The Dolphins had choices. Plenty of them.
If they were locked into linebacker at 54, they could have gone with Vanderbilt’s Zach Cunningham. Or Alabama’s Ryan Anderson. Florida’s Alex Anzalone was there too.
In the end, those other names weren’t really options. Raekwon McMillan was the best available player on Miami’s board, general manager Chris Grier insists, and the Dolphins didn’t think twice about turning in the card.
We’ll know in three years whether that was the right decision.
But we can get some clues now from McMillan’s game film, and try to envision how the Dolphins will use him.