Opportunity knocks for yet another Miami Dolphins rookie entering Week 3
The Miami Dolphins are getting more snaps to rookies than any other team in the league. It appears as though opportunity knocks for yet another one in Week 3.
The Miami Dolphins are the team of opportunity in 2026. Snaps and roles are available to be claimed long-term up and down the roster.
And depending on the state of the roster week-to-week, those opportunities may emerge in an instant. The stars may be aligning for that to be the case for yet another rookie in Week 3. If there was ever a perfect storm for fifth-round rookie WR Kevin Coleman Jr. to make an impact, the time is now.
The third Miami Dolphins rookie receiver may have the stars aligning for a huge opportunity
Chris Bell has successfully found his way back from an ACL reconstruction. He’s played the first two games—but has not made a significant impact. He’s been limited this week in practice with some soreness in that knee, too. Fellow rookie WR Caleb Douglas has missed time this week after an ankle injury late in the game against the San Francisco 49ers. His status for the game is confirmed to be ‘OUT’ by Jeff Hafley on Friday. To add insult to injury, receiver Ryan Miller was downgraded from a limited participant to a non-participant from Wednesday to Thursday in practice.
Snaps are there to be had. Coleman can consider this his time to shine and his ticket to meaningful contributions. If he wants to overachieve his draft status and claim a large slice of the pie, it has to start now.
Coleman’s got a lot on his plate even if you haven’t seen it
Coleman’s opportunity comes with a significant caveat. As offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik has pointed out, Coleman is the only one of the rookie receivers who has been charged with learning all of the assignments for every receiver position.
“He’s a competitive son of gun. Like he wants to go out there, he wants to win, he wants to make a play on the ball, he wants to block, he wants to do all that, which is awesome when you add in the fact that he’s got legit speed. He’s got some really good separation ability at the top when it’s needed. And then probably the best part of what he’s been able to do so far for a rookie is he’s multi-positional. He’s the one rookie that we’ve asked to learn every single position as far as receiver goes. And he’s really taking that to heart,” said Slowik earlier this week.
This is a tall task. That’s the potential limiting factor beyond just being a rookie in the NFL, too. How ready can Coleman get with such a big menu? That’s the real question. How Coleman meets this moment, if it’s afforded to him, will be a storyline to watch against the Chiefs.
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