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Miami Dolphins: Way-Too-Early 2023 NFL Mock Draft

By Pablo Rosero

Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Julian Fleming (4) practices during a spring football practice at the Woody Hayes Athletics Center in Columbus on March 22, 2022.Ncaa Football Ohio State Spring Practice
Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Julian Fleming (4) practices during a spring football practice at the Woody Hayes Athletics Center in Columbus on March 22, 2022.Ncaa Football Ohio State Spring Practice /
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Texas Longhorns running back Bijan Robinson (5) is tackled by Iowa State Cyclones defensive back Anthony Johnson Jr. (26) as the Longhorns take on the Cyclones in Ames, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021.
Texas Longhorns running back Bijan Robinson (5) is tackled by Iowa State Cyclones defensive back Anthony Johnson Jr. (26) as the Longhorns take on the Cyclones in Ames, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021. /

Pick Analysis. RB. Texas. 851. Scouting Report. BijanRobinson. 15. player

Shout out to my first-round running back supporters group, because Texas running back Bijan Robinson is more than deserving of this slot. After a year where no Texas players were drafted, Robinson would be the team’s first player off the board in 2023.

The 6’0”, 214 pound, running back has had the body type to be an NFL running back since he first arrived in Texas. In his freshman season with the Longhorns, Robinson carried the ball 86 times for 703 yards and 4 touchdowns. He averaged 8.2 yards a carry and 13.1 yards per reception.

In his sophomore season, Robinson touched the ball a total of 221 times, 195 carries and 26 receptions, amounting to 1,127 rushing yards for 11 touchdowns and 296 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns.

This offseason the Miami Dolphins added Raheem Mostert, Chase Edmunds, and Sony Michel to pair with Myles Gaskin. Whether or not they are going to give the Dolphins a top-rushing attack seems to be up in the air, but it should be an upgrade from last season.

However, if the Dolphins have a chance to add a potential All-Pro type running back, then it would be difficult to look past adding Robinson. A player of Robinson’s caliber should be an immediate impact player in Mike McDaniel’s offense.

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