WEBVTT - Miami Dolphins 2020 NFL Draft Day 2 Recap, Day 3 Preview 0:00:00.320 --> 0:00:07.320 Factors are Alpins, Patrick drawing textown What a win for 0:00:07.360 --> 0:00:12.760 this Miami Dolphin team? Wow? What is up? Dolphins? And 0:00:12.880 --> 0:00:16.000 welcome to the Drive Time Podcast, part of the Miami 0:00:16.040 --> 0:00:21.520 Dolphins official podcast network covering your Miami Dolphins. How's it going? Everybody? 0:00:21.560 --> 0:00:24.360 Welcome into day number two of the NFL Draft. I 0:00:24.400 --> 0:00:26.840 am your host, Travis Wingfield, and I am here to 0:00:26.920 --> 0:00:30.360 bring you your daily dose of Miami Dolphins football each 0:00:30.560 --> 0:00:33.440 and every day. And on today's show, we're talking about 0:00:33.440 --> 0:00:36.400 the draft picks made on Friday night, rounds two and 0:00:36.479 --> 0:00:39.519 three for your Miami Dolphins. We're gonna have all the 0:00:39.560 --> 0:00:42.800 details from their film study, their character background, what the 0:00:42.840 --> 0:00:45.520 scouts are saying about these players, and much much more 0:00:45.600 --> 0:00:52.320 on this Friday April edition of the Drive Time Podcast Dolphins, 0:00:53.800 --> 0:00:55.840 and we started off the top of the Dolphins first 0:00:55.880 --> 0:00:59.640 pick on Friday, number thirty nine. Overall, the six ft five, 0:00:59.760 --> 0:01:03.200 three hundred and twenty three pound tackle slash guard played 0:01:03.200 --> 0:01:05.880 a little bit of both of those at Louisiana Lafayette, 0:01:06.000 --> 0:01:09.600 the Rage and Cajun Robert Hunt. And this guy embodies 0:01:10.000 --> 0:01:12.880 the physical brand of football the Dolphins want to play 0:01:12.959 --> 0:01:15.800 under Brian Flora's He is big, he is mean, and 0:01:15.840 --> 0:01:18.440 he throws guys all around the field. He also loves 0:01:18.480 --> 0:01:20.120 to do a little bit of hunting and fishing in 0:01:20.200 --> 0:01:22.360 his free time, something I talked to him about on 0:01:22.400 --> 0:01:25.120 the Drivetime Interview podcast, which you can check out right 0:01:25.160 --> 0:01:27.759 now up on Apple podcast, Spotify, or wherever you get 0:01:27.760 --> 0:01:29.880 your podcast from. And he grew up in a small 0:01:29.920 --> 0:01:32.760 town in Texas where he often found himself out chasing 0:01:32.760 --> 0:01:35.600 small rodents for an occasional meal or just for some 0:01:35.680 --> 0:01:39.640 leisure activity. Quote we'd shoot squirrels, rabbits, raccoons, all that, 0:01:39.959 --> 0:01:42.680 end quote, Hunt said. And hunts off the field leisure 0:01:42.720 --> 0:01:45.360 activities they really don't stray too far from his job 0:01:45.400 --> 0:01:48.960 on the gridiron. His penchant for making big defenders up front, 0:01:49.080 --> 0:01:52.160 whether it's defensive lineman or linebackers, look like that same 0:01:52.200 --> 0:01:55.560 small prey that earned Hunt the number one guard ranking 0:01:55.840 --> 0:01:59.520 on mel Kiper Junior's Big Board for the NFL Draft. 0:01:59.680 --> 0:02:02.400 Quote he's so physical in the run game. He just 0:02:02.520 --> 0:02:05.600 destroys defenders at the point of attack. End quote. And 0:02:05.640 --> 0:02:08.680 that was from Keyper's mock draft, where he accurately projected 0:02:08.720 --> 0:02:11.000 Hunt to Miami with a thirty ninth pick in this 0:02:11.080 --> 0:02:14.079 year's draft. Good job their mill, and Hunt comes equipped 0:02:14.160 --> 0:02:17.520 with impressive athleticism for a man that size, something he 0:02:17.560 --> 0:02:21.240 attributes to his basketball background quote, I love sports. I 0:02:21.320 --> 0:02:23.720 always thought I was going to be a basketball player 0:02:23.760 --> 0:02:26.120 and quote. And then of course Hunt turned his direction 0:02:26.160 --> 0:02:29.520 and attention to football. Good decision there, Mr, Hunt, And 0:02:29.560 --> 0:02:32.040 although he didn't work out at the scouting combine, that 0:02:32.200 --> 0:02:36.280 athletic ability and position versatility has earned him high praise 0:02:36.440 --> 0:02:39.359 from scouts across the league and on websites and different 0:02:39.360 --> 0:02:42.880 publications in the NFL. This from lanzer Line of NFL 0:02:42.960 --> 0:02:46.480 dot Com. Like Cody Ford in last year's draft, Hunt 0:02:46.560 --> 0:02:49.320 is a plus athlete with a big man's frame who 0:02:49.320 --> 0:02:52.240 could be considered a guard or tackle. There aren't any 0:02:52.240 --> 0:02:55.800 physical limitations, past protection traits are present, and has the 0:02:55.880 --> 0:02:59.800 necessary talent to become a solid future starter at right tackle. 