Month: April 2019

2019 NFL Draft Notes – Day 3

2019 Miami Dolphins Selections
Rd Pick Ovr Name Pos College
1 13 13 Christian Wilkins DT Clemson
3 15 78 Michael Deiter OL Wisconsin
5 13 151 Andrew Van Ginkel LB Wisconsin
6 30 202 Isaiah Prince T Ohio State
7 19 233 Chandler Cox RB Auburn
7 20 234 Myles Gaskin RB Washington
* Compensatory selections
DOLPHINS SELECT LB ANDREW VAN GINKEL IN FIFTH ROUND
  • The Dolphins picked their second Wisconsin player in the 2019 NFL draft when they selected Van Ginkel at No. 151 overall. The Dolphins picked OL Michael Deiter in the third round (78th overall) on Friday.
  • The last time the Dolphins selected two players from the same school in the same draft was 2013, when Miami took LB Jelani Jenkins (104th overall) and RB Mike Gillislee (164th overall) – both from Florida.
  • Ironically, prior to this week, the last time the Dolphins selected a player from Wisconsin was in 2001 when they picked two Badgers – DB Jamar Fletcher (26th overall) and WR Chris Chambers (52nd overall).
  • Van Ginkel became the 10th Badgers player selected by Miami in franchise history.

ALL-TIME DOLPHINS DRAFT PICKS FROM WISCONSIN

YEAR RD PICK POS PLAYER
2019 3 78 OL Michael Deiter
2019 5 151 LB Andrew Van Ginkel
2001 1 26 DB Jamar Fletcher
2001 2 52 WR Chris Chambers
1992 1 7 DB Troy Vincent
1987 2 43 LB Rick Graf
1987 10 266 DB Bobby Taylor
1985 4 111 OL Jeff Dellenbach
1972 9 233 DB Greg Johnson
1972 16 415 WR Al Hannah
DOLPHINS SELECT T ISAIAH PRINCE IN SIXTH ROUND
  • Prince’s selection marks the third consecutive season the Dolphins have selected a player from Ohio State, joining LB Raekwon McMillan (54th overall in 2017) and LB Jerome Baker (73rd overall in 2018).
  • Prince becomes the 15th Dolphins draft pick from Ohio State and fifth in the past decade.
  • Ohio State is now tied with Tennessee for the second-most draft picks in Dolphins history with 15. The Dolphins have selected 17 players from the University of Miami.

ALL-TIME DOLPHINS DRAFT PICKS FROM OHIO STATE

YEAR RD PICK POS PLAYER
2019 6 202 T Isaiah Prince
2018 3 73 LB Jerome Baker
2017 2 54 LB Raekwon McMillan
2010 7 252 LB Austin Spitler
2009 4 108 WR Brian Hartline
2007 1 9 WR Ted Ginn
1999 6 192 P Brent Bartholomew
1989 5 121 C Jeff Uhlenhake
1988 1 16 DE Eric Kumerow
1988 6 156 RB George Cooper
1987 12 322 QB Jim Karsatos
1986 7 193 LB Larry Kolic
1984 6 165 LB Rowland Tatum
1983 11 306 G Joe Lukens
1975 4 100 LB Bruce Elia
DOLPHINS SELECT PAIR OF RUNNING BACKS WITH CONSECUTIVE SEVENTH-ROUND PICKS
  • The Dolphins held the 233rd and 234th overall picks and selected running backs with both of them – calling on Auburn RB Chandler Cox at No. 233 and Washington RB Myles Gaskin at No. 234.
  • The last time Miami selected two running backs in the same draft was 2008, when they picked RB Jalen Parmele at No. 176 and RB Lex Hilliard at No. 204.
  • Cox becomes the seventh player the Dolphins have ever selected from Auburn and first since 2006. That selection, ironically, was also the 233rd overall pick and was used on WR Devin Aromashodu.
  • Cox is only the second Auburn running back ever drafted by Miami, joining RB Ronnie Brown who was picked second overall in 2005.

ALL-TIME DOLPHINS DRAFT PICKS FROM AUBURN

YEAR RD PICK POS PLAYER
2019 7 233 RB Chandler Cox
2006 7 233 WR Devin Aromashodu
2005 1 2 RB Ronnie Brown
1993 5 132 G Chris Gray
1992 2 43 DT Eddie Blake
1970 6 133 DE Dave Campbell
1970 12 289 LB Mike Kolen
  • Gaskin is just the fifth player from Washington selected in Dolphins history and the first offensive skill player.

