Miami Dolphins Draft Night 1 Recap, Day 2 Preview

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Down that, of course, the National Championship game winning throw in overtime from your new Miami Dolphins quarterback to a tongue of viola and I want to start with that play in the National Championship, the game winner over Georgia in overtime, second down and and two delivers a forty one yard strike to DeVonta Smith where he looks off the safety and comes back to the boundary and just puts an absolute dime on his speeds to receiver to win the game, to win the national championship and rescue

a thirteen point deficit. And going back to what Brian Flores has spoken about in terms of what traits he wants in a quarterback, going back to his first scout in combine and twenty nine team and also this past year,

he talked about four traits among other things. But fourth and I really want to highlight here on this podcast, and this play right here alone, I in checks off the first box, the it factor, rising all tides, making plays when the chips are down, getting the best out of your teammates and your players, and not being afraid

of the big moment. What bigger moment for a true freshman to come off the bench at halftime and rescue a third team point deficit and punctuating it with a forty one yard touchdown passing overtime after he had taken a sack the previous play that lost sixteen yards and not only put Alabama out of field goal range to potentially tie the game in the first overtime, but gets it all back on the next play with the big touchdown strike that to me defines having that it factor

that you're gonna beat me over my dead body on this football field. Number two, the leadership aspects, and we're gonna get into more quotes on this here in just a second, but this one from Ken wizzen Hunt quote. He just has a personality people gravitate to because you can feel that he cares about you. You notice that quickly. He's genuine. He cares about you, his teammates, his coaches.

He makes them feel import him. And a again going back to Brian floress comments, whether it was training camp, in season, the scouting combine, he's been consistent in his message that he prefers a quarterback that can command the locker room, has great huddle etiquette, communicate the play calls, and be a guy that guys rally around, a guy that galvinizes a locker room. And we'll talk more about that as well here in just one second, because we

have several accounts of Tah doing just that. The third trade the accuracy. We've heard Mike Leach talk about it in the past. Pretty much any quarterback coach says quarterbacks are born with natural accuracy or at least developed at a young age with repetition, and we know how hard to have worked in that area, growing up as a youth, as a high school player, as a college prospect, and

now into the pros. His career completion percentage sixty nine at Alabama and going off of the Ian Wharton at NFL film study on Twitter, off of his catchable passes charting project two or through one percent of his passes last year on target according to that pretty accurate. And then fourth and I can't really just play this to you guys via a video outlet because we're on an

audio platform. But the escapability, the mobility, the ability to manage the pocket and escape pressure when it arrives quickly, erasing free rushers. There are multiple examples of that pretty much anywhere you look onto us tape, including several of my tweets I've putting out there in the universe. So to up mobility, accuracy, leadership, and the IT factor, checking

all four of those boxes. And so, with the fifth pick in the NFL Draft on Thursday night, the Dolphins land their quarterback of the future, and college football's all time passing efficiency leader is now a Miami Dolphin. He also had the highest qb R in two thousand eighteen since ESPN began charting that stat back in two thousand four in the history of college football, So the efficiency metrics are there. Six ft tall, two seventeen pound quarterback

National champion played in another national championship game. He went twenty two and two as a starter for the Crimson Tide, seven touchdown passes to just eleven interceptions as a collegiate seven thousand, four hundred forty two yards. That's ten point nine yards per pass in his career with the aforementioned sixty nine point three percent completion percentage, and those totals one point four career passer rating, second to nobody in

the history of college football. And all those statistics and accolades and individual accomplishments are all fantastic, don't get me wrong. That and the winning pedigree, But it's Tugue by Lois, character, work, ethic, and spirit that adored the quarterback. To Alabama head coach Nick Saban, who said this quote, He's a fantastic human and forget just too on the field. It's who he is off the field that I think is probably more impressive.

End quote. A very great example of that. After an injury cut Tunguo by Lois junior season short, Nick Saban said he called his quarterback in the hospital and hopes of lifting the perpetually smiling twenty two year old spirits. And this is how that phone call went, according to Nick Saban, quote, I called him to cheer him up. He cheers me up. This is a guy that has great spirit. He's very positive about everything he does and

the effect he has on other people. I think he's a great ambassador for college football in terms of the class that he shows and the way he goes about what he does and quote, and that was evident even from a young age with the way that Ta was able to impress coaches and authority figures alike and to it.