0:03:00.040 --> 0:03:02.200 So Hunt did play some right tackle, played some guard 0:03:02.360 --> 0:03:05.280 at Louisiana Lafayette. He can do a little bit of both. 0:03:05.280 --> 0:03:08.200 For you. That position versatility, we know how far that 0:03:08.240 --> 0:03:11.280 goes for Brian Flores and this coaching staff, and Hunt 0:03:11.320 --> 0:03:13.480 has a lot of confidence built up inside of him 0:03:13.600 --> 0:03:16.080 and that shows up on game day. His tape is 0:03:16.120 --> 0:03:18.560 full of reps. Go look him up on YouTube wherever 0:03:18.600 --> 0:03:20.840 you can find him. He has reps where he will 0:03:20.880 --> 0:03:23.480 just throw guys around. And we're not just talking about 0:03:23.560 --> 0:03:26.919 defensive backs at the second level, we're talking about linebackers. 0:03:27.040 --> 0:03:29.760 He tosses on the side. He carries that three d 0:03:29.960 --> 0:03:33.000 twenty three pound frame with very little effort. He's well 0:03:33.040 --> 0:03:35.920 proportioned head to toe throughout his frame, so he probably 0:03:35.960 --> 0:03:38.600 could even add some strength there. Hunt set the tone 0:03:38.760 --> 0:03:41.520 for the raging Cajun offense every single week this year. 0:03:41.680 --> 0:03:44.560 He seeks out contact and that crushing block from the 0:03:44.600 --> 0:03:46.280 first snap of the game all the way through the 0:03:46.280 --> 0:03:49.120 finish in the fourth quarter. And this guy has hands 0:03:49.160 --> 0:03:52.040 like hammers. On the initial punch, he throws a heavy 0:03:52.040 --> 0:03:56.040 strike and then converts those hammers into clamps with remarkable 0:03:56.080 --> 0:03:59.200 grip strength. It is very rare to find Hunt falling 0:03:59.240 --> 0:04:02.119 off a block. Once he latches on, it's typically good 0:04:02.240 --> 0:04:05.280 night for the defender. The nasty, tough demeanor on the 0:04:05.280 --> 0:04:08.840 football field doesn't transition though, into Hunt's daily life away 0:04:08.840 --> 0:04:11.720 from the football field. He's as likable and easy going 0:04:11.800 --> 0:04:14.280 as they come. On the interview process with him, he 0:04:14.360 --> 0:04:16.640 was so bubbly and full of energy. You guys will 0:04:16.640 --> 0:04:19.760 hear that on the additional Drivetime podcast that accompanies this one. 0:04:20.040 --> 0:04:23.520 That bubbly persona made him a favorite of executive personnel 0:04:23.600 --> 0:04:26.719 league wide during his video conferencing meetings during the draft 0:04:26.760 --> 0:04:30.320 process this February March and up intil April, no shortage 0:04:30.320 --> 0:04:33.839 of personality. Hunt was transparent with teams when asked what 0:04:33.920 --> 0:04:37.360 they would be getting if they drafted the big offensive lineman. Quote, 0:04:37.440 --> 0:04:40.000 I just tell them I'm Robert Hunt all day, every day. 0:04:40.200 --> 0:04:42.400 The same guy. A guy that's going to work hard, 0:04:42.440 --> 0:04:45.760 a guy that's a leader who's confident in himself, confident 0:04:45.800 --> 0:04:48.160 in his abilities, a guy that can play any position 0:04:48.160 --> 0:04:49.920 that you want and will be good at it for 0:04:49.960 --> 0:04:52.719 the next eight to ten years. And quote, a big body, 0:04:52.760 --> 0:04:56.080 a big personality. Hunt became a favorite of draft pundits 0:04:56.160 --> 0:04:59.320 really everywhere. This from Jordan Reed of the Draft Network. 