Over the past few seasons, the Miami Dolphins have done a good job at finding quality running backs in the mid-to-late rounds. Both Jay Ajayi and Kenyan Drake have shown to be quality additions at their respective draft positions. In 2011, however, the Dolphins swung for one running back, in particular, and missed terribly.
Miami was looking to add a running back early in the draft after readying themselves rid of Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams. Daniel Thomas was on the Dolphins radar, and they decided that late in round 2 that they weren’t waiting any longer.