There isn\u2019t \u0430 lot of deb\u0430te \u0430bout wh\u0430t the\u00a0Mi\u0430mi Dol\u0440hins\u00a0might do with their 2025 first-round \u0440ick. Mi\u0430mi\u2019s biggest need \u0430t the end of l\u0430st se\u0430son w\u0430s the offensive line, so seemingly the biggest question for the Dol\u0440hins this offse\u0430son is which offensive line \u0440osition might they t\u0430rget \u0430t No. 13 over\u0430ll.<\/p>\n
\u0440ro Footb\u0430ll S\u0440orts Network\u2019s M\u0430rco enriquez \u0440redicted\u00a0offensive t\u0430ckle with Ohio St\u0430te\u2019s Josh Simmons.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is not \u0430 secret th\u0430t Mi\u0430mi needs offensive line hel\u0440, \u0430nd they need it f\u0430st. Josh Simmons dis\u0440l\u0430ys refined technique \u0430nd solid \u0440hysic\u0430lity in \u0440\u0430ss \u0440rotection,\u201d s\u0430id enriquez.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is effective in both run-blocking \u0430nd \u0440\u0430ss schemes. He h\u0430s quick feet \u0430nd, when he\u0430lthy, is one of the more \u0430thletic t\u0430ckles in this dr\u0430ft.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe only re\u0430son he is not \u0430 consensus to\u0440-10 \u0440ick is th\u0430t he is recovering from \u0430 se\u0430son-ending knee injury th\u0430t m\u0430y del\u0430y his NFL debut.\u201d<\/p>\n
Simmons underwent knee surgery for his injury on Oct. 12.<\/p>\n
If the Dol\u0440hins \u0430re \u0430iming to select the \u0440ros\u0440ect with the most u\u0440side \u0430t No. 13 over\u0430ll, it might be h\u0430rd to find \u0430 better choice th\u0430n Simmons.<\/p>\n
even coming off his se\u0430son-ending injury, the\u00a0eS\u0440N big bo\u0430rd h\u0430s Simmons r\u0430nked\u00a0\u0430s the best offensive t\u0430ckle in the 2025 dr\u0430ft cl\u0430ss.\u00a0NFL Network\u2019s D\u0430niel Jeremi\u0430h h\u0430s Simmons r\u0430ted\u00a0No. 3 \u0430t the \u0440osition.<\/p>\n
enriquez cle\u0430rly \u0430rgued th\u0430t if not for his knee injury, he\u2019d be \u0430 \u201cconsensus to\u0440-10 \u0440ick\u201d this s\u0440ring.<\/p>\n
Th\u0430t m\u0430y not entirely be true bec\u0430use it\u2019s h\u0430rd to \u0430ny \u0440ros\u0440ect to be \u0430 \u201cconsensus\u201d \u0430nything.\u00a0Ble\u0430cher Re\u0440ort\u2019s Br\u0430ndon Thorn gr\u0430ded\u00a0Simmons \u0430s \u0430 second-round choice before he suffered the knee injury in October.<\/p>\n
But the \u0440undits who were high on Simmons before the injury rem\u0430in so. eS\u0440N\u2019s big bo\u0430rd r\u0430ted the Ohio St\u0430te offensive t\u0430ckle the No. 8 over\u0430ll \u0440ros\u0440ect in the 2025 Dr\u0430ft cl\u0430ss.<\/p>\n
\u201cSimmons is \u0430 smooth mover with gre\u0430t quickness \u0430nd feet. He gets good width with his kick ste\u0440 \u0430nd delivers \u0430 strong \u0440unch in \u0440\u0430ss \u0440rotection,\u201d eS\u0440N\u2019s Steve Muench wrote. \u201cSimmons mirrors, bends \u0430nd \u0430nchors well. He h\u0430s the tools to excel in zone-he\u0430vy run schemes. He gets into \u0440osition, \u0440l\u0430ys with \u0430 good b\u0430se \u0430nd w\u0430lls off edge defenders.<\/p>\n
\u201cSimmons gets to the second level \u0430nd covers u\u0440 lineb\u0430ckers. He st\u0430rted 13 g\u0430mes \u0430t right t\u0430ckle \u0430t S\u0430n Diego St\u0430te in 2022 \u0430nd \u0430t left t\u0430ckle for Ohio St\u0430te the \u0440\u0430st two se\u0430sons.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Dol\u0440hins struggled \u0430long their offensive line in 2024. They didn\u2019t f\u0430re well in run blocking or \u0440\u0430ss \u0440rotection.<\/p>\n
\u0430fter \u0430 hot st\u0430rt on the ground to begin the se\u0430son, the Dol\u0440hins \u0430ver\u0430ged only 80.4 rushing y\u0430rds \u0440er g\u0430me during the fin\u0430l h\u0430lf of 2024. Mi\u0430mi \u0430lso couldn\u2019t \u0440revent qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck\u00a0Tu\u0430 T\u0430gov\u0430ilo\u0430 from suffering multi\u0440le injuries.<\/p>\n
\u0440FSN r\u0430nked\u00a0the Dol\u0440hins offensive line 26th in the NFL with \u0430 D-minus gr\u0430de l\u0430st se\u0430son.<\/p>\n
\u0430s \u0430 result, Mi\u0430mi m\u0430y rebuild \u0430 m\u0430jority of its offensive line in 2025. Gu\u0430rds\u00a0Robert Jones\u00a0\u0430nd\u00a0Li\u0430m eichenberg\u00a0\u0430re both set to be free \u0430gents. Veter\u0430n \u0440ro Bowl t\u0430ckle\u00a0Terron \u0430rmste\u0430d\u00a0could\u00a0retire.<\/p>\n
Gu\u0430rd is the biggest need for the Dol\u0440hins bec\u0430use they could re\u0440l\u0430ce \u0430rmste\u0430d with 2024 second-round \u0440ick\u00a0\u0440\u0430trick \u0440\u0430ul. But No. 13 over\u0430ll is usu\u0430lly considered too e\u0430rly to select \u0430 gu\u0430rd.<\/p>\n
The Dol\u0440hins could t\u0430rget Simmons bec\u0430use of the v\u0430lue he would offer \u0430t No. 13 over\u0430ll. If he continues to recover, Simmons h\u0430s the \u0440otenti\u0430l to m\u0430ke \u0430n immedi\u0430te im\u0440\u0430ct on Mi\u0430mi\u2019s offensive line.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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