Month: April 2020

DOLPHINS MAKE 11 SELECTIONS, MOST SINCE 1997

• Miami made 11 selections in the 2020 NFL draft, which was the most the team has made in a single draft since 1997.
• The Dolphins wound up taking 14 players in the 1997 draft. That draft yielded several long-time contributors including Pro Football Hall of Fame DE/LB Jason Taylor and All-Pro CB Sam Madison.

Rd	Pick	Ovr	Name	Pos	College
1	5	5	Tua Tagovailoa	QB	Alabama
1	18	18	Austin Jackson	T	Southern California
1	30	30	Noah Igbinoghene	CB	Auburn
2	7	39	Robert Hunt	T	Louisiana-Lafayette
2	24	56	Raekwon Davis	DT	Alabama
3	6	70	Brandon Jones	S	Texas
4	5	111	Solomon Kindley	G	Georgia
5	8	154	Jason Strowbridge	DE	North Carolina
5	18	164	Curtis Weaver	DE	Boise State
6	6	185	Blake Ferguson	LS	Louisiana State
7	32	246	Malcolm Perry	RB	Navy
* Compensatory selections

DOLPHINS MOVE UP TO NAB KINDLEY

• Miami packaged two late-fourth-round picks (136 and 141) to move up to No. 111 to select Georgia G Solomon Kindley.
• Kindley became the third Dolphins offensive lineman selected in this year’s draft. It’s the most offensive linemen picked by Miami in a single draft since 2008 when the team picked T Jake Long, G Shawn Murphy and G Donald Thomas.
• Kindley is the ninth Georgia Bulldog taken all-time by the Dolphins and the first since TE Arthur Lynch was a fifth-round pick (155th overall) in 2014.
• Kindley is the second Georgia offensive lineman to ever be drafted by Miami. The Dolphins also took C Vernon Smith in the 16th round (413th overall) in the 1975 draft.

MIAMI PICKS STROWBRIDGE IN FIFTH ROUND

• The Dolphins used its first of two fifth-round picks (154th overall) to select DE Jason Strowbridge from North Carolina.
• Strowbridge becomes just the fourth Tar Heel to ever be selected by the Dolphins.

DOLPHINS DRAFT PICKS FROM NORTH CAROLINA

YEAR	RD	PICK	PLAYER	POS
2020	5	154	Jason Strowbridge	DE
2000	4	117	Deon Dyer	RB
1992	4	97	Dwight Hollier	LB
1986	11	303	Arnold Franklin	TE

BOISE STATE’S WEAVER IS THE CHOICE AT No. 164

• Miami used its second fifth-round pick (164th overall) to select DE Curtis Weaver from Boise State.
• Weaver became the third defensive lineman to be drafted by the Dolphins this weekend. It’s the most by Miami in one draft since 2017.
• Weaver is just the fourth player in Boise State history to be drafted by the Dolphins.

DOLPHINS DRAFT PICKS FROM BOISE STATE

YEAR	RD	PICK	PLAYER	POS
2020	5	164	Curtis Weaver	DE
2015	5	149	Jay Ajayi	RB
2013	2	54	Jamar Taylor	DB
1987	6	155	Lance Sellers	LB

DOLPHINS SELECT FERGUSON IN SIXTH ROUND

• Miami drafted a player whose primary position is long snapper for the first time in team history with selection of LS Blake Ferguson at 185th overall.
• Ferguson is the 11th player from LSU to ever be drafted by Miami and will join current Dolphins DT Davon Godchaux, who was the last LSU player to be drafted by Miami in the fifth round (178th overall) in 2017.

MIAMI CLOSES WITH PERRY AT No. 246

• The Dolphins drafted a player from the Naval Academy for the first time in team history, selecting RB Malcolm Perry at No. 246 overall in the seventh round.
• If Perry plays in a regular-season game, he’ll be the first player from the Naval Academy to ever play for the Dolphins.

DRAFT WEEKEND TRADES

• Miami traded a 2020 first-round pick (26th overall) to Green Bay for a 2020 first-round pick (30th overall) and 2020 fourth-round pick (136th overall).
• Miami traded two 2020 fourth-round picks (136th and 141st overall) to Houston for a 2020 fourth-round pick (111th overall).
• Miami traded a 2020 fifth-round pick (153rd overall) to San Francisco for RB Matt Breida.
• Miami traded a 2020 fifth-round pick (173rd overall) and a 2020 seventh-round pick (227th overall) to Philadelphia for a 2020 fifth-round pick (164th overall).
• Miami traded a 2020 seventh-round pick (251st overall) to Seattle for a 2021 sixth-round pick.