Will always attribute that to the way he was raised back in Hawaii by his parents and the loving discipline that they instilled into a from a young age, and that was really shown pretty much throughout his entire football career, going back even to his high school days. As the co host of the Move the Sticks podcast, Bucky Brooks, who also serves as a camp counselor at Nike's Elite eleven passing camp, here's his thoughts on two a tongue of Valoa quote. His humility is genuine. His ability to

connect with people from all different backgrounds is impressive. Like an NFL locker room. When you think about franchise quarterbacks and all the things that are thrust upon a franchise QB to be the ultimate leader, to be the spokesperson, I don't know if I've ever seen a kid that's more prepared to handle those responsibilities. End quote. And so you hear Brooks talk about Towah's ability to galvanize different walks of life and different types of people and connect

to all of them on a personal level. Well, that also applies to his football acumen, because he played in three different offensive systems at Alabama under three different offensive coordinators. Last season was under Steve Sarkisian, who spent the previous two years in the NFL, ushering in the NFL based passing offense to the college ranks at Alabama, and sark had this to say about his quarterback quote, it doesn't matter if it's the training room, the locker room, the

practice field, the equipment room, the coach's office. That guy is a true leader. Everybody knows the work ethic, the desire, and the competitiveness Tongua Voloa has end quote. And another counselor or I guess head coach that Tongue by Loah had at the Nike Elite eleven camp was Trent Dilfer, who also was working with two and his preparations for the draft, had this to say about his time with two of back at the Elite eleven camp quote, this is maybe the best thing that I can say about Two.

He's a one rep guy. He can change in one rep. You can ask him to do anything you want and he can change it in that one rep. That coach ability, that trainability is what made me know at the time that he wasn't just going to have a good college career, he was going to have a great college career end quote. We talked about him working with Tongue of Voloa in the lead up to the draft, but the two relationship really spanned back to the high school days for the

Dolphins new quarterback quote. I have never seen a kid since I've been doing this change more in two weeks, he said of his lefty protege. Quote. I told him, hey, to a the way you play the position, even though it looks great, doesn't translate to the next level. It lacks discipline, It doesn't benefit you the way that you move in the pocket. You can't throw in tight spaces.

You have to work on this end quote and a nineteen year old tongue of Voloa accepted the coaching and made sure those improvements were readily tangible for his Elite eleven coach to see. Dilford had this quote after the fact quote he shared with us in our interview that he would go to a football practice and then him and his pops would go to the park and set up cones that we talked about in Oakland to retrain

his instincts and play from under center. Noticed he played more under center and seven on seven this past weekend than he played in the gun, and obviously that's why we were also impressed and why he has a legitimate chance to be the m v P of the Elite eleven camp and quote, and that chance became a reality as Tannguo Valoa took home the m v P Trophy

of Elite eleven that year. A five star recruit out of high school going to Alabama obviously, and then just a short eight months later, tongue Valoa captures an even more prestigious piece of hardware, down thirteen zip at halftime. You know, the story leads the comeback, leads the charge, taking over for Jalen Hurts at quarterback at halftime and

coming back from downt zero. Brian day Ball, Alabama's offensive coordinator in that game, featured a pretty run heavy offense that really catered to Jalen Hurts and Bama's loaded stable

of running backs and the running game. That's evident by the fact that tongue Valoa in just that one half alone carried the football twelve times, mostly out of zone read and that was the highest single game total of ru shows and Tunguavaloah's entire career that rookie season that freshman year, his first game off the bench in considerable time, because he was working mostly spot duty in other games

that year. But it was tongue Bo's passing prowess, however, that really resurrected the Crimson Tides hopes of winning that second national championship in three years. He tossed a pair of touchdowns and regulation to get the Crimson Tide tied with Georgia and then the game winner and overtime obviously

to Devonte Smith. A takeoff route from the boundary Georgia has two split safety's fifteen yards off the line of scrimmage at the snap, really trying to play safe because they had twenty six yards between the line of scrimmage and the first down chains, but that didn't matter for tongue Voloa. He takes the snap, holds the safety on the hash mark and you can see that safety staying on that hash mark near DeVonta Smith and looking in

his direction. That creates just a sliver of a window and two launches a perfectly placed, arcing fifty yard ball through the air for the win and for the championship trophy. And when they flash to the end zone angle on that play, it shows that boundary side safety flip his hips and run towards Smith, but then he follows tongue by Lowa's eyes back to the post and that gives him just that sliver of a window to drive the

dagger through the heart of his sec rival. And despite not starting a single game as a freshman, tongue Bylowa finished the college football season with one of the more memorable throws in the storied history of the sport. He finished that year with six thirty six passing yards on seventy seven throws. That's sixty three point six percent completion, eleven touchdowns, and just two picks. From that championship winning moment onward, Alabama fans knew something special was in their possession.