0:04:59.560 --> 0:05:02.200 Robert is a prospect who makes your face light up 0:05:02.279 --> 0:05:05.080 right away when talking about him. He has the tape 0:05:05.080 --> 0:05:07.520 that will make you grind your teeth and feel sorry 0:05:07.560 --> 0:05:10.760 for the defenders that he's matched up against. End quote, 0:05:10.839 --> 0:05:13.160 and Hunt trades in the vermin hunting for Big city 0:05:13.240 --> 0:05:16.560 life now coming to South Florida. One particular aspect of 0:05:16.600 --> 0:05:19.800 the area that he's really excited about in Miami is 0:05:19.880 --> 0:05:22.600 eating both on and off the field. He told me, quote, 0:05:22.600 --> 0:05:25.800 I love to eat like ribs, sushi, really anything. But 0:05:25.839 --> 0:05:27.240 I can't wait to check out some of the new 0:05:27.279 --> 0:05:30.480 spots in Miami. But mostly above all, I'm looking forward 0:05:30.480 --> 0:05:32.520 to getting to work. We've got a winning culture coming 0:05:32.560 --> 0:05:34.719 in from coach Flores and I'm ready to get to 0:05:34.760 --> 0:05:38.080 work and compete every day. And quote, So now, in 0:05:38.200 --> 0:05:42.240 Robert Hunt, you have another big, physical, tough offensive lineman. 0:05:42.480 --> 0:05:45.520 He joins the group of Eric Flowers, Austin Jackson, Ted 0:05:45.600 --> 0:05:48.760 Carriss to really refortify the trenches here in Miami and 0:05:48.800 --> 0:05:51.440 build around the quarterbacks in Ryan Fitzpatrick and to a 0:05:51.520 --> 0:05:54.840 tongue of Valoa going forward into the future. And with 0:05:54.920 --> 0:05:58.159 two picks on the offensive line, fortifying the trenches on 0:05:58.240 --> 0:06:00.600 that side of the ball. The Dolphins come back with 0:06:00.640 --> 0:06:02.960 the fifty six pick in the draft in the second 0:06:03.000 --> 0:06:06.560 round and add Alabama defensive lineman ray Kwon Davis. And 0:06:06.600 --> 0:06:10.120 you want to talk about a size length athletic profile, 0:06:10.320 --> 0:06:13.880 this guy checks the boxes. The Dolphins mission to get bigger, stronger, 0:06:13.920 --> 0:06:16.960 and more athletic and more versatile. Continued in the second 0:06:17.080 --> 0:06:19.919 round with this pick. He goes six ft seven, he 0:06:19.960 --> 0:06:22.680 weighs three hundred and ten pounds, and he arrived in 0:06:22.760 --> 0:06:25.840 Alabama as a versatile shop record that can play any 0:06:25.839 --> 0:06:29.160 position across the defensive line. He spoke about that versatility 0:06:29.200 --> 0:06:31.840 on the Drive Time podcast, talking about how he can 0:06:31.839 --> 0:06:35.000 play the five technique, the four, the two, zero, over 0:06:35.040 --> 0:06:37.160 the nose. He can do it all. And it's not 0:06:37.240 --> 0:06:40.920 just position versatility that Davis brings to a football team. 0:06:41.120 --> 0:06:44.359 It's his scheme flexibility that makes him incredibly attractive to 0:06:44.440 --> 0:06:48.159 a defense that prides itself duplicity. He lined up all 0:06:48.200 --> 0:06:50.960 over the formation for the Crimson Tide defense. According to 0:06:51.000 --> 0:06:55.000 Pro Football Focus, Davis played three snaps as a B 0:06:55.160 --> 0:06:57.640 gap defender that is the gap between the guard and 0:06:57.640 --> 0:06:59.960 the tackle, one d and twenty two over the note 0:07:00.080 --> 0:07:02.680 was lining up straight over the center and sixty three 0:07:02.720 --> 0:07:05.520 outside the tackle, with fifty nine in the a gap 0:07:05.680 --> 0:07:08.159 of course between the center and the guard. And to 0:07:08.200 --> 0:07:11.480 finish off the scheme fit checklist. Davis feels his leadership 0:07:11.520 --> 0:07:14.600 developed during his time in college, especially his final year 0:07:14.640 --> 0:07:17.760 there at Alabama. Quote, that's the whole reason I came 0:07:17.800 --> 0:07:20.360 back from my senior season to teach the younger guys 0:07:20.480 --> 0:07:22.160 and to help the team as much as I can 0:07:22.400 --> 0:07:25.200 to the best of my ability and quote. And Nick Saban, 0:07:25.280 --> 0:07:28.480 Davis was former coach there at Alabama, doesn't discount the 0:07:28.520 --> 0:07:31.559 importance of that veteran leadership in his program. He talked 0:07:31.560 --> 0:07:33.920 about it with ray Kwon Davis that he actually believes 0:07:33.920 --> 0:07:36.560 it contributes to a large degree of the success and 0:07:36.640 --> 0:07:39.080 failure of the team. As to what kind of