AFC North team could pose a threat to a major Dolphins need in the 2024 NFL Draft
The Miami Dolphins need help on the offensive line. That was evident in the season's final month. It's even more evident now that the new league year is approaching, when a host of Dolphins offensive linemen will become free agents. Miami's starters Connor Williams, Isaiah Wynn, and Robert Hunt are all unrestricted agents free to […]
The Miami Dolphins need help on the offensive line. That was evident in the season's final month. It's even more evident now that the new league year is approaching, when a host of Dolphins offensive linemen will become free agents.
Miami's starters Connor Williams, Isaiah Wynn, and Robert Hunt are all unrestricted agents free to sign with any team on March 13. Key reserve Robert Jones is a restricted free agent. Liam Eichenberg and Lester Cotton will become unrestricted free agents in 2025.
As such, the interior of Miami's offensive line is in dire need of help, and while some of that might come in free agency, a cheaper and younger plan could come in the draft, when a handful of impressive interior offensive linemen will be available.
At pick 21, the Dolphins could target Oregon center Jackson Powers-Johnson or Duke's Graham Barton. Powers-Johnson in particular would fit well into the Dolphins' outside zone run scheme.
However, they might not be able to get who they want at 21, and that's because the Pittsburgh Steelers pick directly ahead of them at pick 20. The Steelers have plenty of roster issues themselves, but they could use an upgrade in their offensive line as well.
As such, the Steelers and Dolphins could end up competing for the same offensive linemen once the draft begins. That could force general manager Chris Grier's hand when the teams in the mid-teens are on the clock. If the Dolphins indeed want to go offensive line in the draft, then they could end up having to trade up ahead of 20 and perhaps into the mid-teens to pull it off.
But hey, as the pundits say, sometimes you've got to go get your guy if he's there. That might could certainly be the case in Detroit on Thursday, April 25.
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