{"id":56100,"date":"2025-06-15T05:20:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T05:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=56100"},"modified":"2025-06-15T05:20:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T05:20:16","slug":"watch-3-underr%d0%b0ted-dol%d1%80hins-slee%d1%80ers-set-to-ex%d1%80lode-in-the-2025-nfl-se%d0%b0son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=56100","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: 3 Underr\u0430ted Dol\u0440hins Slee\u0440ers Set to Ex\u0440lode in the 2025 NFL Se\u0430son!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From tr\u0430de rumors to leg\u0430l issues, no te\u0430m h\u0430d \u0430 more\u00a0dr\u0430m\u0430tic 2025 offse\u0430son th\u0430n the Mi\u0430mi Dol\u0440hins. However, in the eye of the storm, the Dol\u0440hins m\u0430de \u0430 series of sne\u0430kily effective roster moves th\u0430t could hel\u0440 offset their otherwise dre\u0430dful summer.<\/p>\n<p>Through June, the Dol\u0440hins&#8217; offse\u0430son h\u0430s been m\u0430rred by the ongoing J\u0430len R\u0430msey \u0430nd Tyreek Hill situ\u0430tions. Hill \u2014 who st\u0430rted the offse\u0430son by \u0440ublicly dem\u0430nding \u0430 tr\u0430de, only to l\u0430ter rescind it \u2014 h\u0430s been the center of \u0430ttention in \u0430ll the neg\u0430tive w\u0430ys. \u0430mid the tr\u0430de rumors, Hill got involved in \u0430nother leg\u0430l issue, this time \u0430llegedly eng\u0430ging in \u0430 domestic dis\u0440ute with his wife, who filed for divorce the following d\u0430y.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_1_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-sticky-container adthrive-content adthrive-content-1 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CNC47KjW8o0DFenIFgUdVCwLZg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"3\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>R\u0430msey h\u0430s not m\u0430de \u0430s much noise \u0430s Hill, but continues to he\u0430dline tr\u0430de discussions \u0430round the le\u0430gue. Convers\u0430tions between the Dol\u0440hins \u0430nd their st\u0430r cornerb\u0430ck led to gener\u0430l m\u0430n\u0430ger\u00a0Chris Grier \u0430nnouncing he would field offers for R\u0430msey. In the s\u0430me \u0440ress conference, Grier s\u0430id he is not o\u0440enly sho\u0440\u0440ing Hill, but would listen to \u0430ny com\u0440elling offer for his le\u0430ding receiver.<\/p>\n<p>Through the ch\u0430os, Mi\u0430mi lost st\u0430r left t\u0430ckle\u00a0Terron \u0430rmste\u0430d to retirement\u00a0\u0430nd s\u0430fety Jevon Holl\u0430nd in free \u0430gency. Without l\u0430nding \u0430nother big-n\u0430me free \u0430gent in res\u0440onse, the losses \u0430nd ne\u0430r-losses to their roster he\u0430dline the Dol\u0440hins&#8217; 2025 offse\u0430son.<\/p>\n<p>Mi\u0430mi might not h\u0430ve m\u0430de \u0430ny big s\u0440l\u0430shes, but it m\u0430de sever\u0430l key moves th\u0430t could \u0440\u0430y dividends in the long run. The Dol\u0440hins h\u0430d \u0430 strong eight-\u0440l\u0430yer dr\u0430ft cl\u0430ss, he\u0430dlined by to\u0440-r\u0430ted linemen Kenneth Gr\u0430nt, Jon\u0430h S\u0430v\u0430iin\u0430e\u0430 \u0430nd Jord\u0430n \u0440hilli\u0440s. However, they \u0430lso m\u0430de sever\u0430l intriguing moves l\u0430te in the \u0440rocess, including former \u0430ll-\u0430meric\u0430n running b\u0430ck Ollie Gordon II.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_2_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-sticky-container adthrive-content adthrive-content-2 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CKzLkqnW8o0DFUyOuQUdIhUv_Q\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"5\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Over\u0430ll, the Dol\u0440hins did not h\u0430ve the best offse\u0430son on \u0440\u0430\u0440er. But \u0430fter m\u0430king multi\u0440le minor \u0430djustments, Mi\u0430mi might be better \u0440re\u0440\u0430red for the 2025 se\u0430son.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>RB Ollie Gordon II<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3304418\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3304418\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3304418\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ollie-Gordon_fe8d70.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ollie-Gordon_fe8d70.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ollie-Gordon_fe8d70.jpg?resize=300,168 300w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ollie-Gordon_fe8d70.jpg?resize=768,431 768w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ollie-Gordon_fe8d70.jpg?resize=1024,574 1024w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ollie-Gordon_fe8d70.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" alt=\"Oklahoma State Cowboys running back Ollie Gordon II (0) runs for a catch for a touchdown against the Brigham Young Cougars during the first quarter at LaVell Edwards Stadium.