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The Miami Dolphins went back to upgrading their offense in the fourth round, selecting offensive lineman Jamil Douglas out of Arizona State with the No. 114 overall pick.
The 6’4″, 304-pound Douglas is one of the more athletic guard prospects available in the draft. He played guard in his first three seasons for the Arizona State Sun Devils, then moved to left tackle in his senior season.
In switching positions, he went from being a second-team All-Pac-12 guard in 2013 to a first-team All-Pac-12 tackle in 2014.
The former Sun Devils star’s versatility will help him, which he commented on at his pro day back in March. per House of Sparky’s Nick Krueger. “They (NFL teams) want a guy that’s versatile, so being a guy who can play both positions is only going to help me out even more,” Douglas said. “I think I showed coaches that I’m a strong guy, an explosive guy that can play at all different positions on the offensive line.”
Unless the unthinkable happens, Douglas will likely only have to play guard for the Dolphins. He’ll immediately be able to compete for one of the two guard spots with Dallas Thomas and Billy Turner.
Douglas is athletic and works well in the zone-blocking scheme that the Dolphins run. He’s quick in his ability to pick up delayed blitzes, excelling in pass protection.
Douglas does need to get a bit stronger, as he has a tendency to get beat when run blocking. That will be something for him to work on with offensive line coach John Benton. In his time at Arizona State, Douglas was a pure finesse blocker who had issues sustaining his blocks.
Lance Zierlein of NFL.com points this out:
Douglas gets by with adequate length and plus athleticism, but his play demeanor will have to ramp up in order to make it as an NFL guard. Douglas flashes enough potential to excite teams looking for athletic traits, but his lack of functional power will be hard to overlook for others. Douglas could benefit from a glass-chewing mentor in the NFL.
Expect Douglas to win the starting job over Thomas (with Turner taking the right guard spot), putting him at left guard in between Branden Albert and Mike Pouncey.
Albert and Pouncey are two potentially perfect glass-chewing mentors for Douglas, Miami’s next left guard.
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