But even with the championship winning medal tongue by Loah had to compete against the incumbent starter his sophomore year and close friend Jalen Hurts the following fall camp at Tuscaloosa. This quote from an anonymous Alabama graduate assistant that was on staff with Tunga Byla and Jalen Hurts quote, to has an ability to get guys to rally around him differently than anyone I've ever seen. One thing that stood out to me was how he handled playing behind Jalen Hurt.

He didn't complain or sulk, He just worked. Even after the three touchdowns in the National Championship, he was asked to compete for the job the next season, and he never wavered end quote, and To of course won the camp competition and started opener against Louisville playing under a new offensive coordinator in Mike Locksley and tongue Voloa transformed the Crimson Tide offense from a traditional smash mouth style

into a record breaking vertical aerial display. And here was a quote from Old Miss head coach Matt Luke ahead of the team's meeting in ten with Alabama and tongue Vola quote, they can stretch you really vertically with the R P O game, which adds a dimension. It puts a lot of pressure on you because you know you have to stop the run, but with that added dimension, it makes it very, very tough when it does break down to Ah is able to extend the play, keep

his eyes downfield, and keep his composure. For a young quarterback, I think that's pretty special. End quote. Tongue Voloa started all fifteen games that year, setting a single season school record in passing yardage and touchdowns. The sublemish to his win loss record in college came in the National Championship game against Dabo Swinney and the Clemson Tigers. The sophomore quarterback finished that year with a sixty completion percentage. He

threw for three thousand, nine hundred sixties six yards. That's eleven point two yards per attempt forty three touchdown passes and six interceptions, and was the runner up in the Heisman Trophy voting and heading into that twenty nineteen title game, Swinney, now a two time national champion head coach, was blown away by the oppositions quarterback. Quote. He's got a little bit of Brett Farve to him, a little bit of

Michael Vick and him. He's got that stuff that you think you've got him, and he's got eyes in the back of his head. He spins out and the next thing you know, it's a big play. He's so accurate in the pocket and he's incredibly accurate on the move. End quote. It's been fifteen months since when he made those comments, but he shared his feelings on Miami's new quarterback earlier this month on ESPN's First Take, and that tune hasn't changed. Quote. I love too. I'm on record

with that. I wouldn't pass up on to I think he is a big time winner. He's a great person and a great teammate. End quote. Finally, this past year in twenty nineteen, at Alabama, they took on a new offensive approach, more pro style under Steve Sarkisian the closest replica to an NFL scheme the Tongue of Valoa has directed,

and boy did he make it go. Operating in that run first system as a freshman, then transitioning into a vertical game that produced teens most accurate downfield thrower, Tongue Valoa completed fifty seven percent of his throws twenty plus yards down the field, according to Sports Info Solutions. The twenty nineteen system evolved under the former Atlanta Falcons play caller and sark and Bamma receiver Jerry Judy had this to say about the new offense. Quote, I feel like

we're more play by play. You know. Last year we were more like score fast, score fast, big play score fast. This year we're taking it slow, play by play end quote. And Sarkisian is well known for his offense steep and West Coast principles, but the presence of Tongue Valoa kept the scheme open for multiple approaches to attacking opposing defenses on any given day. Quote. When you can run the football, you can play action pass. The play action pass games

the quarterback's best friend. To where defenses are trying to stop the run, and now you can create throwing lanes down the field for explosive plays. And then the quarterback prefers and efficient passing game high percentage completion type passing game where you can get the ball and your playmaker's hands in space to go out and create plays and quote. And after the record breaking ten season, Tonga Blois somehow manages to post even better numbers and twenty nine team

all the way across the board. He completes seventy one percent of his passes. He threw for two thousand, eight hundred forty yards. That's eleven point three yards per attempt, so every pass attempt is a first down on average and thirty three touchdowns with only three picks throughout the course of the entire season. Three seasons, three schemes. Diligence excellence in the same core components of Towa's game allowed him to be effective in each of those three systems.