ALL-TIME DOLPHINS DRAFT PICKS FROM WASHINGTON

YEAR RD PICK POS PLAYER
2019 7 234 RB Myles Gaskin
2006 4 114 T Joe Toledo
2002 5 161 DB Omare Lowe
1997 6 166 LB John Fiala
1979 2 53 T Jeff Toews
QUICK HITS
  • With the Dolphins’ trades this week, the team now holds additional picks in the second (New Orleans), fourth (Tennessee), sixth (Dallas) and seventh (Kansas City) rounds of the 2020 NFL draft. Miami also holds all of their own selections in 2020 except for their fifth-round choice (Arizona).

2019 NFL Draft Notes – Day 2

DOLPHINS TRADE FOR ROSEN
  • After not making any draft-day trades in 2018, the Dolphins made two on Friday.
    • In the first trade, Miami sent a 2019 second-round pick (48th overall) and a 2019 fourth-round pick (116th overall) to New Orleans for a 2019 second-round pick (62nd overall), a 2019 sixth-round pick (202nd overall) and a 2020 second-round pick.
    • The Dolphins then used the 2019 second-round pick (62nd overall) acquired from New Orleans and sent it, along with a 2020 fifth-round pick, to Arizona in exchange for QB Josh Rosen.
  • According to ESPN, the Dolphins are the first franchise since the AFL/NFL merger in 1970 to acquire a first-round quarterback drafted by another team after just one season.
  • Rosen was the youngest starting quarterback in Cardinals history and became the youngest QB since the 1970 AFL/NFL merger to post a double-digit fourth-quarter comeback victory in the team’s Week 8 victory vs. San Francisco.
  • If Rosen starts a game for the Dolphins, he’ll be the first UCLA quarterback to record a start for the franchise.
DOLPHINS SELECT OL MICHAEL DEITER IN THE THIRD ROUND
  • Deiter is the ninth player in Dolphins history to be drafted from Wisconsin and the first since CB Jamar Fletcher (26th overall) and WR Chris Chambers (52nd overall) were selected in 2001.
  • Deiter is the first Wisconsin player to be selected by the Dolphins in the third round and joins OL Jeff Dellenbach as the only Wisconsin offensive linemen to be chosen by Miami.
  • Deiter was a first-team All-American as a senior in 2018 and a second-team All-American as a junior in 2017. He started a school-record 54 games.

ALL-TIME DOLPHINS DRAFT PICKS FROM WISCONSIN

YEAR RD PICK POS PLAYER
2019 3 78 OL Michael Deiter
2001 1 26 DB Jamar Fletcher
2001 2 52 WR Chris Chambers
1992 1 7 DB Troy Vincent
1987 2 43 LB Rick Graf
1987 10 266 DB Bobby Taylor
1985 4 111 OL Jeff Dellenbach
1972 9 233 DB Greg Johnson
1972 16 415 WR Al Hannah
QUICK HITS
  • With the Dolphins’ trades today, the team now holds additional picks in the second (New Orleans), fourth (Tennessee), sixth (Dallas) and seventh (Kansas City) rounds of the 2020 NFL draft. Miami also holds all of their own selections in 2020 except for their fifth-round choice (Arizona).
  • Deiter’s selection is Miami’s first offensive lineman drafted since G Isaac Asiata was chosen in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL draft (164th overall). The Dolphins did not draft an offensive lineman in the 2018 NFL draft, marking the only draft in the team’s 54-year history without an offensive lineman selected.

Miami Dolphins Day 3 Draft Announcers

Miami Dolphins Day 3 Draft Announcers

WHEN: Saturday, April 27, 2019; 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
10 – 11 a.m. Interviews with draft announcers

WHERE: Baptist Health Training Facility (Bubble) – 7500 SW 30th Street in Davie, Florida 33314

PARKING: Live TV trucks must park in the designated spots in the East Lot, accessible from the main entrance. All other media will be in the West (Business) Lot, which is located to the right once you pull into the main entrance of the facility. Please note the HPD Garage will not be open. Media are encouraged to work in the team auditorium for their needs.

DETAILS: In recognition of the Miami Dolphins community mission of #TeamWorkAtWork, an initiative to level the playing field through the power of teamwork to inspire a healthier, more educated and united South Florida community representatives from the FOOTBALL UNITES program and Dolphins Cancer Challenge will announce the team’s day three draft selections.

