Caleb Douglas on Dolphins taking him in NFL draft: 'Great opportunity'
The Miami Dolphins parted ways with two veteran WRs. Texas Tech's Caleb Douglas will try to fill void after Dolphins pick him in NFL draft's round 3.
Even though they used their first three picks on other positions, the Miami Dolphins badly need help at wide receiver. Miami's a favorable landing spot, then, for Caleb Douglas , one of the top targets on Texas Tech football's Big 12 championship team . The Dolphins used a third-round pick on the Red Raiders ' wide receiver on Friday, April 24, day two of the NFL draft .
Gone from last season's 7-10 Dolphins team are Jaylen Waddle, traded in March to the Denver Broncos, and eight-time Pro Bowl selection Tyreek Hill, who was released at age 32. Waddle averaged 75 catches for 1,008 yards his first five seasons in Miami. "Great opportunity," Douglas said in a Zoom conference with Dolphins media.
"Even if there wasn't an opportunity, I would go out there and compete regardless, so really I'm appreciative of the opportunity. " More: Texas Tech's Romello Height already talking Super Bowls with 49ers More: What Texas Tech LB Jacob Rodriguez said being Dolphins' pick in NFL draft Miami used back-to-back picks on players who helped Texas Tech go 12-2 last season. In the second round, the Dolphins took linebacker Jacob Rodriguez with the 43rd pick.
"I told J-Rod, 'Hey, I can't wait to be teammates again,' " Douglas said. Douglas ran a 4. 39 40-yard sprint at the NFL Combine, where he checked in at 6-foot-3 1/2 and 206 pounds.