Miami Smoke

For everyone talking about how the #Dolphins were going to screw up the draft and that having this many picks wouldn’t matter... feel free to still enjoy this marvelous monster of a bully they just built you. #YoureWelcome #FinsUp

Miami is making a serious push for the No. 1 class, with elite prospects visiting over the next few days, @SWiltfong_ reports 🙌 The Hurricanes are already trending for multiple blue-chip recruits 👀 Read: on3.com/rivals/news/mi…

They have eyes and ears. That’s why most of them are here.

NEW: How Dolphins' Malik Willis tweaked his mechanics to improve accuracy *Malik Willis already throwing to Dolphins teammate Jalen Tobert *Dolphins' Willis shows leadership in spring palmbeachpost.com/story/sports/n…

🎥 Tutu Atwell on being teammates with Malik Willis: "I'm going to be in his back pocket, I hope he's ready... I'm going to have him me, we're going to be with each other, and we're going to build a good relationship." (@MiamiDolphins) #PhinsUp

🚨BREAKING🚨 CB Sherrod Gourdine has committed to Miami, @Hayesfawcett3 reports🙌 Read: on3.com/college/miami-…

BOOOOMMMM!!!! Miami has landed a commitment from in-state DL Josh Johnson (@Josh65898), who is on campus today. Full story here (FREE) #GoCanes. on3.com/teams/miami-hu…

BREAKING: 2027 3-star DL Josh Johnson has committed to Miami. Johnson is 6’5 270 from Key West, and considered one of the top DL in Florida.

BREAKING: Class of 2027 CB Sherrod Gourdine has Committed to Miami, he tells me for @Rivals The 5’11 176 CB from Pompano Beach, FL chose the Hurricanes over Indiana and Auburn “It’s gonna be a lot of fun at the crib. Come to the crib💚🧡” on3.com/rivals/sherrod…

🗣 Bradley Chubb on playing with Andrew Van Ginkel: "One of the sneakiest best players ever. I only say sneaky because nobody talks about him but if you're on the field with him you're like, this is one of the best [players] on this field." (@thesetshow_) #PhinsUp

REPORT: Cowboys Having Discussions about Trading for Jordyn Brooks dolphinstalk.com/2026/03/report…

They had the No. 1 offense in the NFL. I lost myself.

🚨 Miami Dolphins have also converted $5.2M of Aaron Brewer’s 2026 salary into signing bonus Both conversions have cleared $7.8M of cap space. (@spotrac) #PhinsUp

🚨 Miami Dolphins have restructured De’Von Achane’s contract by converting $4.6M of his salary into signing bonus. (@AaronWilson_NFL) #PhinsUp

The #Dolphins converted $4.6M of RB Devon Achane's salary into signing bonus, adding 4 void years, clearing $3.6M of cap space. Miami also converted $5.25M of Aaron Brewer's salary into bonus, clearing $4.2M of space.

Miami a top school for Rivals300 TE Jordan Karhoff out of Ohio #GoCanes

Miami offers a 6-9 junior college tackle. Sounds familiar!

Bucky Brooks on Daniel Jeremiah's podcast: "Jon-Eric Sullivan, son of Jerry Sullivan, one of the best WR coaches we've ever seen in the league." Almost verbatim. This is why the Packers never take WRs in the 1st round... because they can scout well enough to hit on prospects further down in the draft. Then obviously they were confident in coaching them up. Pretty confident in 43 being the first potential spot we could see Miami go WR. If they love a guy it's possible at 11 or 30, but I think it's rather unlikely. I could see Miami trading back from 30 a handful of spots and getting ahead of the expected early Day 2 runs on WR. I think a more likely scenario is using one those 3rd RDers and moving up from 43 to get one they really like. I lean this way because I think 30 will go to an Edge player if they don't get one at 11. The Packers have a strong history of moving around at the end of the 1st and in the 2nd Round. One thing Sully has not done yet, is gain any 2027 capital and I think that's something to monitor and something he wants to change. Obviously impossible to predict draft night but using everything I know, I think that's roughly where I'd bet my money if I had to.

Miami imported Falcons kicking set between Zane Gonzalez & Bradley Pinion. Gonzalez a long-FG specialist, was 60% at 50+ even before k-ball rule changes, then set a career mark 7 of 9 (incl. one blocked) from 50+ in 2026. Pinion is a hang time specialist on kickoffs & punts - important w/ the new kickoff format. I’ve talked before about how PKs with range and kickoff skills could get paid, based on rule changes. These moves tell me the Dolphins are exploring the changed landscape intelligently and creatively.

I asked Salyer, one of a quartet of Dolphins who visited with us today, about his skills that are well suited to guard. "I've got the measureables of a guard, play strength, having short area quickness. I've seen a lot of things [defensive looks] - saw a lot with coach [Jesse] Minter" - the former Chargers DC and now Ravens head coach. He said "I'm very physical" and that was "instilled" in him at Georgia and playing for Jim Harbaugh in LA.

Not only will that $20 M sign a draft class, but there will be a bit of money left to sign fall-through-cracks free agents at need positions that aren't addressed in the draft (even more so if Brooks or Brewer extensions). I've been struck by swiftness, decisiveness in action with the new Dolphins regime. This sentence has nothing to do with politics, but the Sullivan regime reminds me of the line that Penn. Governor Josh Shapiro uses all the time that his administration likes to "get [expletive] done." There's no slow-playing with this group. They attack things quickly. Hopefully their drafts will yield a bunch of good players.