Former Miami Dolphins tight end Michael Egnew was a third-round draft pick of the AFC East squad just three short seasons ago. A new regime had taken over that season in 2012, and they sought to rebuild an offense that had basically gone nowhere since Dan Marino retired, with a cursory nod in the direction of Chad Pennington.
Within the first three rounds of his first draft as a head coach Joe Philbin got his franchise quarterback, Ryan Tannehill, in the first round, his blindside protector in the second in the form of Jonathan Martin, and then an offensive weapon with Egnew in the third round.