leadership 0:07:39.120 --> 0:07:41.600 you have and quote, of course, we know Brian Flores 0:07:41.640 --> 0:07:44.920 puts a big emphasis on guys leadership and their locker 0:07:45.000 --> 0:07:48.240 room acumen. Davis took that statement as a challenge from 0:07:48.320 --> 0:07:51.800 Nick Saban personally during his final year at Tuscaloosa. I'm 0:07:51.840 --> 0:07:54.440 just preparing the younger guys, Davis said. My job is 0:07:54.480 --> 0:07:56.520 to prepare the young guys to get ready. That's what 0:07:56.560 --> 0:07:58.680 coach Saban expects me to do, So That's what I'm 0:07:58.720 --> 0:08:02.040 going to do. And he earned consistently high grades across 0:08:02.120 --> 0:08:05.840 Pro Football Focuses grading system. In college football, Davis was 0:08:05.880 --> 0:08:09.160 a regular contributor with the eighty four point nine, eighty 0:08:09.280 --> 0:08:12.320 one point nine, and eighty three point two overall grades 0:08:12.360 --> 0:08:15.920 across three years at Alabama. Anything above a D gets 0:08:15.920 --> 0:08:18.920 you into the blue, which is the plus above average 0:08:18.920 --> 0:08:22.760 starter status there in college football on PFF, and Davis 0:08:22.760 --> 0:08:25.760 played plenty of ball down there at Alabama one thousand, 0:08:25.800 --> 0:08:28.440 eight hundred forty nine career snaps in the three years 0:08:28.600 --> 0:08:31.280 with ten career sacks, and sacks don't tell the whole 0:08:31.280 --> 0:08:33.520 story for a pass rusher, as will tell you time 0:08:33.520 --> 0:08:36.160 and time again on this podcast, getting deeper into the 0:08:36.160 --> 0:08:39.560 analytics and the film study, it's more about harassing the quarterback, 0:08:39.720 --> 0:08:42.400 getting him off the spot and disrupting the timing of 0:08:42.480 --> 0:08:46.200 the passing game. And that's what Davis did perpetually at Alabama, 0:08:46.240 --> 0:08:49.160 getting in the face of the quarterback. He registered sixty 0:08:49.240 --> 0:08:51.959 six hurries over those three years as an interior rusher 0:08:52.040 --> 0:08:54.560 and made seventy five run stops, which of course our 0:08:54.640 --> 0:08:57.680 tackles within two yards of the line of scrimmage or less. 0:08:57.720 --> 0:09:00.360 He's a pocket collaps or a run game pen trader, 0:09:00.440 --> 0:09:03.400 using his length and power to reset the point of attack. 0:09:03.600 --> 0:09:06.000 You watch the way he jolts offensive lineman. It's like 0:09:06.000 --> 0:09:08.240 a car crash when he hits some stands. Those guys 0:09:08.280 --> 0:09:10.719 straight up sends their neck backwards when he jolts, and 0:09:10.800 --> 0:09:13.640 it's impressive with how physical and how heavy his hands are. 0:09:13.840 --> 0:09:17.040 His PFF run grade over the previous two seasons was 0:09:17.080 --> 0:09:20.120 eighty seven point nine, again in that blue territory, and 0:09:20.240 --> 0:09:23.200 last year into the Green territory the elite mark of 0:09:23.320 --> 0:09:27.640 nine point four. During the season, Davis is uber explosive. 0:09:27.840 --> 0:09:30.360 Had a one eleven inch broad jumped during his on 0:09:30.480 --> 0:09:33.280 field workout at this year's NFL Scouting Combine, and that 0:09:33.320 --> 0:09:35.960 demonstrates the type of power that he can really generate 0:09:36.120 --> 0:09:40.120 from that interior position. This from Mike Renner of PF quote, 0:09:40.200 --> 0:09:42.880 he has reps on tape that leave your mouth wide open, 0:09:43.120 --> 0:09:45.360 your jaw to the floor. He sinks his hips and 0:09:45.400 --> 0:09:48.400 turns his feet surprisingly well on bull rushes for a 0:09:48.400 --> 0:09:51.320 taller defensive lineman. The taller this is me talking now, 0:09:51.480 --> 0:09:53.520 the taller the guy is, the harder it is to 0:09:53.600 --> 0:09:56.400 really sink those hips and work laterally. But something that 0:09:56.480 --> 0:09:59.640 Davis does very well. There's so much power behind his hands. 0:09:59.720 --> 0:10:02.600 Mike Renner writes, he takes down running backs one handed 0:10:02.640 --> 0:10:05.439 with ease. Davis is not content to sit on blocks. 