The surprising emergence of Torry McTyer

Miami Dolphins camp is open and already there are some surprises like the emergence of corner Torry McTyer.

The Miami Dolphins have finally gotten back into the swing of things. Training camp started again on July 28th and the Fins have gotten in three solid practices, so far and Torry McTyer seems to be making his name known.

It’s early, but there are always some context clues worth getting excited about.

There are surprises every year in training camp. Some times it’s a player making the leap, and some times it’s someone getting seriously hurt. Last year, Dolphins fans were met with some unfortunate surprises with Tannehill’s ACL tear and Raekwon McMillan’s first-play-of-preseason injury. 

This year has shown some more positive signs, though. There have been some encouraging plays on both sides of the ball from the Dolphins’ young team, but one surprising name has made his presence known in the defensive backfield: Torry McTyer.

McTyer isn’t a household name, but he showed promise last year in limited action after going undrafted out of UNLV. As a cornerback, McTyer had, and still has, a steep hill to climb considering the wealth of potential already in the CB corps. The already-exciting cornerback battle is now even more dynamic with McTyer entering the fray for serious playing time.

Some players need more time than others to grasp the pro level, but it seems that McTyer has made the most of the hard-knock lessons from his rookie season. From early reports out of training camp, it appears that McTyer has turned a corner going into his sophomore campaign and has seen snaps with both the first and second-team defenses.

McTyer will likely continue to share reps with fellow second-year corner Cordrea Tankersley and the bouncing back Tony Lippett. It does help McTyer’s case for more first-team reps after Lippett got burned by Jakeem Grant for a 35-40 yard catch from second-team helmsman Brock Osweiler on Saturday. 

Another good practice should help clear the muddied waters of the Fins’ cornerback battle. If I had to make an early prediction, I would put my money on Tankersley eventually winning the second corner position, but it will be a fascinating story watching Tankersley, McTyer, and Lippett duke it out.

Although it’s still too early to tell who will ultimately be that guy to win the CB2 position battle, it bodes well for the Dolphins’ depth chart that undrafted players are making impactful plays in practice. I hope it eventually translates to games.

All updates that I read and sources that I frequent and used in this article come from well-known beat writers of the Miami community. Some relevant and reliable writers that I follow for these updates are Armando Salguero and Adam Beasley of the Miami Herald and Chris Perkins and Omar Kelly of the Sun Sentinel. They provide play-by-play updates of the practices and tweet them out live and you can find all their practice-related tweets on their respective timelines. The aforementioned beat writers and a litany of many other good reporters can be found on Twitter. They provide good information for fans to stay in the know.