And that starts with the feet, which are the foundation of all athletic movements, especially for a quarterback. To his feet are smooth, they're urgent, they're twitchy. He expedit. It's the entire process of taking a snap by getting quickly into the top of his drop, staying the line with his feet under his hips, hips under his shoulders. He can fire off that spot quickly and remain in a position to threaten the defense, either with a throw or

taking off as a runner. Then you pair that with the ability to process the defensive rotation at the same rate that his feet move, making for a danger dangerous, deadly combination. Tongue of Vola is able to get through progressions on full field reads and get the ball out on time and on target. And that ladder part throwing on target is where Ta has been blessed, both naturally

but also by repetitive work habits. His throwing motion is natural, he can manipulate spin and touch with an easy flick of the wrist, and he can drive the ball with extra velocity when asked to. Tongue of Voloa is a master of deception at the position. He can manipulate coverages and passing lanes accordingly, whether it's going downfield or short

in the slant r P O game. His feel for leverage and placement often keeps his receivers out of harm's way, as he'll throw a has to intentionally settle a receiver down in a soft spot of the zone with that intentional location, and he can put the ball on his man and stride for big run after catch opportunities plug

on any Alabama highlight tape. It is just deep strike after deep strike after deep strike, and finally you have the sense of coverage rotation, which is compounded by tongue Vola's inherent ability to sense and get away from pressure. His preparation makes him privy to a variety of defensive

calls and blitzes. He often knows where protection could be vulnerable, and not only that, but how to work around those obstacles and make the offense work with those vulnerabilities, whether it's attacking vertically with anticipation or moving an unblocked defensive linemen with ball fakes and foot positioning. Tongue of Vola can displace defenders in multiple ways, and playing quarterback is

an imperfect science. Plays are drawn up for the ideal situation, but with twenty two moving bodies on the field, clutter and chaos often turns a game of xs and oh's into a game of Jimmy's and Joe's. And tongue of voy low U is adept at processing the chaos, whether it's a free rusher or a unique defensive call, and getting himself into a position where he can make a play all the while the platform and arm angle must be recalibrated in a fraction of a second, and Tanga

Vla routinely makes chicken salad out of those situations. This from NFL dot COM's lancerline. Quote. He has the release, accuracy and touch needed to work all three levels successfully and can become more disciplined full field reader to appease the puzzle together against NFL coverages. His escapability not only moves the chains, it creates chunk plays in the air

and on the ground. Talented dual threat quarterback with winning background, explosive production, and loads of experience and high leverage games and quote, and Tanga Bola's teammates, just like the scouts, provide glowing reports on Miami's new signal caller. I got this quote from Xavier McKinney, Alabama safety at the scouting combine, who talked about practicing against two every single day. Quote.

He's helped me a lot. We've had talks after a practice where he tells what he sees because he's looked me off several times. So many times I got to a point where I started to get frustrated because I'm like,

I don't know how you're doing this. End quote. And ESPN's lead college football color commentator, Kirk Herbstreet referenced a particular moment where he saw the way Crimson Tide receivers lit up when they saw to enter the huddle at an Alabama practice during his freshman season before that National Championship game. Quote. The night before the National Championship, I was allowed into practice with my access, and when to A came in, you could almost just feel the receivers

like here we go. And I was standing next to Josh Jacobs, who wasn't practicing, and after watching to A go down the field boom, boom, boom in a two minute drill, Jacob said to me, he's been doing that all year. End quote. And Tongue Byla's success that night on college football's biggest stage was the start of a

trend of elite production. In his two years as a starter, Tongue of Valoa earned Pro Football Focus grades of better than ninety that's the publications cut off for the territory of elite elite players quote, one of the most interesting things about Tongue Byloa, when compared to some of the other top quarterback prospects in recent memory, is that we've never really seen him play bad football and quote that's