0:10:05.440 --> 0:10:08.040 He locks out and looks to shed the block end 0:10:08.160 --> 0:10:11.160 quote that, of course a staple of playing two gap defense. 0:10:11.360 --> 0:10:14.720 NFL dot COM's lands Zerline season impressive ball of clay 0:10:14.760 --> 0:10:18.280 In ray Kwon Davis quote rugged and powerful player with 0:10:18.360 --> 0:10:21.560 elite physical traits. Davis has the ability to impose his 0:10:21.559 --> 0:10:24.320 will on opponents and dominate the point of attack. He 0:10:24.400 --> 0:10:27.400 plays long and strong with rare leverage for a taller 0:10:27.400 --> 0:10:31.000 player and holds positioning against double teams for linebackers to 0:10:31.000 --> 0:10:33.680 to flow freely. He should be a first round pick 0:10:33.800 --> 0:10:35.920 who can come in and start right away for an 0:10:35.920 --> 0:10:38.839 odd front or even front defense. So you talk about 0:10:38.840 --> 0:10:41.839 the versatility there and also the fact that Zerline thinks 0:10:41.920 --> 0:10:43.559 that Davis could have been a first round pick. The 0:10:43.600 --> 0:10:46.839 Dolphins get him at fifties six with really good value there. 0:10:47.080 --> 0:10:50.360 Speaking of good value, the Dolphins third pick on night, 0:10:50.440 --> 0:10:53.959 to number seventy overall, goes to the defensive backfield to 0:10:54.080 --> 0:10:56.720 round out even more pieces to match up and cover 0:10:56.800 --> 0:11:00.120 to play single high. It's Texas safety Brandon Jones, and 0:11:00.200 --> 0:11:02.720 you want to talk about a fun, bright young man. 0:11:03.000 --> 0:11:04.920 If you haven't done so yet, get over to the 0:11:04.960 --> 0:11:08.640 other podcast we already recorded and published on the Miami 0:11:08.679 --> 0:11:12.400 Dolphins dot com web page or Apple podcast, Spotify wherever 0:11:12.360 --> 0:11:15.040 you get your podcast. From the night two player interviews, 0:11:15.240 --> 0:11:18.439 go check out those interviews with Ray Kwon Davis, Robert Hunt, 0:11:18.520 --> 0:11:21.640 and of course Brandon Jones. And the theme here continues 0:11:21.679 --> 0:11:26.160 with smart, intelligent, versatile, selfless players tough guys. Listen to 0:11:26.200 --> 0:11:29.760 this cool story about Brandon Jones. Before the draft process began, 0:11:30.000 --> 0:11:33.160 Brandon Jones requested through his agent the he wanted to 0:11:33.200 --> 0:11:36.160 get the NFL film of all thirty two teams in 0:11:36.200 --> 0:11:38.760 the league and study the playbooks and make a binder 0:11:38.880 --> 0:11:41.080 where he charted plays, which you know, me being a 0:11:41.080 --> 0:11:43.160 guy that charts plays and charts things on the all 0:11:43.200 --> 0:11:45.680 twenty two film, I'm a sucker for that stuff. He 0:11:45.760 --> 0:11:47.959 shows us the binder, it's a list of all these 0:11:47.960 --> 0:11:50.280 down and distances. The coverage is the defense we're end. 0:11:50.440 --> 0:11:53.160 This guy wants to study and learn the game and 0:11:53.200 --> 0:11:56.080 be as well prepared as he possibly can be. The 0:11:56.160 --> 0:11:58.600 quote here from the video was I wanted to get 0:11:58.600 --> 0:12:01.320 an edge and separate myself mentally from the other guys 0:12:01.480 --> 0:12:04.200 and embrace this time that I have and quote using 0:12:04.240 --> 0:12:06.200 this downtime in the off season the lead up to 0:12:06.200 --> 0:12:10.439 the draft to get himself familiar and inundated with NFL playbooks, 0:12:10.600 --> 0:12:13.120 and you want to talk about inundation. He watched four 0:12:13.160 --> 0:12:15.720 games from every single team, so one D and twenty 0:12:15.720 --> 0:12:18.040 eight games and put together a binder that looked like 0:12:18.080 --> 0:12:20.800 a phone book from New York City. That thing was massive. 