{"id":245885,"date":"2026-04-25T06:40:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T06:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/245885\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T06:40:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T06:40:17","slug":"dolphins-leave-fans-confused-with-caleb-douglas-pick-in-round-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/245885\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolphins leave fans confused with Caleb Douglas pick in round 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5q\">The Miami Dolphins are d<a href=\"https:\/\/phinphanatic.com\/zach-thomas-literally-willed-jacob-rodriguez-to-the-miami-dolphins-01kq10s346ve\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ouble-dipping into the Texas Tech <\/a>Red Raider prospect pool. After taking LB Jacob Rodriguez in round two, the Dolphins took WR Caleb Douglas.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5t\">Douglas isn&#8217;t going to get many fans hyped with his selection, but he <a href=\"https:\/\/phinphanatic.com\/miami-dolphins-next-move-is-painfully-obvious-after-jacob-rodriguez-s-selection-01kq113hdd6m\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">will get a lot of fans searching the internet to figure out who he is. <\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5w\">Needless to say, given the players that were available, fans have not been all too kind in their acceptance of the selection. <\/p>\n<p>Miami Dolphins Jon-Eric Sullivan falls back to Earth with round three WR pick<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"62\">Sitting on the draft board were Chris Brazzell, Ted Hurst, and Skyler Bell. All were expected to be one of the top guys on Miami&#8217;s list. It is interesting that the Giants moved all the way up from round three to take Malachi Fields one pick before the Dolphins. Did they take Miami&#8217;s player?<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Biggest reach of the entire draft so far ..<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Giovanny Cabrera (@Giovanny9) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Giovanny9\/status\/2047857959754244439?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"68\">Most of the comments on Douglas&#8217; selection are consistent with the above, but who is Miami&#8217;s new receiver? <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6b\">Douglas is a boundary receiver who is more adept at stretching the field. He is a developmental pick that needs a lot of work. His speed won&#8217;t scare anyone defensively, partly due to his wild inconsistency. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6e\">On the plus side, he has great hands and can win contested catches, but that is hardly enough to give Dolphins fans hope for a position in serious need of help. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6h\">Miami has two more draft picks in round three, but hopefully, they will add someone who looks to be a more immediate impact. Douglas is not going to be a day-one starter on another team, but given the Dolphins&#8217; lack of quality, he could be pressed into playing time.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6k\">Douglas seems more like an Eric Ezukanma-type draft pick. Upside potential, but a lack of a singular strength. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6n\">NFL insider<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/draft\/tracker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> Lance Zierlein hasn&#8217;t been all that impressed either.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6q\">&#8220;He shows quick acceleration for a tall receiver, but his top-end speed is relatively non-threatening to defenses. Douglas can expect to be crowded by NFL cornerbacks and forced to to prove he can uncover.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6t\">Not exactly the kind of endorsement that fans were hoping for to start the third round. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow phinphanatic.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=phinphanatic.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\">Follow<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Miami Dolphins are double-dipping into the Texas Tech Red Raider prospect pool. 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