Miami Dolphins Grab Luther Burden III in Round 2

Wide receiver Jaylen Waddle has been very productive for the Miami Dolphins since they took him with the No. 6 overall pick in the 2021 draft. He was particularly impressive in 2022 and 2023 while playing in head coach Mike McDaniel's uptempo, motion-based offense and with a healthy Tua Tagovailoa behind center. Playing opposite fellow speed merchant Tyreek Hill certainly didn't hurt.

Miami's offense suffered last season, as Tagovailoa spent much of the season sidelined by injuries. We're looking forward to seeing him back and leading the return of the Dolphins' explosive offense.

Selfishly, we wish we'd have seen Miami add another dynamic playmaker to create even more mismatches alongside Waddle, Hill and breakaway back De'Von Achane.

In Round 2, Miami traded up to take Arizona guard Jonah Savaiinaea . That was the sensible pick, as the Dolphins needed to bolster their offensive line to help keep Tagovailoa upright. But they could have taken Missouri wideout Luther Burden III , who went to the Chicago Bears two picks later.

McDaniel could have had some fun with Burden as his slot receiver.

"He will benefit from being linked to a creative offensive coordinator who will utilize his full skill set to help the offense," Dame Parson of the B/R Scouting Department wrote. "The best way to implement Burden into the offensive system is to get him involved in the passing game from multiple alignments with pre-snap motion."