Dolphins have the No. 3 pick in the 2021 NFL draft, and they have a great need for explosive players
MOBILE, Ala. – The winner of the Heisman Trophy, DeVonta Smith, he imagines himself in the Miami Dolphins uniform meeting with his former college teammate Tua Tagovailoa, and the idea could be mutual.
“We just talked about it would be nice to come back,” Smith agreed to NFL Network after Tuesday’s practice in the Senior Bowl about the possibility of teaming up again with the Dolphins ’starting quarterback. “Not much, but a little bit of that.”
The Dolphins have the No. 3 pick in the draft of the 2021 NFL, and they have a great need for more explosive players for Tagovailoa. Smith, who became the first open receiver to win the Desisman Howard Heisman Trophy in 1991 and only the second since 1940, would certainly fit that criterion.
Smith participates in meetings and observes practices along with Dolphins coaches in the Senior Bowl, but does not participate on the field due to a dislocated finger he suffered in the Alabama National Championship victory over Ohio State. He had 12 receptions for 215 yards and 3 touchdowns in that game before injury.
On Tuesday he wore a black robe in his right hand.
The most important question about Smith before the draft, is whether his size will prevent him from becoming a top five pick. Alabama included Smith as a 6-foot 1, 175-pound, and denied everything in the Senior Bowl on Tuesday. He said he would wait until the Day Pro in Alabama to make full measurements.
The Dolphins coach, Brian Flowers, doesn’t seem too worried about Smith’s size affecting his assessment.
“This guy is a very, very good player. You can say anything you want about the size of a man, but good players are good players. We can all see that,” Flores said Tuesday. “This guy is a very good player. He made a lot of plays in college. He made a lot of plays in the most important games of the year. You can be picky all day about things. He’s a very good player, and he’s been good. to know him. He is also a good boy. “
Smith played bigger than his size in college as he regularly found a way to break away from coverage, broke tackle in the open field and proved to be enduring during his four-year career in Alabama.
If the Dolphins want Smith, they could have some competition. Porter Mel Jr., de ESPN, Projects Smith to be No. 2 against the New York Jets in his first simulated draft, with the Dolphins taking JaSMarr Chase from LSU at No. 3.
Runner Najee Harris, Smith’s teammate in Alabama, also participates under the tutelage of Dolphins coaches in the Senior Bowl and could also be on the team’s radar to meet with Tagovailoa in Miami. The Dolphins have four picks in the top 50 of the NFL draft (numbers 3,18,35 and 50).