0:12:21.000 --> 0:12:23.840 Here's the quote from Brandon Jones. I'm always looking for growth, 0:12:23.920 --> 0:12:26.520 whether it's physically or mentally. I took it upon myself 0:12:26.520 --> 0:12:28.439 to ask my agent to get me as much film 0:12:28.480 --> 0:12:30.760 as he can, and I put together the binder and 0:12:30.880 --> 0:12:33.040 just to get to know the defense. It really helped 0:12:33.080 --> 0:12:35.400 me a lot to dive down deep and really dissect 0:12:35.480 --> 0:12:38.280 the defense. I'm familiar and understand a lot of what 0:12:38.360 --> 0:12:40.560 was going on. I realized as I got older in 0:12:40.640 --> 0:12:43.520 college how important film watching was, and I think the 0:12:43.559 --> 0:12:45.600 mental side of the game is something that's going to 0:12:45.640 --> 0:12:48.600 carry you a lot further than the physical side. End quote. 0:12:48.640 --> 0:12:52.280 How introspective and how really forward thinking is that last quote. 0:12:52.280 --> 0:12:54.720 They're talking about how your mental side of the game 0:12:54.760 --> 0:12:57.520 playing fast because of how well prepared you are. That 0:12:57.640 --> 0:12:59.880 just really speaks to the maturity of the young man, 0:13:00.200 --> 0:13:03.040 and that preparation and thirst for any advantage he can 0:13:03.080 --> 0:13:06.320 gain makes for a flexible versatile player that can contribute 0:13:06.360 --> 0:13:09.520 in any position on any defensive package, but also on 0:13:09.600 --> 0:13:12.840 special teams. Here's a quote from Jones. Again, special teams 0:13:12.880 --> 0:13:15.640 is just as important as the other other two sides 0:13:15.679 --> 0:13:18.040 of the football field. Position is huge and can win 0:13:18.160 --> 0:13:19.880 or lose games. At the end of the day, you 0:13:19.880 --> 0:13:21.920 want your best players on the field at all times, 0:13:21.920 --> 0:13:24.000 even if it's a guy that's been starting for a 0:13:24.040 --> 0:13:26.640 long time, it doesn't really matter. You want guys that 0:13:26.679 --> 0:13:28.360 are going to do whatever you need them to do. 0:13:28.520 --> 0:13:31.600 And I've had experience through all special teams. He's got 0:13:31.640 --> 0:13:34.719 blocked punts, return touchdowns on his resume. He played all 0:13:34.720 --> 0:13:37.440 over the Texas special teams units, but also all over 0:13:37.679 --> 0:13:41.000 the defense. Per Pro Football Focus, Jones played two hundred 0:13:41.120 --> 0:13:43.640 and eighty five snaps last year at free safety, one 0:13:43.760 --> 0:13:46.319 fifty four in the box, and his most frequent position 0:13:46.400 --> 0:13:49.040 was over the slot with three hundred and seventy one snaps. 0:13:49.160 --> 0:13:51.000 So he can play the two deep safety, the single 0:13:51.080 --> 0:13:54.320 high safety, come down cover, the slot, and diamond nickel packages. 0:13:54.480 --> 0:13:56.480 He can really do it all and total over a 0:13:56.480 --> 0:13:59.600 three year career, Jones played two thousand, three hundred thirty 0:13:59.600 --> 0:14:02.040 three snap apps for the long Horns, with one thousand, 0:14:02.040 --> 0:14:05.280 two hundred eighty five of those plays coming in pass coverage. 0:14:05.679 --> 0:14:09.600 Jones started three years at Texas and made one tackles. 0:14:09.640 --> 0:14:12.000 Over those three seasons. He picked off two passes and 0:14:12.040 --> 0:14:14.200 broke up seven others. He made four and a half 0:14:14.200 --> 0:14:16.760 tackles for a lost last year with one sack, and 0:14:16.800 --> 0:14:20.200 he forced to fumble PFFS. Lead draft analyst Mike Renner 0:14:20.280 --> 0:14:24.000 notes Jones's smooth hips, his smooth hip turning and tracking 0:14:24.040 --> 0:14:26.640 the football down the field, and an innate ability to 0:14:26.760 --> 0:14:29.720 challenge passes at the catch point. NFL dot COM's lands 0:14:29.760 --> 0:14:32.480 Zerline loves the effort that Jones plays with, calling him 0:14:32.480 --> 0:14:34.800 a thumper at heart and with a toughness to play 0:14:34.840 --> 0:14:37.360 through pain. He fought through an injury and played throughout 0:14:37.400 --> 0:14:39.640 the course of last season. The speed and range to 0:14:39.720 --> 0:14:42.440 play over the top, ball tracking motor to pursue ball 0:14:42.480 --> 0:14:45.240 carriers from across the field, and ability to step up 0:14:45.280 --> 0:14:47.760 as a kick returner and punt returner round out the 0:14:47.760 --> 0:14:50.600 report on the new Dolphins safety from NFL dot Com. 0:14:50.640 --> 0:14:54.560 Above the versatility, deep range, and overall playmaking, the former 0:14:54.600 --> 0:14:57.400 Longhorn earned the praise of his former college coach and 0:14:57.480 --> 0:15:01.120 Tom Herman, who simply told Brandon after the season was over, 0:15:01.400 --> 0:15:03.840 I love you. Man who doesn't love hearing that from anybody? 