Dolphins' WR room for Malik Willis depends on 75th pick in NFL Draft
Miami has changed things up greatly.
Dolphins' WR room for Malik Willis depends on 75th pick in NFL Draft originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Miami Dolphins signed their new quarterback this offseason, Malik Willis.
The problem is that the Dolphins also have done a total makeover of their wide receiver room in recent years. The most notable departure this offseason came when Jaylen Waddle was traded to the Denver Broncos . Tyreek Hill was already gone.
Now, they'll be relying on a handful of new faces, including three rookies: Caleb Douglas, Chris Bell and Kevin Coleman Jr. In a new article on Monday, ESPN's Field Yates chose to single out Douglas as the guy he feels could make an "instant impact" in his first season. Willis will certainly be hoping Yates is right, because he needs some reliable guys to throw to in order to make his contract look like a good deal for all involved.
"Several Miami receivers could make this list, as the Dolphins have the thinnest wideout room in the league," Yates writes. "But I chose Douglas because of his inside-outside versatility over fellow third-rounder Chris Bell, who is recovering from a November ACL tear, and fifth-rounder Kevin Coleman Jr. " MORE: Shilo Sanders under fire for telling female reporter to 'make a sandwich' Guys with the size of Douglas don't often go in the slot, but that's exactly what happened at times in his last college season.