{"id":32974,"date":"2025-03-14T03:32:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T03:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32974"},"modified":"2025-03-14T03:32:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T03:32:45","slug":"mike-mcdaniel-has-front-row-seat-as-dolphins-first-round-target-wows-at-pro-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32974","title":{"rendered":"Mike McDaniel has front-row seat as Dolphins first-round target wows at pro day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-intro mb-4 text-darkGrey font-group-large md:font-group-normal lg:font-group-large\">He had to have been impressed.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex items-center justify-between text-darkGrey font-group-bigger\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel looks on during UGA Footballs Pro Day in Athens, Ga.\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_81,y_0,w_2921,h_1643\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/62\/01jp6mrb8a4f1yecbw2m.jpg\" alt=\"Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel looks on during UGA Footballs Pro Day in Athens, Ga.\" width=\"2921\" height=\"1643\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel looks on during UGA Footballs Pro Day in Athens, Ga.\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel looks on during UGA Footballs Pro Day in Athens, Ga. | Joshua L. Jones \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap\">\n<div class=\"flex mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"hidden md:block md:mx-4 hidden md:block\" data-testid=\"share-menu\">\n<div class=\"sticky top-20 mb-3\" data-testid=\"share-menu-inner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><main class=\"min-w-0 flex-1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<figure class=\"player-wrapper relative aspect-video mb-[18px] bg-grey rounded-md hidden player-wrapper-lg md:block\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Mike McDaniel and Chris Grier attended the University of Georgia pro day on Wednesday, and if they don&#8217;t come away impressed with what they saw, there is a problem.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Grier should be salivating over the prospect of landing one of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/phinphanatic.com\/dolphins-nfl-combine-meeting-dream-jevon-holland-replacement\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/phinphanatic.com\/dolphins-nfl-combine-meeting-dream-jevon-holland-replacement\">b<\/a>est talents in this year&#8217;s draft\u2014a player who would fill a big need on the Miami Dolphins&#8217; defense.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle_d_1_4\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"external_HTML\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">We are talking about Malaki Starks, the top safety in this year&#8217;s class.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Starks became a\u00a0popular mock draft target\u00a0for the Dolphins at No. 13, but his stock rose and fell throughout the early months of the offseason. 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Starks has a good chance of being available at No. 13, and it isn&#8217;t too high for the Dolphins to take him.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Working in his favor is the fact Grier loves secondary players. The Dolphins drafted Minkah Fitzpatrick, traded him a year later, and drafted Jevon Holland to replace him. Miami\u00a0lost Holland in free agenc<a href=\"https:\/\/phinphanatic.com\/dolphins-biggest-need-confirmed-jevon-holland-lands-big-deal-giants\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/phinphanatic.com\/dolphins-biggest-need-confirmed-jevon-holland-lands-big-deal-giants\">y<\/a>\u00a0to the New York Giants on Tuesday, and it would be smart to make the move to replace him.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Working against Starks is that Miami could wait until Day 2 to address the position. 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