0:15:03.920 --> 0:15:06.680 And here's a quote from Brandon Jones about his character 0:15:06.720 --> 0:15:08.640 and his spirit quote. I want to be able to 0:15:08.680 --> 0:15:11.400 inspire people off the field and on the field. And 0:15:11.440 --> 0:15:13.080 I want to be able to show guys that any 0:15:13.080 --> 0:15:15.200 time you want to do something, if you put your 0:15:15.200 --> 0:15:17.120 mind to it, you can do it. Because I've had 0:15:17.200 --> 0:15:19.760 ups and downs in my career, I hope people take 0:15:19.880 --> 0:15:22.640 that I'm a fighter and obviously if you actually believe 0:15:22.680 --> 0:15:24.760 that you can do something, then you could actually do 0:15:24.840 --> 0:15:26.960 it if you put the work in. The six ft 0:15:28.200 --> 0:15:31.360 pound safety plays with his hair on fire. According to 0:15:31.480 --> 0:15:34.440 Joe Marino of the Draft Network, quote he finds a 0:15:34.440 --> 0:15:37.680 lot of success playing forward and triggering downhill. Love how 0:15:37.680 --> 0:15:39.920 he flies down near the line of scrimmage and battles 0:15:39.920 --> 0:15:43.360 through contact to get involved. High urgency player in pursuit 0:15:43.400 --> 0:15:46.200 and his motor is always cranked up. Has some really 0:15:46.240 --> 0:15:49.280 impressive finishes in space where he tackles outside of his 0:15:49.360 --> 0:15:52.360 frame and works off contact. He plays within himself and 0:15:52.440 --> 0:15:55.920 his angles are correctly calculated showcase his adequate range to 0:15:55.920 --> 0:16:00.600 stay leverage over routes and quote so versatility, determination and toughness. 0:16:00.600 --> 0:16:04.040 He checks all those boxes, and Jones arrives in Miami 0:16:04.080 --> 0:16:06.800 with a leg up this offseason. That headstart should help 0:16:06.880 --> 0:16:09.720 benefit the rookie as he enters Brian flores Is multiple 0:16:09.960 --> 0:16:13.600 complex defensive system. So we have six new Miami Dolphins. 0:16:13.640 --> 0:16:16.320 It all started on Thursday with quarterback to a tongue 0:16:16.320 --> 0:16:18.840 of Vloa and then coming back with the offensive tackle 0:16:18.880 --> 0:16:22.880 and Austin Jackson rounding out the first night cornerback Noah Igbanogamy, 0:16:22.920 --> 0:16:25.120 and then coming back on day two in the second 0:16:25.200 --> 0:16:27.480 round with the pair of picks. More going to the 0:16:27.520 --> 0:16:30.880 offensive line with Robert Hunt out of Louisiana, Lafagyette coming 0:16:30.920 --> 0:16:34.359 back with the defensive interior in ray Kwon Davis from Alabama, 0:16:34.400 --> 0:16:37.440 and now of course Brandon Jones out of Texas to 0:16:37.560 --> 0:16:40.080 round out your six Dolphins players. We go into day 0:16:40.160 --> 0:16:43.600 number three with nine draft picks in rounds four through seven. 0:16:43.760 --> 0:16:46.720 Will pick twice in round four, three times in round five, 0:16:46.840 --> 0:16:49.800 once in round six, and three times in round seven. 0:16:49.880 --> 0:16:52.160 Let's go ahead and talk about the best players available 0:16:52.200 --> 0:16:55.040 heading in today number three, and you really have to 0:16:55.040 --> 0:16:57.640 feel good about the positions the Dolphins rounded out. We 0:16:57.720 --> 0:16:59.720 all know we wanted to fortify the trenches on the 0:16:59.720 --> 0:17:02.320 off it's some defensive line. So far, the Dolphins have 0:17:02.440 --> 0:17:04.680 taken care of that with two picks on the offensive line, 0:17:04.880 --> 0:17:07.760 one on the defensive interior, which gives Christian Wilkins and 0:17:07.800 --> 0:17:10.400 Divon god Shaw and Zach Seeler and all those guys 0:17:10.440 --> 0:17:13.200 another good running mate to help keep those guys fresh 0:17:13.200 --> 0:17:15.840 and keep them active and help create the best matchups 0:17:15.880 --> 0:17:18.760 possible on any given week. We hit on the defensive 0:17:18.760 --> 0:17:22.000 backfield with Brandon Jones and of course Noah Ignogeny. So 0:17:22.080 --> 0:17:25.040 two positions there to the defensive backfield. Going into Day 0:17:25.040 --> 0:17:27.440 three of the draft, maybe you look towards running backs. 