QUICK HITS

• Miami picked three offensive linemen this weekend, the most for the team in one draft since 2008.
• Five of Miami’s draft picks came from SEC schools – two from Alabama, one from Auburn, one from Georgia and one from LSU.
• The Dolphins drafted two players this year from school’s that they’ve never drafted a player from. T Robert Hunt (third round) played at Louisiana-Lafayette while RB Malcolm Perry (seventh round) played at Navy.

DOLPHINS SELECT HUNT AT No. 39 OVERALL

• Miami’s first pick of the night was used to select Louisiana-Lafayette T Robert Hunt. Hunt becomes the second offensive lineman drafted by Miami this weekend, joining USC T Austin Jackson who was picked 18th overall.
• Offensive line is the most selected position all-time by the Dolphins. Hunt is the 117th offensive lineman taken by Miami.
• Hunt becomes the first player in Louisiana-Lafayette’s history to be drafted by the Dolphins. If he appears in a game, he will also become the first Ragin’ Cajun to ever play for the Dolphins.

MIAMI PICKS DAVIS AT No. 56

• Miami used its second second-round pick to select DT Raekwon Davis at No. 56 overall.
• Davis became the second player from the University of Alabama selected by the Dolphins in this draft, joining QB Tua Tagovailoa (fifth overall). He’s the 12th Alabama player to ever be chosen by Miami.
• The Dolphins have taken two Alabama players in the same draft once before. In 1980, Miami picked DB Don McNeal in the first round (21st overall) and C Dwight Stephenson in the second round (48th overall). Stephenson went on to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
• Davis is the third Alabama defensive lineman drafted by the Dolphins and first since 1986.

DOLPHINS GO WITH JONES AT No. 70

• Miami used its lone third-round pick on Texas S Brandon Jones at No. 70 overall.
• Jones is only the fifth former Longhorn to ever be chosen by Miami and the highest-picked Texas player in Dolphins history.
• Jones becomes the 100th defensive back drafted by the Dolphins and the second this year, joining CB Noah Igbinoghene, who was the 30th overall pick of the draft last night.
• DT Kheeston Randall was the last Texas player drafted by the Dolphins back in 2012. Randall is also the last Texas player to appear in a game for the Dolphins. Jones could become the ninth Longhorn to ever play for Miami.
• DB Glenn Blackwood is the only other Texas defensive back selected by the Dolphins. Blackwood was chosen in the eighth round (215th overall) of the 1979 NFL draft and played nine seasons (1979-87) with the Dolphins.

DOLPHINS DRAFT PICKS FROM TEXAS

YEAR	RD	PICK	PLAYER	POS
2020	3	70	Brandon Jones	S
2012	7	215	Kheeston Randall	DT
2006	7	226	Rodrique Wright	DT
1986	8	218	John Stuart	T
1979	8	215	Glenn Blackwood	DB

QUICK HITS

• The Dolphins are slated to have nine picks on the final day of the draft – two in the fourth round, three in the fifth round, one in the sixth round and three in the seventh round.

DOLPHINS SELECT A FRANCHISE-RECORD THREE PLAYERS IN FIRST ROUND

• This is the first time the Dolphins have ever selected three players in the first round of the same draft.
• All three draft positions (5, 18 and 30) marked the first time Miami has ever picked a player in the first round at those spots. The only positions remaining in the first round the Dolphins have never selected are No. 6, 10, 31 and 32 overall.
• This marks the sixth time the Dolphins have used multiple first-round picks in the same draft:

YEARS THE DOLPHINS HAVE HAD MULTIPLE FIRST-ROUND PICKS

YEAR	PICK	PLAYER	POS	COLLEGE
1966	1	Jim Grabowski	RB	Illinois
1966	2	Rick Norton	QB	Kentucky

YEAR	PICK	PLAYER	POS	COLLEGE
1968	8	Larry Csonka	RB	Syracuse
1968	27	Doug Crusan	T	Indiana

YEAR	PICK	PLAYER	POS	COLLEGE
1976	17	Larry Gordon	LB	Arizona St.
1976	19	Kim Bokamper	DE	San Jose St.

