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A six-pack of Dolphins notes on a Friday:<\/p>\n
\u25aa The Dolphins, according to a source, are bringing Stephen F. Austin cornerback Charles Demmings to team headquarters next week, using one of their maximum 30 predraft visits on an intriguing smaller-school defensive back.<\/p>\n
The 6-1 Demmings \u201cis capable of mixing into a variety of coverages but is at his best starting from a press look,\u201d NFL.com\u2019s Lance Zierlein said. \u201cHe has the hips\/feet to match route breaks and the speed to stay with routes as they unfold.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis recognition and instincts are average from off coverages, and he can be a step slow to drive on throws in front of him. While Demmings lacks ideal play strength and is not a firm tackler, his ball skills and man-cover consistency could land him a roster spot as a future CB4 with gunner potential.\u201d<\/p>\n
Demmings, who ran track in high school, had four interceptions last season and impressed at the Senior Bowl. Several teams are bringing him in for 30 visits.<\/p>\n
The Dolphins also have been inviting several other corners to team headquarters, including LSU\u2019s Mansoor Delane (a possibility with Miami\u2019s pick at No. 11) and UM\u2019s Keionte Scott.<\/p>\n
\u25aa Despite Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson\u2019s visit to team headquarters, Adam Schefter said on ESPN that he does not believe the Dolphins are in themix for him. Which makes sense considering that general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan said Willis is their guy and who they want to build around.<\/p>\n
Schefter and ESPN colleague Peter Schrager said there\u2019s no obvious team they\u2019re aware of that is specifically targeting him in the first round, though some have a first-round grade on him. So the notion of a team trading up for Simpson at No. 11 (Miami\u2019s first of two first-round picks) seems unlikely.<\/p>\n
The question is whether the Dolphins get a call from a team that wants him at No. 30 if he\u2019s there, and whether Miami can parlay that into more 2026 draft capital.<\/p>\n
\u25aa New Dolphins edge defender Josh Uche has only six sacks during his past three seasons after collecting 11.5 as a backup for New England in 2022.<\/p>\n
But during the past four seasons overall, he ranks in the top seven in the league in average pass rush win rate. He had 22 pressures last season (a very good number for his 142 pass-rushing snaps), but just one sack.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not unreasonable to say I need to get back to that point in time,\u201d Uche said of the 2022 season. \u201cSack-wise, the numbers haven\u2019t been the same, but pressure-wise \u2026 all these different specific analytics are still at that high rate, which shows I\u2019m getting to the quarterback efficiently.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think I just need to close off those home runs by getting there and getting there a step quicker. It means I\u2019m winning the hard part, which is those matchup \u2014 getting to the quarterback, getting off the ball, all those different intricacies.\u201d<\/p>\n
At 6-1 and 240, Uche is a natural fit at outside linebacker. But the Miami Columbus High and University of Michigan alum said he also can play defensive end in Miami\u2019s 4-3 base.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve gone from 3-4 to 4-3, played in a couple different schemes and been asked to do a couple different things and feel I\u2019ve done them well,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u25aa Uche remembers watching Dolphins Pro Bowl edge rusher Cameron Wake growing up.<\/p>\n
\u201cI used to watch Cam Wake,\u201d he said. \u201cI swear: you can ask my Pop Warner coach. Even at Columbus, I was in this crazy four-point stance most of my career, and it was because I started off watching Cam Wake get after the quarterback. Every Sunday after church, me and my dad would watch the Dolphins, and I would see what he would do and I\u2019d try to go to practice and do the same exact thing.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhenever I talk to kids at my football camps I tell them, \u2018Find a player you like, go to practice and try to do what you just saw them do.\u2019 For me, it was Cam Wake. That crazy four-point stance and the way he\u2019d just get off the ball.\u201d<\/p>\n
What did Uche end up taking from Wake\u2019s game?<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I was about in high school, 185 coming out of a four-point stance, most coaches were like, \u2018Bro, you\u2019re going to learn a two-point stance,\u2019\u201d he said. \u201cSo eventually I had to evolve. But I think watching him taught me how much explosion in that first step, how important it is. I played for the Palmetto Bay Broncos; they moved me from nose guard to d-tackle to defensive end and so every point of the way I just watched what was Cam Wake doing it. That coiled stance is like trademark.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u25aa Uche has fond memories of growing up in South Florida and attending Miami Columbus High.<\/p>\n
\u201cDefinitely I remember a lot of waking up in the morning seeing what you guys wrote about the game the day before, whether it be us playing South Dade or South Ridge or Northwestern,\u201d he said. \u201cI remember being a kid looking up to [high school recruiting guru] Larry Blustein.<\/p>\n
\u201cAny game at Traz Powell used to be crazy. There\u2019s nothing like South Florida football. A big reason I went to Michigan, too, was because I had my South Florida guys there, Devin Bush, Josh Metellus, Devin Gil. A lot of fond memories of being down here in South Florida.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u25aa New Dolphins receiver Jalen Tolbert\u2019s most productive game for the Cowboys last season came in a 40-40 Week 4 tie against the Packers, when he had four catches for 61 yards.<\/p>\n
That game apparently stuck with new general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan and coach Jeff Hafley, because Tolbert mentioned that the new Dolphins regime mentioned they saw him in live action and were excited.<\/p>\n
Tolbert\u2019s best skill as a receiver? \u201cDownfield ability to high point the ball, catch radius, catching away from my body, and I would say body control as well,\u201d he said. \u201cI would say those are my three.\u201d<\/p>\n
This story was originally published April 3, 2026 at 11:53 AM.<\/p>\n