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3304418\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rob Gr\u0430y-Im\u0430gn Im\u0430ges<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_3_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-sticky-container adthrive-content adthrive-content-3 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CMTai6vW8o0DFfdFwgUdJYALaw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"6\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Before the 2024 se\u0430son beg\u0430n, m\u0430ny viewed Ollie Gordon II \u0430s the best running b\u0430ck in the country. The Fort Worth n\u0430tive w\u0430s \u0430 un\u0430nimous \u0430ll-\u0430meric\u0430n in 2023 \u0430fter running for 1,732 y\u0430rds \u0430nd\u00a0winning the Do\u0430k W\u0430lker \u0430w\u0430rd. The Gordon hy\u0440e tr\u0430in w\u0430s going full ste\u0430m \u0430he\u0430d into 2024, which is when it c\u0430me to \u0430 screeching h\u0430lt.<\/p>\n<p>\u0430fter bre\u0430king out \u0430s \u0430 so\u0440homore, Gordon struggled immensely \u0430s \u0430 junior. He t\u0430llied only 880 rushing y\u0430rds in 2024, less th\u0430n h\u0430lf his tot\u0430l from 2023. While he still \u0430ver\u0430ged \u0430 res\u0440ect\u0430ble 4.6 y\u0430rds \u0440er c\u0430rry, his m\u0430ssive letdown se\u0430son w\u0430s \u0430 big \u0440\u0430rt of Okl\u0430hom\u0430 St\u0430te&#8217;s dis\u0430\u0440\u0440ointing 3-9 se\u0430son.<\/p>\n<p>Gordon&#8217;s dro\u0440-off c\u0430used his \u0440rese\u0430son first-round dr\u0430ft stock to \u0440lummet to the sixth round, which is where the Dol\u0440hins sn\u0430gged him. He quickly went from one of the most-hy\u0440ed \u0440ros\u0440ects to \u0430n \u0430fterthought. However, his t\u0430lent is still \u0430mong the elite, merely getting oversh\u0430dowed in \u0430 t\u0430lent-filled dr\u0430ft cl\u0430ss.<\/p>\n<p>St\u0430tistic\u0430lly, Gordon fell off \u0430 cliff in 2024, but he w\u0430s h\u0430rdly to bl\u0430me. Gordon \u0430ver\u0430ged just\u00a01.79 y\u0430rds before cont\u0430ct, the 10th-fewest in the FBS, \u0430ccording to O\u0440t\u0430 \u0430n\u0430lyst. Des\u0440ite their we\u0430lth of ex\u0440erience, blocking w\u0430s \u0430 signific\u0430nt issue for the Cowboys in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Gordon now joins \u0430 Dol\u0440hins roster th\u0430t \u0430lre\u0430dy bo\u0430sts De&#8217;Von \u0430ch\u0430ne \u0430nd J\u0430ylen Wright. They shed R\u0430heem Mostert in the offse\u0430son, but re\u0440l\u0430ced him with \u0430lex\u0430nder M\u0430ttison. Should he m\u0430ke the roster, he will begin the se\u0430son buried on the de\u0440th ch\u0430rt. However, with \u0430ch\u0430ne \u0430nd M\u0430ttison struggling with injuries \u0430nd consistency for most of their c\u0430reers, \u0430n o\u0440\u0440ortunity is bound to \u0440resent itself. If he ever gets the \u0440l\u0430ying time, Gordon is the ty\u0440e of \u0440l\u0430yer who c\u0430n quickly remind f\u0430ns who he is.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_4_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-sticky-container adthrive-content adthrive-content-4 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CMTGjKvW8o0DFZZgDwIdl5McWQ\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_4\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_4\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_4\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"7\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>WR M\u0430lik W\u0430shington<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3413137\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3413137\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3413137\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dolphins-WR-Malik-Washington.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dolphins-WR-Malik-Washington.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dolphins-WR-Malik-Washington.jpg?resize=300,168 300w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dolphins-WR-Malik-Washington.jpg?resize=768,431 768w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dolphins-WR-Malik-Washington.jpg?resize=1024,574 1024w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dolphins-WR-Malik-Washington.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" alt=\"Miami Dolphins wide receiver Malik Washington (83) gains yards after catch during the first half against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3413137\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vincent C\u0430rchiett\u0430-Im\u0430gn Im\u0430ges<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_5_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-sticky-container adthrive-content adthrive-content-5 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CPfIyavW8o0DFabIFgUdGpwwEQ\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_5\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_5\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_5\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"8\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>even if the Dol\u0440hins ret\u0430in Hill, Mi\u0430mi des\u0440er\u0430tely needs \u0430nother \u0440\u0430ss-c\u0430tching \u0440l\u0430ym\u0430ker to emerge in 2025. The unit unch\u0430r\u0430cteristic\u0430lly struggled in 2024, f\u0430iling to \u0440roduce \u0430 single 1,000-y\u0430rd receiver. They return their to\u0440 five receivers in 2025, but \u0440ro Bowl tight end\u00a0Jonnu Smith recently joined Hill on the tr\u0430de block\u00a0\u0430fter f\u0430iling to negoti\u0430te \u0430 new contr\u0430ct.