The Miami Dolphins visit with draft prospect QB Tyree Jackson

According to Tom Pelissero, the Miami Dolphins recently met with QB Tyree Jackson ahead of the 2019 NFL Draft.

Prior to the NFL Combine, the Miami Dolphins were heavily mocked to take quarterback Kyler Murray with the 13th overall selection in the 2019 NFL Draft. The Heisman Trophy winner surely shows a lot of flashes, and it’s understandable why so many are excited about him at the next level. One of the criticisms of Murray, however, is his size. After Murray measured in at the combine at a respectable height and weight, however, the idea of him falling to the Dolphins became a pipedream.

Well, no one needs to worry about size when it comes to the player that the Dolphins recently met with.

According to Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network, Miami recently paid a visit to QB Tyree Jackson on his campus of Buffalo University. In terms of frame, Jackson is the complete opposite of Murray. At six foot seven and 249 pounds, Jackson is the biggest QB of this draft class. With that size, it’s a wonder why he isn’t playing basketball instead.

Playing out of the MAC Conference, Jackson is considered one of the biggest sleepers to come out this year. He had a strong showing at the combine, including a run of 4.59 seconds in the 40-yard dash. And despite a vast difference in size, there are some similarities in his game compared to Murray.

Like Murray, Jackson is very mobile and freakishly athletic. Jackson threw for 7,000 yards in his career at Buffalo and 49 touchdown passes, including 28 in his final season. He also rushed the ball over 200 times in his career as a Bull for 757 yards and 16 touchdowns.

In Pelissero’s Twitter post, only the Dolphins and the Lions reportedly met with Jackson, but there will be a number of teams enamored with Jackson’s ability. For starters, he has the big body that teams wish for with terrific arm strength. Also, the fact that he is as mobile as he is even at that size is a showcase to his athleticism.

There’s a very strong chance that Jackson could fly up draft boards, but he’s far from considered a first-round talent. While Jackson looks to have a ton of potential with a huge upside, there are some concerns that obviously come along as well.

Jackson has an injury history in which he missed multiple games in 2016 and 2017. It’s not surprising considering his size, and it’s an area where having a big body can be a negative against you. Also, you can tell from his tape that Jackson doesn’t possess great footwork. With the right coaching, it’s definitely something that can be fixed, but it’s probably why he had a lower completion percentage at Buffalo (55.8 percent) as well.

Nonetheless, Jackson is an interesting prospect with NFL starter potential. Teams will be positioning themselves to take him come draft weekend.

So where in the draft is Jackson projected to go? This has been varied considerably, particularly when looking at full seven-round mock drafts. There is the belief that Jackson could go as high as the second round. Most do not view him as a second-round talent, but the way this league views quarterbacks it would not come as a surprise.

Some others think that he could fall as far as the sixth round. The likely area that he gets drafted, however, would be in the late third or early fourth-round.

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In Jackson’s player profile, Craig Forrestal listed Miami as a possible destination for Jackson. Forrestal even went as far as saying that Jackson is his favorite quarterback in this entire class. While most would not agree with that sentiment, it does go to show that Jackson has the potential to be a tremendous player from this class.

The Dolphins in all likelihood will draft a quarterback this year, but it probably won’t be in the first round. There are a number of guys projected to go in the mid-rounds, including Jackson, that have a ton of upside to them. It may be more beneficial for Miami to take a player in the middle of the draft that they can develop, rather than reaching on a player early.

It would seem that by meeting Jackson on campus, the Dolphins have a strong interest in him being one of those types of players for them.