Grier has done some good work, but the first round of the 2020 draft was as disappointing as can be imagined as he needed to hit on every one of them. Personally, I think Austin Jackson will look pretty good this year at RT if he can stay healthy, but I have questions about his drive to play the game. I think that has held him back from being a better player. Igby? Well, he is a good athlete without the instincts for the position.
PFF wrote:
PICK NO. 5: MIAMI DOLPHINS: QB TUA TAGOVAILOA
PFF grade, 2020-22: 76.0 (24th/62)
PFF WAR, 2020-22: 4.27 (19th)
Fifth-year option amount: $23,171,000 (Playtime escalator)
Result: Exercised
The Dolphins were the first team to announce plans to exercise the fifth-year option, an important and emphatic statement following a series of concussions for Tagovailoa in 2022 and with speculation swirling about a hypothetical pursuit of Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson.
Tagovailoa may not join Joe Burrow and Justin Herbert in receiving a huge extension this offseason, but he certainly earned this option after his 8.6 yards per attempt in 2022 led the league by more than half a yard.
PFF wrote:
PICK NO. 18: MIAMI DOLPHINS: T AUSTIN JACKSON
PFF grade, 2020-22: 50.2 (133rd/223)
PFF WAR, 2020-22: -0.23 (214th)
Fifth-year option amount: $14,175,000 (Playtime escalator)
PFF Prediction: Decline
Jackson was a young prospect coming out in 2020 and is still younger than some of the players who will have their names called this April. But after an ankle injury in 2022 limited him to just 84 snaps on the season, it’s hard to see Miami exercising the option on a player they’ve now shuffled from left tackle to left guard to right tackle.
PFF wrote:
PICK NO. 30: MIAMI DOLPHINS: CB NOAH IGBINOGHENE
PFF grade, 2020-22: 40.1 (209th/213)
PFF WAR, 2020-22: -0.15 (349th)
Fifth-year option amount: $11,514,000
PFF Prediction: Decline
Igbinoghene has struggled to crack the lineup in Miami, and the Dolphins have invested plenty at the position already with a recent extension for Xavien Howard followed by their blockbuster acquisition of Jalen Ramsey.
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