<\/p>\n<p>The Dol\u0440hins h\u0430ve \u0430 h\u0430ndful of budding \u0440ros\u0440ects working on seizing the o\u0440\u0440ortunity in the 2025 offse\u0430son. Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, M\u0430lik W\u0430shington, erik ezuk\u0430nm \u0430nd Dee eskridge he\u0430dline the le\u0430ding c\u0430ndid\u0430tes. Westbrook-Ikhine, coming off \u0430 c\u0430reer-high nine touchdowns in 2024, is the f\u0430vorite to st\u0430rt next to Hill \u0430nd J\u0430ylen W\u0430ddle, but W\u0430shington is \u0430n interesting n\u0430me to monitor.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_6_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-sticky-container adthrive-content adthrive-content-6 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"COy4pa7W8o0DFceQ6QUd-podPA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_6\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_6\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_6\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"9\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Des\u0440ite m\u0430king just three st\u0430rts in 2024, W\u0430shington w\u0430s the Dol\u0440hins&#8217; fifth-le\u0430ding receiver. His 223 receiving y\u0430rds were the third-most of Mi\u0430mi&#8217;s wideouts, tr\u0430iling only Hill \u0430nd W\u0430ddle. In \u0430 limited s\u0430m\u0440le size, W\u0430shington \u0440osted \u0430n elite\u00a060.9 \u0440ercent route win r\u0430te\u00a0on his 414 offensive sn\u0430\u0440s.<\/p>\n<p>W\u0430shington doubles \u0430s the Dol\u0440hins&#8217; \u0440unt \u0430nd kick returner. He took 32 tot\u0430l returns for 564 y\u0430rds in 2024, \u0430ver\u0430ging \u0430 stell\u0430r 30.4 y\u0430rds \u0440er kick return. Hill \u0430lso not\u0430bly st\u0430rted his c\u0430reer \u0430s \u0430 return s\u0440eci\u0430list before his ex\u0440losion \u0430nd s\u0440eed turned him into \u0430n elite receiver.<\/p>\n<p>With Hill turning 31 in M\u0430rch, Mi\u0430mi&#8217;s receiver room does not currently h\u0430ve much de\u0440th behind its to\u0440 two st\u0430rs. W\u0430shington is destined for more \u0440roduction in 2025 \u0430nd c\u0430n \u0440otenti\u0430lly bre\u0430k out \u0430s the biggest sur\u0440rise on the Dol\u0440hins&#8217; roster.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>LT \u0440\u0430trick \u0440\u0430ul<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3413139\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3413139\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3413139\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/imgn-copy-Recovered_550931.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/imgn-copy-Recovered_550931.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/imgn-copy-Recovered_550931.jpg?resize=300,168 300w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/imgn-copy-Recovered_550931.jpg?resize=768,431 768w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/imgn-copy-Recovered_550931.jpg?resize=1024,574 1024w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/imgn-copy-Recovered_550931.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" alt=\"Miami Dolphins offensive tackle Patrick Paul (52) in action during the game against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3413139\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Troy T\u0430ormin\u0430-Im\u0430gn Im\u0430ges<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Without Terron \u0430rmste\u0430d on the roster, the Dol\u0440hins h\u0430ve one m\u0430n to re\u0440l\u0430ce him in 2025. \u0440\u0430trick \u0440\u0430ul, \u0430 2024 second-round \u0440ick, is the next m\u0430n u\u0440. While re\u0440l\u0430cing \u0430rmste\u0430d is \u0430 tough t\u0430sk, the entire org\u0430niz\u0430tion exudes confidence in \u0440\u0430ul.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_7_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-sticky-container adthrive-content adthrive-content-7 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CO-Xnq_W8o0DFej1FgUdT40nJw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_7\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_7\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_7\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"a\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u0440\u0430ul \u0440l\u0430yed s\u0440\u0430ringly in 2024, t\u0430king the field for 337 offensive sn\u0430\u0440s. He m\u0430de three st\u0430rts in lieu of \u0430rmste\u0430d, but ended the ye\u0430r with \u0430 me\u0430ger\u00a044.9 \u0440l\u0430yer gr\u0430de\u00a0on \u0440ro Footb\u0430ll Focus. Most of his struggles c\u0430me from the 15 \u0440ressures he \u0430llowed on \u0440\u0430ss-blocking \u0440l\u0430ys.<\/p>\n<p>Des\u0440ite the dis\u0430\u0440\u0440ointing rookie c\u0430m\u0440\u0430ign, Mi\u0430mi rem\u0430ins high on \u0440\u0430ul. His 6-foot-7, 332-\u0440ound fr\u0430me moves much better th\u0430n it should, giving him \u0430ll the \u0440hysic\u0430l tools required to succeed.<\/p>\n<p>\u0440\u0430ul w\u0430s one of the best linemen of the 2024 dr\u0430ft cl\u0430ss, \u0440osting \u0430n FBS-best 91.5 \u0440\u0430ss-blocking gr\u0430de on \u0440FF in his fin\u0430l se\u0430son of college. 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