The Miami Dolphins‘ top-ranked training facility will be a busy place over the next few weeks.
Beyond overseeing the start of the offseason program on April 15, Chris Grier and Mike McDaniel will play host to dozens of NFL Draft prospects as they finalize their board.
Commonly known as 30 visits (because teams are allowed 30 max), these on-campus meetings help reveal a team’s thinking ahead of the NFL Draft.
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The Dolphins value these visits, and so if a player is on their list, it means there’s real interest.
Running back De’Von Achane, the team’s best draft pick of the last two cycles, helped convince the Dolphins to take him in Round 3 after a productive trip to Miami Gardens.
“Watching him this year and getting to know him, we brought him in on a 30-visit and spent some time with him and got to know him as a person,” Grier said after taking Achane last April. “We watched film and probably about two or three weeks ago, Mike was convicted in his love for the player. We all were but he was very effusive.”
Who will be the next Achane? Perhaps someone from this list of reported Dolphins 30 visits.
RB Rasheen Ali | Marshall
The Dolphins have a loaded running back room in 2024, but could always use fresh legs for the future. That’s why they’re doing their due diligence on Rasheen Ali, whom the Miami Herald reports has a 30 visit scheduled with the team.
Ali’s pre-draft plans got scuttled by a torn biceps muscle suffered at the Senior Bowl, but there’s no reason to believe he won’t be available for the start of the regular season.
The Dolphins, with Raheem Mostert and De’Von Achane on the roster, would give Ali all the time he needs.
Ali, a Day 3 pick, “projects as a quality fit in zone-heavy schemes with his slashing style,” per PFN analyst Derek Tate.
TE Erick All | Iowa
The Dolphins are absolutely in the tight end market even after signing Jonnu Smith early in free agency.
Erick All (6-4, 252 pounds) is a top 200 prospect and the No. 10 tight end on PFN’s Big Board.
His stock would probably be even higher if not for back-to-back season-ending injuries in 2022 and 2023, most recently a torn ACL he suffered in October. In five collegiate seasons split between Iowa and Michigan, All caught 75 passes for 864 yards and five touchdowns.
EDGE Austin Booker | Kansas
This visit, first reported by NFL Network, suggests the Dolphins hope to acquire a mid-round pick via trade.
Austin Booker, the No. 92 prospect on the PFN Big Board, would probably be a stretch at 55 and probably will be long gone by 158.
But if they can manufacture a third-round pick, Booker makes a lot of sense.
“Booker grades out as a fringe top-100 prospect in the 2024 NFL Draft,” Ian Cummings writes in Booker’s draft profile. “He could field consideration in the mid-to-late Day 2 range, but he’d be an even better value acquisition early on Day 3.
“At over 6’4″, 240 pounds, with 34″ arms, Booker has all of the physical tools to supplement a high ceiling. He’s long, explosive, agile, and bendy, and his unyielding motor lays a strong foundation for his disruptive footprint both as a pass-rusher and a run defender.”
DT Khristian Boyd | Northern Iowa
Khristian Boyd — a third-team All-American in 2023 and PFN’s No. 134 prospect — will need to prove to teams that he can make the jump from FCS to the NFL.
Boyd has the size (6-2, 320 pounds) to play both the shade and three-technique, and with 10.5 collegiate sacks and 22.5 tackles for loss, has proven to be a disruptive force.
S Calen Bullock | USC
Calen Bullock visited team HQs on April 4, per his Instagram account. The 6-2, 188-pound junior safety certainly would fill a need.
The only two true safeties on the Dolphins’ roster as of the time of his visit.
Bullock is the 128th-ranked player (and No. 10 safety) on the PFN Big Board. The Dolphins would presumably hope the soon-to-be-21-year-old would develop into a starter or significant contributor starting in 2025 at the earliest.
RB Isaac Guerendo | Louisville
The Dolphins have three selections in the span of 41 picks in Day 3, and they seem open on using one of those on a running back — even with excellent depth at that position already on the roster.
The fact that Isaac Guerendo is seen as an option in that range is quite the accomplishment, considering he was a lightly-regarded wide receiver early in his collegiate career.
But after transferring from Wisconsin to Louisville, Guerendo got on scouts’ radars by averaging 6.1 yards per attempt and a touchdown every 12 carries. The Miami Herald reported on recent Guerendo’s visit to Miami Gardens.
OT Tyler Guyton | Oklahoma
The argument for drafting Tyler Guyton in Round 1 goes as follows: If he’s this good after just 14 starts, imagine how good he might be with the support of an NFL franchise behind him.
Guyton, whose visit was reported by the Miami Herald, is a no-doubt Top 30 prospect and one of the six best tackles in the draft. Plus he has the position versatility that the Dolphins love.
CB Jarrian Jones | Florida State
Jarrian Jones — a redshirt senior who ran a 4.38-second 40 at the NFL Scouting Combine — visited Dolphins HQ on April 12, the Miami Herald reported.
Jones in 52 collegiate games totaled five interceptions and 12 passes defensed. He’s a potential Day 3 target; Jones is the No. 165 overall prospect on the PFN Big Board.
“Jones was one of the best coverage defenders in college football in 2023 and, on tape, it’s easy to see why,” PFN draft analyst Ian Cummings writes in Jones’ draft profile. “A few select traits underpin Jones’ ability to thrive in coverage. His elite explosiveness, twitch, and recovery speed top the list, but he’s also impressively well-versed in off-man coverage, with great vision, click-and-close ability, and physicality at stems.”
WR RaMel Keyton | Tennessee
Sorry, we don’t have a lot for you on this one. Keyton isn’t one of the Top 300 players on the PFN Big Board, so don’t be surprised if he’s a priority free agent target for the Dolphins after the draft.
WR Jalen McMillan | Washington
The Dolphins’ search for a WR3 apparently includes the Pacific Northwest. In the lead-up to the draft, they hosted Jalen McMillan, the Huskies receiver who caught 164 balls for 2,143 yards and 17 touchdowns in four collegiate seasons.
McMillian is the No. 14 WR and 78th-ranked player overall on the final final PFN Big Board.
C Jackson Powers-Johnson | Oregon
As we wrote recently, the hype around Jackson Powers-Johnson has died down some in recent weeks, but he’s still at worst a Round 2 pick who the Dolphins would certainly consider at 55.
JPJ, as just a 20-year-old, won the Rimington Trophy winner as the best center in college football in 2023. He was also a unanimous All-American, a first-team All-Pac-12 pick, and a Joe Morris Award finalist.
CB Qwan’tez Stiggers | Toronto Argonauts
Everyone’s journey to the NFL is different, but Qwan’tez Stiggers’ path to the pros is really unique.
Stiggers never played a down of college football due to tragedy and personal concerns. Instead, he’s looking to make the jump from the CFL and was the league’s most outstanding rookie in 2023.
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Stiggers, who made ends meet by driving for DoorDash during his time away from football, is a projected fifth-round pick.
Miami Dolphins Local Pro Day Invitees
The following players reportedly participated in the team’s local pro day. These players do not count against the team’s 30 visits count:
- WR Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint | Georgia
- LB K.J. Cloyd | Miami (FL)
- DT Brandon Dorlus | Oregon
- CB Noah Pierre | Indiana
- LB Calvin Hart Jr. | Oregon State
- S Akeem Dent | Florida State
- S Kamren Kinchens | Miami (FL)
- S James Williams | Miami (FL)
- DT Leonard Taylor III | Miami (FL)
- C Matt Lee | Miami (FL)
