 26-year-old fourth-year tight end remains firmly in the below-average tier for his position, lacking the production metrics or on-field consistency that would elevate him into solid-starter territory. Across the 2025 season, Turner appeared in 3 games and accumulated 9 receiving yards—a negligible output that reflects both limited offensive opportunity and an inability to break through when those snaps do come his way. His most substantive contribution was a single tackle, underscoring his marginal impact on the field. With only 13 career receptions and 143 receiving yards across four seasons since his 2022 fifth-round draft selection, Turner has not demonstrated productivity sufficient to warrant meaningful snap share expansion, and Miami's concurrent signings of tight end Seydou Traore and hosting of additional position tryouts signal organizational acknowledgment that he operates at a roster-depth level. His 2026 outlook hinges entirely on training camp performance and injury circumstances; absent a sudden production spike or an attrition event at the position, Turner will remain a depth insurance piece rather than a contributor the Dolphins can confidently rely upon.

How Cole Compares at the Position

Cole Turner ranks 83rd of 163 graded tight ends by performance. That slots Cole between Albert Okwuegbunam (C) just ahead and Shane Zylstra (C) just behind.

Fan Sentiment

Cole Turner enters the 2026 NFL season as one of the more anonymous figures in the league, and his D+ sentiment grade reflects exactly that — not a player under fire, but one who simply doesn't register. The narrative around the 26-year-old tight end is defined almost entirely by absence: no breakout moments, no beat writer praise, no extension buzz, just a quiet futures contract signing that signals Miami views him as depth insurance rather than a genuine contributor. That perception aligns squarely with his D performance grade and his actual production — across three seasons, Turner has accumulated just 13 career receptions and 143 receiving yards, and in the 2025 season specifically, he managed only 9 receiving yards across 3 games, numbers that do nothing to build a compelling public case for expanded opportunity. The recent team activity around him has done more to reinforce his tenuous standing than strengthen it — the Dolphins hosted tryouts for additional tight end candidates following roster moves, and the signing of TE Ben Sins in March signals the organization is actively surveying the market at his position. Turner currently occupies the most difficult territory in the NFL perception landscape: quiet enough to avoid criticism, but invisible enough that no momentum is building in his favor heading into training camp.