YEAR	PICK	PLAYER	POS	COLLEGE
1989	9	Sammie Smith	RB	Florida St.
1989	25	Louis Oliver	DB	Florida

YEAR	PICK	PLAYER	POS	COLLEGE
1992	7	Troy Vincent	DB	Wisconsin
1992	12	Marco Coleman	LB	Georgia Tech

YEAR	PICK	PLAYER	POS	COLLEGE
2020	5	Tua Tagovailoa	QB	Alabama
2020	18	Austin Jackson	T	USC
2020	30	Noah Igbinoghene	CB	Auburn

DOLPHINS TAKE TAGOVAILOA AT NO. 5

• Miami used the first of its three first-round picks to select QB Tua Tagovailoa. He becomes the fifth quarterback selected in the first round by the Dolphins in franchise history:

DOLPHINS FIRST-ROUND QUARTERBACKS

YEAR	PICK	PLAYER	COLLEGE
1966	2	Rick Norton	Kentucky
1967	4	Bob Griese	Purdue
2020	5	Tua Tagovailoa	Alabama
2012	8	Ryan Tannehill	Texas A&M
1983	27	Dan Marino	Pittsburgh

• Tagovailoa is the 30th quarterback ever drafted in team history.
• Tagovailoa helped Alabama come from behind for a thrilling win in the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship Game. It marks the fifth consecutive season the Dolphins have drafted a player who won a national championship in his collegiate career.
• Tagovailoa is the 11th player from the University of Alabama to be drafted by the Dolphins. There are 21 players from the school who have appeared in at least one regular-season game for the Dolphins.

JACKSON IS MIAMI’s PICK AT No. 18

• With the 18th overall pick, the Dolphins too T Austin Jackson from USC.
• If he plays in a regular-season game, Jackson will become the 14th player in USC history to appear in a game for the Dolphins.
• Jackson is the 116th offensive lineman to be drafted in Dolphins history. That’s the most of any position.
• He is just the second USC player to be selected in the first round by Miami and only the second offensive lineman from USC to be drafted by the Dolphins. G Roy Foster was the 24th overall pick in the 1982 draft.
• Jackson is the eighth Trojans player to be selected by Miami (not including DT Manuel Wright, who was a Supplemental Draft pick in 2005):

ALL-TIME USC PLAYERS DRAFTED BY MIAMI

YEAR	RD	PICK	PLAYER	POS
1973	9	234	Karl Lorch	DT
1982	1	24	Roy Foster	G
1990	5	137	Leroy Holt	RB
1992	10	267	Raoul Spears	RB
1995	6	194	Jeff Kopp	LB
2004	4	102	Will Poole	DB
2009	3	87	Patrick Turner	WR
2020	1	18	Austin Jackson	T

DOLPHINS CLOSE FIRST ROUND WITH IGBINOGHENE AT No. 30

• Miami used its final of three first-round picks on Auburn CB Noah Igbinoghene at 30th overall.
• Igbinoghene is the 99th defensive back selected by the Dolphins in team history.
• He is just the second Auburn player to be selected in the first round by the Dolphins. RB Ronnie Brown was the second overall pick by Miami in the 2005 NFL draft.
• Igbinoghene is the eighth player in Auburn history to be drafted by the Dolphins, and the second in as many years as FB Chandler Cox was a seventh-round pick (233rd overall) by Miami in 2019:

ALL-TIME AUBURN PLAYERS DRAFTED BY MIAMI

YEAR	RD	PICK	PLAYER	POS
1970	12	289	Mike Kolen	LB
1970	6	133	Dave Campbell	DE
1992	2	43	Eddie Blake	DT
1993	5	132	Chris Gray	G
2005	1	2	Ronnie Brown	RB
2006	7	233	Devin Aromashodu	WR
2019	7	233	Chandler Cox	FB
2020	1	30	Noah Igbinoghene	CB

QUICK HITS

• Miami traded a 2020 first-round pick (26th overall) to Green Bay, who used the pick to select QB Jordan Love, for a 2020 first-round pick (30th overall) the Dolphins used to select CB Noah Igbinoghene and 2020 fourth-round pick (136th overall).
• With today’s trade, the Dolphins now are scheduled to make 15 picks in the 2020 draft, which would be the most picks they’ve ever had in a seven round draft.