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Locked On Dolphins - Daily Podcast On The Miami Dolphins

Things We THINK We Learned About The Miami Dolphins' New NFL Draft Trends Under Jon-Eric Sullivan

Locked On Dolphins - Daily Podcast On The Miami Dolphins

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🗓️ 1 May 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Miami Dolphins’ draft blueprint reveals a sharp focus on elite athleticism and experience—are they building a new powerhouse in the AFC East? Host Kyle Crabbs breaks down General Manager Jon-Eric Sullivan’s draft trends, dissecting why players like Kadyn Proctor, Chris Johnson, and Caleb Douglas stood out based on their standout relative athletic scores, three-year starting experience, and strategic age profiles. The episode spotlights key metrics and explains why certain prospects, including Proctor and Douglas, fit Miami’s vision, while others were off the board. Crabbs explores the significance of an average 33 college starts across 13 draft picks, questions the risk approaches for one-year starters, and examines the opportunity ahead for Dolphins pass catchers in 2026. With Cynthia Frelund’s projections and rookie premier details, the spotlight shifts to Caleb Douglas and Chris Bell as potential breakout receivers. Is Miami’s reliance on high-trait, experienced youth the formula to finally unlock postseason success?

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0:00.0

Here today on Locked On Dolphins, we're exploring some things we think we've learned about the draft trends of John Eric Sullivan.

0:14.3

You are Locked on Dolphins, your daily Miami Dolphins podcast, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day. All right, Miami, welcome to another episode of Locked on Dolphins. It is your team every day here on the Lactone Network. I'm your host, Kyle Craves, Lifelong Miami Dolphins fan, host of Lackdon, Dolphins, co-host of Lackdon, scouting author author of Touchdown, Miami on Substack Edel, staff writer for A to Z sports.

0:39.4

Welcome to the Friday, May 1st edition of Locked on Dolphins, where it is your team every day. And today we are exploring some things we think we've learned about the draft trends of John Eric Sullivan, Miami Dolphins, general manager. in today's episode of Lockdown Dolphins.

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So whether it's the age profile, the experience profile, or the overall athleticism profile,

1:08.0

looking at this class in its totality to kind of talk about where the

1:13.8

trends were or were not affirmed with what the dolphins have done.

1:17.8

And there's some guys like they have some lifers for some programs, right, like a Taff

1:23.2

who was a walk-on at Texas and developed himself up.

1:26.7

Or a Rodriguez who was a quarterback at Virginia and then transferred to Texas Tech and spent his

1:31.7

first year learning how to play linebacker and then became kind of a big-time culture guy

1:37.6

for Texas Tech as that program experience does glow up.

1:40.1

Or Chris Johnson, avoiding NIL offers potentially to go elsewhere to stay and develop.

1:45.7

But it's not hard and fast because then you get a guy like Kevin Coleman, who's a slot receiver.

1:50.6

He spent four different years and four different programs across his college career.

1:55.3

Jackson State, Louisville, Mississippi State this past year at Missouri, right?

2:00.8

So not everything values equally

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