PFFS lead draft analyst Mike Renner. In twenty nineteen, Tunga Byloa was efficient throwing the ball to all three levels

of the field. Per Pro Football Focus, his passer rating was third in college football on throws twenty plus yards down the field, fourth on intermediate throws in the ten to nineteen yard range, and second on passes nine yards and in He took the fewest sacks among quarterbacks, had the seventh best adjusted completion percentage with the third fewest turnover worthy plays in college football, and Tungua Byloa the Dolphins are getting a good football player and a better

person as two. As Miami bound, he's not coming alone. He believes in the three pillars that make up his life, faith, family, and football. Now, the highest rated passer in the one hundred and fifty year history of college football will join the Miami Dolphins as the fifth pick and Thursday Night's NFL Draft, and the Dolphins were not on on Thursday night, taking their second selection number eighteen overall, with USC offensive

tackle Austin Jackson. And in a game that has predicated on sacrifices, and especially in a program like the one the Miami Dolphins want to run that has built upon the vision of tough, smart, dependable football players, nobody embodies a selfless mentality like the newest Miami Dolphin here along the offensive line in Austin Jackson, the left tackle from the University of Southern California, heard his name called by the commissioner on Thursday night, serving as a bookend for

a wild year for Jackson and his family. Jackson and his younger sister, Autumn, are inseparable. She suffers from a rare bone marrow deficiency that robs her body of producing red blood cells. It's called diamond black fan anemia, and it has been causing her complications for a number of years. The impact of those treatments had been deteriorating ever since she began them, leaving Autumn with limited options, the best

of which was a bone marrow transplant. And as fate would have it, Austin, the newest Miami Dolphin, and his sister were a perfect blood match across twelve different criteria. Quote, it was a godsend. Austin said, she's a fighter. She's really tough end quote and Austin, because of that, spent most of the nineteen summer in Phoenix and anticipation of

the transplant. Finally, the family received word that it was go time and a successful three and a half hour procedure later, Austin, nearly immobilized for the next week with throbbing pain in his lower back, was put on a couch.

With his family taken care of, it was time to get back to football for the six ft five twenty two pound blind side protector there at USC in the Pac twelve and turning one years old, very young player next month and without the benefit of an offseason program in Jackson's upside could just be coming to fruition at this point of his life and of his football career. This from NFL Networks Daniel Jeremiah. Quote, he's got a great knee bend, which is a technique for blocking, and

he can really move. Latterly, he's only going to get better and quote and Jackson blaze a five oh seven forty yard dash at the NFL Scouting combine for his on field workout, he measured at least in the top eighty four percentile among all offensive lineman since with the forty time as well as a vertical jump and broad jumps coming in at thirty one and one fifteen inches respectively, it's the athleticism that catches the scouts eyes when they cut the tape. This from Lance zer Line of NFL

dot com. Jackson has loads of athletic ability and play talent. He scheme diverse with potential guard flexibility and could become an early starter. And quote you hear Brian Flores talk about versatility all the time, guys that can play multiple spots and Jackson because of that. With what z Line says, the ability to play tackle maybe some guard inside helps keep your game day active, roster options open, but also it keeps you in flexibility in terms of man zone scheme,

running game plot pass blocking in the screen game. He can do all that stuff at a plus level, and Zerline men since Jackson's nimble feet as a strength for his ability to cover a lot of ground quickly on his initial kick, slide and pass sets. That's when the

offensive line first gets off the line. Because of that length and quick feet, he can really get into a set and set up his set pretty early for the pass rusher, who then has to make a decision to go inside or outside, and that athletic profile helps Jackson to get speed rushers both running the opposition around the quarterback and out of the play altogether and working to redirect against counter moves underneath. Those sweet feet benefit Jackson getting to the second level and in space in the

run game and the screen game. As their line notes, he's rangey on long polling plays and wide receiver screens, and particularly adept at hitting cut off blocks at the second level. Where you climb to the linebacker, you turn your seal, you create a gap for your running back. Jackson's athletic ability was on display at the combine and at left tackle in college, but also on the field

goal block team. The big lineman used that leaping ability the thirty one inch vertical fifteen inch broad jump to reject not one but two field goals during his career in college at USC. The Dolphins vision under Chris Greer and Brian Flores calls for smart, tough discipline players that are hungry and ready to embrace the grind, something Jackson describes and himself quote, I'm passionate and competitive. I want to win, line up with my teammates, my guys, and

I played a win, compete, and dominate end quote. He's the youngest tackle in this draft class, and because of that, Jackson acknowledges both his room for growth and the path to becoming the player that Greer and Flores want him to be or envision quote. I have a work ethic unlike any other. I see what needs to be fixed within myself, and I'm able to correct it and improve and quote. And Jackson played one thousand, seven hundred forty eight snaps last two years, all of those that left tackle.

