{"id":29660,"date":"2025-03-01T03:07:54","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T03:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=29660"},"modified":"2025-03-01T03:07:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T03:07:54","slug":"breaking-miami-dolphins-appear-to-be-preparing-for-life-after-jevon-holland-with-nfl-combine-interview-with-top-ranked-prospect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=29660","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : Miami Dolphins appear to be preparing for life after Jevon Holland with NFL Combine interview with top-ranked prospect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/atozsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjEzMTM2MDI3OTAzMDc2MTg5\/usatsi_25526069.jpg\" alt=\"Feb 27, 2025; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Georgia defensive back Malaki Starks (DB50) during the 2025 NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jevon Holland, all things considered, likely isn&#8217;t going to be back with the\u00a0Miami Dolphins\u00a0next season.\u00a0 The Dolphins&#8217; second round pick is considered by many to be the top available free agent safety on the market and should get a big contract offer from someone once free agency starts next month.\u00a0 The expanding salary cap should only make teams even more aggressive in their pursuit.<\/p>\n<p>As such, the salary cap-strapped Dolphins (around $1.5 million in cap space) are very likely looking to free agency themselves for a cheaper solution to not one, but two vacancies at safety this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re also looking in the draft, and as of Thursday, there&#8217;s a player that they appear to have a substantial amount of interest in.\u00a0Georgia safety\u00a0Malaki Starks\u00a0told the media that he met with the Dolphins this week at the NFL Combine.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-twitter-embed\">\n<figure class=\"m-embed mm-embed--twitter l-inline\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=%40Craiginthe843&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1895127947352117527&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fatozsports.com%2Fnfl%2Fmiami-dolphins-news%2Fmiami-dophins-news-2025-nfl-combine-miami-met-with-georgia-bulldogs-safety-malaki-starts-nfl-draft-prospects%2F&amp;sessionId=ccb4d5c750790eb55c2c7cde3c7db809fdf10c7e&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-13=\"true\" data-tweet-id=\"1895127947352117527\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Starks also revealed that the Raiders and Panthers &#8211; both of whom pick ahead of the Dolphins &#8211; met with him this week as well.\u00a0\u00a0Starks is very likely a first round pick, so this would be a pick the Dolphins would have to use #13 on to secure his services, if he&#8217;s still even there at 13.<\/p>\n<p>Starks, considered by many draft experts to be the top safety prospect, would bring a level of brute physicality that Miami needs to infuse into its roster.\u00a0 A sure tackler and a crushing hitter, he could provide an intimidating presence on the back end of Miami&#8217;s defense.<\/p>\n<p>His coverage skills have been a mixed bag among pundits, but according to Starks, he more than held his own at Georgia against Raiders rookie tight end\u00a0Brock Bowers\u00a0during practices, something he says helped him earn a starting job on the Bulldogs&#8217; talented defense. 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