FOR MIAMI, BUT HOPEFULLY IT PAYS OFF FOR THEM. NOT ONE, BUT TWO TRADES FOR THE MIAMI DOLPHINS. MOVING AND DEALING GOING FROM 11 TO 12, MOVING DOWN ONE SPOT WHEN THEIR FIRST PICK AND GOING THE BIG MAN OFFENSIVE LINEMAN, THE TACKLE KADEN PROCTOR OUT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA. MANY LOCALS WERE HOPING THEY’D GET REUBEN PAYNE, THE MIAMI HURRICANE WHO WAS AVAILABLE THERE. BUT ULTIMATELY THE DOLPHINS DECIDED TO PROTECT MALIK WILLIS IN THEIR QUARTERBACK. GOING WITH OFFENSIVE LINE. LET’S TELL YOU MORE ABOUT PROCTOR. THE CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICAN IN THREE YEAR STARTER AT ALABAMA, A LEFT TACKLE, HUGE SIZE. LISTEN TO THIS SIX SEVEN, 352 POUNDS. HE’S JUST 20 YEARS OLD. ORIGINALLY FROM IOWA, HE PLAYED TACKLE IN COLLEGE BUT COULD ALSO MOVE INTO GUARD IF NEEDED, DESPITE NEW HEAD COACH JEFF HAFLEY COMING FROM THE DEFENSIVE SIDE OF THE BALL IN GREEN BAY. HIS FIRST PICK WITH NEW GM JOHN ERIK SULLIVAN ADDRESSES THE O LINE. HERE’S WHAT PROCTOR HAD TO SAY MOMENTS AFTER GETTING DRAFTED. FEEL COMFORTABLE PLAYING ANYWHERE. YOU KNOW, WHATEVER I CAN DO TO PUT MY TEAM IN THE BEST LIGHT TO GO WIN GAMES, I’M GOING TO DO WHATEVER COACH TELLS ME TO DO AND, YOU KNOW, GO OUT THERE AND PROVIDE FOR THE TEAM IN ANY WAY I CAN. CHRIS JOHNSON THEN THE DOLPHINS MAKING ANOTHER TRADE WITH SAN FRANCISCO, MOVING FROM 30 UP TO 27 TO SELECT CORNERBACK CHRIS JOHNSON AT A SAN DIEGO STATE SIX FEET, 193 POUNDS. HE HAD FOUR INTERCEPTIONS LAST YEAR, TWO GOING FOR TOUCHDOWNS. DESCRIBED AS HAVING GOOD INSTINCTS AND BALL SKILLS, HE RAN A 4.4 40 YARD DASH AND ISN’T AFRAID TO STOP THE RUN. SO ULTIMATELY, THE DOLPHINS HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF NEEDS RIGHT NOW AS THEY TRY TO REVAMP THIS ROSTER. BUT OFFENSIVE LINE AND QUARTERBACK, CERTAINLY TWO POSITIONS OF NEED IN TOTAL. NOW WITH ALL THE TRADES, THEY HAVE TWO OF THEIR 13 PICKS. 13 PICKS IS THE MOST THEY’VE HAD SINCE 1997. A BIG DAY TOMORROW IN ROUND SECOND. THE SECOND AND THIRD ROUND. WE’LL GET INTO THAT MORE COMING UP IN SPORTS. FOR NO
The Miami Dolphins have come to an agreement on a contract with their first-round draft pick.The Dolphins announced Wednesday that they signed offensive lineman Kadyn Proctor, the 12th overall selection in the 2026 NFL Draft, to a contract.Details of the contract were not made public.The latest: Sports coverage from WPBF 25 NewsProctor, 20, a Des Moines, Iowa native, played three seasons of college football at the University of Alabama, where he started for the Crimson Tide.Proctor, who was assigned the No. 74 jersey for the Dolphins, is listed as a guard or tackle, 6-foot-7, 352 pounds.Defensive back Chris Johnson, a first-round selection, No. 27 overall from San Diego State University, and tight end Seydou Traore, a fifth-round pick, No. 180 overall from Mississippi State University, who were drafted by Miami, remain unsigned.Get the latest sports updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. —
The Miami Dolphins have come to an agreement on a contract with their first-round draft pick.
The Dolphins announced Wednesday that they signed offensive lineman Kadyn Proctor, the 12th overall selection in the 2026 NFL Draft, to a contract.
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PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA – APRIL 23: Kadyn Proctor (R) of Alabama poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (L) after being selected twelfth overall pick by the Miami Dolphins during Round One of the 2026 NFL Draft at Acrisure Stadium on April 23, 2026 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)
Details of the contract were not made public.
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PITTSBURGH, PA – APRIL 23: Alabama offensive lineman Kadyn Proctor poses for a studio portrait during the 2026 NFL Draft at Acrisure Stadium on April 23, 2026 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images)
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Proctor, 20, a Des Moines, Iowa native, played three seasons of college football at the University of Alabama, where he started for the Crimson Tide.
Proctor, who was assigned the No. 74 jersey for the Dolphins, is listed as a guard or tackle, 6-foot-7, 352 pounds.
Defensive back Chris Johnson, a first-round selection, No. 27 overall from San Diego State University, and tight end Seydou Traore, a fifth-round pick, No. 180 overall from Mississippi State University, who were drafted by Miami, remain unsigned.
Get the latest sports updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.