Pro Football Focus notes his smooth movement and urgent pass sets as the best two traits he offers as an NFL tackle. His twenty seven bench press reps, which ranked eightieth percentile by the way, are even more impressive considering his length with a thirty four and a half inch arms, It's not easy to bench press when you have to go that far with your was being thirty four and a half inches long. Jackson is ready to embrace the lifelong dream that was fulfilled on Thursday, night. But the

real work has just begun. In Jackson's eyes. Quote, I'm confident. I come from a family of football players. This is what I've been working for. This was my dream since I was a kid, since I started playing football, and I am ready end quote. And the Dolphins were not done adding parts to their roster on Thursday with a third pick in the first round after a trade down brought the Dolphins from pick down to thirty, where they

selected Auburn defensive back Noah Igbanogeny. And if you want to talk about pure athletes, it starts with igbanogen We know the Dolphins added Byron Jones this offseason and he really tested through the roof at the scouting combine in Indianapolis.

And the same is true for Noah, who moonlighted as a track star at Auburn in both the long jump and the triple jump events for the Auburn track team, and that gave him an opportunity to really kind of skate by in the spring practice portion of the football season.

But Noah was having none of that. His coach in the defensive backfield, Wesley McGriff, knew that there was a possibility he might not have egg Banogeny during the spring practices because two sport athletes are given some leeway with regards to practice time during the overlap between the two sports, and that was a leash that Iggy was not at all interested in exercising. This quote from a griff quote that kid's attitude is phenomenal. You have to run him

out of the building. And quote and that love for the game is nothing new for Igbanogeny. He fell in love with football in the second grade and never looked back. And that genuine passion for the sport really caught the attention of coaches throughout the Auburn Tiger staff. Last year. Quote, Noah came over and got fifteen days of spring practice lack back in then he's basically a starting cornerback in the SEC from the start. He played very well last year,

but it was his first year on defense. A lot of it was all new to him, and he progressed each game. And quote that's from defensive coordinator Kevin Steel of the Auburn Tiger's football team. Gus mals On is the head coach and he's also the play caller, so you know his backgrounds on the offensive side of the ball, but he still recognizes Igbogen's leadership from the other side of the football. Quote. He's one of the defensive leaders. He has a presence about him, and he played with

a whole lot more confidence this spring. He plays with an edge and that carries over for a lot of people. End quote. And that edge is really one of Noah's most prideful traits. He began his career at Auburn and acknowledged during his interview on the Drivetime podcast, which is available now interviews with two a Tongue of Valoa, Austin Jackson and Noah Igbanogeny that his experience dealing with feisty corners really inspired him to become just that the guy

that was a nuisance for opposing receivers. This quote from his teammate at Auburn, Javarus Davis. He's so athletic and it's in his genes. He's just so good. A lot of people can't do what he can do. End quote,

and Davis is right. Igbanogny was a national champion in high school in the triple jump event, and that showed this year in the scouting combine, where he ran a four four eight forty yard dash and posted a thirty seven inch vertical jump and a one twenty eight inch broad jump the ladder checking in at the eight percent tile of the broad jump testing metric in Indianapolis. And

those athletic traits don't fall far from the tree. Igbogwens parents were both Olympians for their native country in Nigeria, and this isn't just track speed. It translates to the football field. He just started playing cornerback back in two thousand and eighteen and a lot of completion percentage of just forty one nine percent on ball's target for his man that first year. He added a pick and broke up eighteen passes in his two years at Auburn. This

quote from PFFS Mike Renner. He heard him on the podcast earlier this week. He'll be in hip pockets all day, even in the NFL. He loves to get physical at the line of scrimmage with opposing wide outs and he never let them leave arms length and quote. The fluidity of Ignogwens game is apparent on tape. He's a smooth operator when you watch him man, whether working out of a back pedal, playing a zone turn, or matching up

man on man. He's thickly built, a properly play that physical brand of football he wants to play and shows patients with this technique. Per Pro Football Focus, Igbogeny played the second most press coverage reps in twenty nineteen of any cornerback and all of college football. So you get the fit there. Igbanogene allowed an impressively low fifty completion rate last year, and on passes that were deeper than nine yards, he allowed a completion on just fourteen out

of thirty seven passes. A sticky man cover corner, he also embraces the tackling aspect of the position. This quote again from the d C at Auburn. He's got a tremendous skill set, a great defensive temperament, and he's very knowledgeable. Put that with the toughness, just in innate toughness, and you'll see a guy that progresses and progresses end quote.

