It’s no secret the Miami Dolphins are going to should revamp the offensive line and add some receiving targets for quarterback Tua Tagovailoa between free company this month and the late April draft.
At the NFL scouting mix this week in Indianapolis, that notion has simply been confirmed by the variety of receiving and offensive line draft prospects which have mentioned they’ve been in touch with the Dolphins.
Alabama has extremely regarded receivers popping out in Jameson Williams and Jon Metchie. Either certainly one of them might add to the Crimson Tide connection on the Dolphins, already established from first-round picks within the final two drafts in Tagovailoa and receiver Jaylen Waddle.
Metchie began contemplating what it might it’s wish to reunite with the 2, particularly Waddle after Metchie’s function for Alabama in 2020 first grew when Waddle went down along with his midseason ankle harm.
“I think it will be a little unfair if Waddle and I played together,” Metchie mentioned confidently. “I think if him and I played together, it would also be special just like playing with any of my former Alabama offensive teammates.”
Metchie totaled 916 yards and 6 touchdowns on 55 catches that 2020 season that was quarterbacked by Mac Jones. He topped that in 2021 with 96 receptions for 1,142 yards and eight touchdowns.
He and Williams shaped a harmful duo in Tuscaloosa after Williams transferred in from Ohio State. Williams additionally mentioned it might be significant to unite with different Crimson Tide alumni in Miami, though he didn’t play with both Tagovailoa or Waddle as a result of he was with the Buckeyes then.
But each additionally had their seasons lower quick following knee accidents that proved to be ACL tears — Metchie within the SEC Championship Game towards Georgia and Williams within the nationwide championship towards the identical Bulldogs a couple of month later. The two mentioned their recoveries are going properly, and so they hope to have the ability to take part in coaching camp forward of their rookie seasons.
Beyond the 2 Alabama receivers, Arkansas’ Treylon Burks listed the Dolphins amongst groups he has met with.
With new Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel coming from the San Francisco 49ers, it’s attention-grabbing that Burks talked about Pro Bowl 49ers wideout Deebo Samuel is somebody he likes to imitate his sport after. McDaniel discovered inventive methods to get Samuel concerned, even within the operating sport, final 12 months in San Francisco, and Burks measures comparably as a 6-foot-3, 225-pound athletic freak.
Of completely different stature at 5-11, 183, Penn State large receiver Jahan Dotson has been linked to the Dolphins in mock drafts and has spoken with the group.
“I had a good conversation with the Dolphins’ staff, talking to almost the entire staff,” Dotson mentioned. “It was a great conversation, just going over board work, chalk talk, teaching me a couple of plays, just kind of getting to know each other.”
Not as extremely ranked because the others, Miami Hurricanes large receiver Charleston Rambo famous he has met with the Dolphins and that, after taking part in in Miami for his closing school season at UM after transferring from Oklahoma, he mentioned he would get pleasure from staying within the metropolis. Rambo’s one season at UM was a record-breaking one, going for 79 receptions and 1,172 yards, each Miami single-season information.
Among offensive linemen which have mentioned they met with the Dolphins are tackles Darian Kinnard (Kentucky), Daniel Faalele (Minnesota), Bernhard Raimann (Central Michigan) and Iowa middle Tyler Linderbaum.
Kinnard gave among the greatest perception of what it’s like to fulfill with the Dolphins’ new teaching employees.
“Meeting with the Dolphins definitely was a heart to heart,” Kinnard mentioned. “Those coaches definitely seemed like guys who are experienced. They played in the league, and now they’re coaching. They definitely understand what it’s like in the player’s head, and it’s going to be a better connection than a coach yelling at you or ripping your [expletive] for something stupid.”
Boston College inside lineman Zion Johnson and middle Alec Lindstrom mentioned they haven’t spoken with the Dolphins but on the mix as of Thursday morning, however they indicated they really feel they really feel they’re doubtless within the combine given how their school offensive line coach, Matt Applebaum, is now Dolphins offensive line coach and already accustomed to them.
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Source: www.bostonherald.com