Shortly after agreeing to terms with Tua Tagovailoa, the Dolphins hammered out a deal with one of his former Alabama teammates.
Miami signed second-round pick Raekwon Davis on Monday, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle tweets. The Dolphins drafted the defensive tackle with the No. 56 overall pick.
The Dolphins have now signed five of their 12 draft picks. Davis is the first of Miami’s two second-rounders to sign, with offensive lineman Robert Hunt still unsigned. Traditionally, second-round picks are not difficult to ink. Third-rounders’ deals are more complicated, but the slot system implemented by the 2011 CBA and retained by 2020’s agreement makes signing most draft picks a much simpler process.
Davis should be a candidate to start for the Dolphins soon, which would give the Dolphins a two-Raekwon front seven (joining linebacker Raekwon McMillan). Davis broke out as a sophomore with 8.5 sacks but only collected two over his final two seasons. Still, Davis saw extensive action for three Crimson Tide teams. Considering the depth Alabama annually possesses, that is an accomplishment several of the program’s recent draftees cannot claim.
a bit of a reach but I like the pick I don’t like the amount of money tho
It’s pretty much standardized now the amounts for picks.
There was almost no depth on the roster at DT and there were only a few quality DT’s in the draft that matched up with what Grier and Flores were looking for.
I think that’s why Flores looked so happy as they made the pick.
The interior defensive linemen are the linchpins for stopping the run in Flores’ defense.
When a 35 yr old RB like Adrian Peterson rips you for 118 yards you better think about plugging some holes.