I mean that's a Brian Flores cornerback through and through right there, knowledge of the position, former receiver, so the ball skills are there and he can come up and tackle. That's what you want in a cornerback right there, Man and Brian Flores certainly loves his four down players, guys that are willing to contribute on special teams, something that Iggbanogeney makes a lot of pride in. He's a dynamic return man and can get down the field on coverage

teams quickly and make a tackle. NFL dot COM's Lancserline notes those special traits special teams traits rather and his scouting report on NFL dot Com quote stocky but explosive receiver turn cornerback. He's extremely physical from snap to whistle, with the strength to alter route timing from press. He's a good athlete with a plus burst to close. He's naturally aggressive to ambush catch tries. He's good and run

support and offers early special teams help. End quote, and he joins free agent acquisition Byron Jones to give Brian Flores, Josh Bowyer, and Gerald Alexander another talented defensive back in this room, a room the rookie defensive back is already familiar with. If you heard the other Drivetime podcast, the interview with Noah Igmanogeny, he said, quote, I've looked up to Jones and Xavien Howard for a while now, just

because of the way they play. I've been watching those guys from Afar ever since i switched to cornerback end quote and so that is a rap to a tongue of by low Austin Jackson and Noah Igbonogamy. The three Dolphins draft picks on Thursday night, we still have plenty

more to go, though. The Dolphins acquired yet another draft pick, bringing their total up to fifteen and today on Friday's portion of the NFL Draft, the Dolphins are scheduled to pick number thirty nine overall in the second round, fifty six overall also in the second round, and then one more time in the third round with pick number seventy and then Saturday ten more picks. We get number one thirty six from the Green Bay Packers in that trade back.

We still have one forty one as part of the comp pick for Juwan James last year, three picks in the fifth round number one fifty three, one fifty four, and one seventy three, and then one more pick in the sixth round one five, and three picks in the seventh to seven, to forty six, and to fifty one.

Some of the best players available on the Draft network dot COM's Big Board the number seven team player and eighteen and nineteen for that matter, are still on the board in Xavier McKinney, j K. Dob Bins, and Christian Fulton. McKinney is the top safety on the Draft Networks big board, Dobbins is the top running back on their big board, and Fulton is the number three cornerback on the Draft

Networks big board. We still have another big time producing running back in college and Jonathan Taylor out of Wisconsin. He's on the board. Safety Grant del Pits still up there. In fact, all the safeties are on the board still Ashton Davis, Antoine Winfield, Xavian McKinney, Grant Dell put all these guys still available. Top four safeties on the Draft Networks Big board. A j Epanessa the edge yet tear gross models. Both those guys still on the board. Receiver

Lavisco Channault number thirty one overall, he's up there. Zack Bond the edge from Wisconsin, number thirty two overall. Denzel Mims, the receiver out of Baylor, number thirty five. He's up there. Clyde Edwards Hilaire came off the board number thirty two. He was the first and only running back taken. So every running back besides Edwards Hilaire still up there a position to look at, maybe back in that defensive secondary,

maybe at another rusher and a defensive lineman. Plenty of options available for the Dolphins on day number two, and of course with those ten picks on day three, the flexibility again to quote Chris Career, to really do whatever the hell we want. And I added the hell in there, because they've done a great job of really keeping themselves flexible and available to go up or down the board to go and attack their needs or players that just fit the system, that fit the scheme, and so they

have an opportunity. If they want to target a player and go up, they can do that. And if they want to fall back and pick up draft picks later on this year, maybe even next year, they have the ability to do that again. Ultimate flexibility. That was the plan for the draft. Fifteen total picks. Three in the bag to a tongue of Byloa, Austin Jackson and Noah Igbanogeny. The cornerback, the offensive tackle, and the quarterback all in tow.

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