0:17:27.440 --> 0:17:29.879 Maybe you continue to build out the offensive line. You 0:17:29.880 --> 0:17:32.199 can always use more playmakers on the outside at the 0:17:32.200 --> 0:17:34.720 tight end and wide receiver position. We could add more 0:17:34.800 --> 0:17:37.760 linebackers that can rush in multiple spots. Really, the world 0:17:37.880 --> 0:17:40.040 is our oyster. Heading in to day number three, Let's 0:17:40.040 --> 0:17:42.040 go ahead and talk about some players we like heading 0:17:42.080 --> 0:17:44.639 in today number three, we're gonna go off of Daniel 0:17:44.720 --> 0:17:48.520 Jeremiah's best available players on the nfl dot Com web page, 0:17:48.680 --> 0:17:51.440 Number sixty three overall player, and the top remaining player 0:17:51.520 --> 0:17:54.600 on his list is another offensive tackle, Shodique Charles from 0:17:54.720 --> 0:17:56.720 l s U. You watch his tape last year. He 0:17:56.720 --> 0:17:58.439 could really do a lot of things and had some 0:17:58.560 --> 0:18:01.639 really dominating games. He missed several games due to suspensions 0:18:01.640 --> 0:18:03.760 throughout the course of the season, but his tape was 0:18:03.800 --> 0:18:06.480 impressive when he was out there. The number sixty four 0:18:06.600 --> 0:18:09.440 and the number seventy players are both quarterbacks, and Jacob 0:18:09.520 --> 0:18:12.040 Easton out of Washington and Jake from out of Georgia. 0:18:12.200 --> 0:18:14.480 We'll see if the Dolphins want to add another quarterback 0:18:14.520 --> 0:18:17.400 to the room. Easton, the big arm guy from Washington 0:18:17.480 --> 0:18:20.880 and from the intelligent, cerebral player who of course beat 0:18:20.920 --> 0:18:23.840 out Jacob Easton down there at Georgia for the starting job. 0:18:23.880 --> 0:18:26.920 And Easton then transferred to Washington. And then we get 0:18:26.960 --> 0:18:30.240 a tight end on Jeremiah's board here Harrison Bryant, the 0:18:30.359 --> 0:18:32.959 Florida Atlantic senior. He's up on this list as well 0:18:32.960 --> 0:18:36.080 at number seventy one. Bradley and I the Utah edge 0:18:36.160 --> 0:18:38.320 who really had a nice season last year. A good 0:18:38.320 --> 0:18:42.120 technically refined pass rusher, long, heavy handed, heavy arm type 0:18:42.119 --> 0:18:44.080 of guy. He could be a nice addition to the 0:18:44.080 --> 0:18:47.800 defensive line. Curtis Weaver also in that group from Boise State. 0:18:47.880 --> 0:18:50.240 He's a big dude that can play multiple spots across 0:18:50.320 --> 0:18:52.840 the defensive line and can really collapse the pocket from 0:18:52.840 --> 0:18:55.800 every spot. Really productive pass rusher there in the Mountain 0:18:55.840 --> 0:18:58.560 West out of Boise State. His teammate John high Tower 0:18:58.600 --> 0:19:01.280 a receiver. He just plays the position the right way, 0:19:01.359 --> 0:19:04.159 really quiet, patient hands as the balls in flight, not 0:19:04.320 --> 0:19:06.600 tipping the defensive back off to when the ball might 0:19:06.600 --> 0:19:08.480 be coming in. Makes a lot of big plays out 0:19:08.480 --> 0:19:11.439 there again on the blue turf in Boise, Antonio. Gandy 0:19:11.480 --> 0:19:13.960 Golden the next receiver right after John high Tower on 0:19:14.000 --> 0:19:16.680 the offensive line. Ben Barts, the small school kid out 0:19:16.680 --> 0:19:19.119 of St. John's. He drew a lot of attention down 0:19:19.280 --> 0:19:21.520 at the Senior Bowl and Mobile. They even talked about 0:19:21.600 --> 0:19:23.560 him coming up into Day two, but of course he 0:19:23.640 --> 0:19:25.640 does not come off the board on day number two. 0:19:25.800 --> 0:19:28.200 He sits here is day on Jeremiah's eighty second ranked 0:19:28.200 --> 0:19:30.919 player and still on the big board. Our first running 0:19:30.920 --> 0:19:33.760 back on Jeremiah's list here, Derrington Evans out of Apple 0:19:33.800 --> 0:19:36.280