Day 3 Draft Announcers

  • Draft Announcer Round 4: Dolphins Cancer Challenge (DCC), Sonia Rodriguez
    • The DCC is Miami Dolphins’ largest signature charity event and has raised more than $27.5 million since inception and donating 100 percent of participant-raised funds to Sylvester.
    • The DCC’s mission is to improve people’s lives through financial support for innovative cancer research at South Florida’s only academic-based cancer center – Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Health System
    • Sonia Rodriguez was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma at 16 years old and is now in remission. As a senior in high school, she participated in her first DCC this past April as a survivor and has been selected to make the fourth round draft announcement.
  • Draft Announcer Round 5 – Football Unites
    • Through FOOTBALL UNITES, the Dolphins are creating opportunities for South Florida-based groups to strengthen and expand their impact around community engagement, education and justice reform
    • Community partner representatives of FOOTBALL UNITES will be on hand to make draft announcements throughout the day. These include:
    • 5000 Role Models
    • ADL Women of Tomorrow
    • Miami Gardens Police Dept. Explorers
    • Pridelines
    • Special Olympics

2019 NFL Draft Notes – Day 1

DOLPHINS SELECT DT CHRISTIAN WILKINS IN FIRST ROUND
  • Wilkins became the fourth defensive tackle and the 12th defensive lineman taken in the first round by the Dolphins.
  • The Dolphins have now taken more defensive linemen (12) in the first round of NFL drafts than any other position.
  • Wilkins is the first defensive tackle the Dolphins have selected in the first round since 1996 when the team took Daryl Gardener with the 20th overall pick.

ALL-TIME DOLPHINS FIRST-ROUND PICKS (DEFENSIVE LINEMEN)

YEAR PICK PLAYER SCHOOL
2013 3 Dion Jordan Oregon
1969 11 Bill Stanfill Georgia
1992 12 Marco Coleman Georgia Tech
2019 13 Christian Wilkins Clemson
1988 16 Eric Kumerow Ohio State
1987 16 John Bosa Boston College
1996 20 Daryl Gardener (DT) Baylor
1994 20 Tim Bowens (DT) Mississippi
2017 22 Charles Harris Missouri
1972 25 Mike Kadish (DT) Notre Dame
1974 26 Don Reese Jackson State
2010 28 Jared Odrick Penn State
C-L-E-M-S-O-N
  • Wilkins is the ninth player in Dolphins history to be drafted from Clemson and becomes the first player Miami has ever selected in the first round from the school.
  • Clemson had three players drafted in this year’s first round, tied with Alabama and Mississippi State for the most by any school. All three players were defensive linemen as Wilkins joined DE Clelin Ferrell (4th overall to Oakland) and DT Dexter Lawrence (17th overall to N.Y. Giants).

ALL-TIME DOLPHINS DRAFT PICKS FROM CLEMSON

YEAR RD PICK POS PLAYER
2019 1 13 DT Christian Wilkins
2017 3 97 CB Cordrea Tankersley
2009 5 165 DB Chris Clemons
2008 2 32 DE Phillip Merling
1998 4 102 DT Lorenzo Bromell
1998 7 210 G Jim Bundren
1993 6 164 DB Robert O’Neal
1984 12 320 DT William Devane
1976 10 282 RB Don Testerman
QUICK HITS
  • Wilkins won two national championships (2016, 2018) in his four seasons at Clemson. He is the fifth Dolphins draft pick in the past four seasons to win a national title. S Minkah Fitzpatrick won two national championships (2015, 2017 at Alabama) and LB Raekwon McMillan (2014 at Ohio State), CB Cordrea Tankersley (2016 at Clemson) and RB Kenyan Drake (2015 at Alabama) also won national titles in their collegiate careers.
  • Wilkins is the fourth player the Dolphins have selected at No. 13, joining T Laremy Tunsil (2016), RB David Overstreet (1981) and LB A.J. Duhe (1977). Duhe was the NFL’s Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1977 and was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1984 while Tunsil has started 44 games in his first three NFL seasons.
  • Wilkins joins CB Cordrea Tankersley and TE Dwayne Allen as the third Clemson player on the Dolphins’ roster. Miami drafted Tankersley in the third round (97th overall) in the 2017 NFL draft and signed Allen as a free agent on March 9, 2019.