The Roster Battle At Wide Receivers

Carroo has the edge in the Wide Receiver battle this camp due to his sticker price

The back end of the wideout squad will be a battle

There’s no mystery that the deepest unit the Miami Dolphins have is their Wide Receiver unit.

The clear-cut alpha receivers are Jarvis Landry, Kenny Stills, and DeVante Parker, and barring injury, they’re locks for spots and are going to get the bulk of the WR snaps.

However, after these three players, there’s a few other receivers that are going to battlle for the remaining wide receiver positions on the roster.

Most of the best price per head sites like Ace Pay Per Headare betting that Miami is going to keep 6 or 7 receivers for their 53 man roster this year.

So this means that there is going to be 3 or 4 spots up for grabs between Jakeem Grant, Rashawn Scott, Leonte Carroo, Drew Morgan, Isaiah Ford, Malcom Lewis, Damoreéa Stringfellow, and Fancis Owusu.

The real battle is going to come down to Grant, Scott, Carroo, Morgan and Ford.

Some young and hungry players will battling for a spot on the team

Since Carroo was a 3rd round pick that we traded up for with multiple other picks, we would all like to see him show some improvement and become the fourth receiver on the roster. However, he had an extremely quiet first season, and given Adam Gase‘s willingness to move on, the light bulb must click on when camp starts in a few weeks.

For what It’s worth, he did receive some praise during OTA’s from Coach Clyde Christensen in regards to demonstrating a better grasp of the play book and improvement in his route running… but he also had a fair share of drops.

It’s highly unlikely that he’ll bomb enough to get cut this season.

Grant is another player that will be entering his second year in the league. His main focus during camp needs to be catching and holding onto the football. Arguably the fastest player on the team, Coach Gase is definitely intrigued by the added element that Grant can brings to the team. Grant spent most of his time returning kicks last year, where he returned one for a touchdown, and had another touchdown called back due to a penalty. But that was offset by a serious case of fumblitis. This must end if he’s going to make the team again this year.

Other positions could whittle down the amount of receivers kept as well

Grant can be a dangerous weapon in this league, but he needs to concentrate on catching the ball and then holding on to it.

The Dolphins used their 7th round pick this year on slot receiver Ford, who has good hands and is a feisty player that has a strong work ethic. Considering there hasn’t been any decision on Landry’s future contract with the team, and since Miami used a draft pick on him, if he performs there’s a decent chance he could stick..

One name that was getting called a lot during OTA’s–but hype is a plenty at this point–was undrafted Rookie Morgan, who is also a slot receiver. He turned a lot of heads these last few weeks with his ability to get open and make catches, so it will be very interesting to see if he can keep this momentum going when the pads come on during camp in a few weeks. If he and Ford make the team, then it might be foreshadowing that Miami is getting their ducks in a row to deal with the possible loss of Landry in 2018.

The other possible roster spot receiver is 6’2” 204 pounds Scott. He suited up in two games last season for the Dolphins, but did not record any catches. He made a few plays during OTA’s, but was injured and shut down early. Scott has the advantage of being a vet and knowing the system, but will have to take the spot this year, rather than be last man standing.

The battle for a spot will depend other how other squad battles pan out

Lewis, Stringfellow, and Owusu, all seem like camp bodies and a minimal chance of making the roster. They would have to play out of their minds to make the team, or be an absolute stud on special teams to stick.

But it will be the play of rookie Running Back De’Veon Smith, 3rd year Running Back Storm Johnson, 2nd year Quarterback Brandon Doughty, Guard / Center Anthony Steen, and 2nd year Tight End Thomas Duarte that will be major factors. There value could reduce the number of Wideouts kept on the roster.

Each of these players making the team would cause a trickle down effect that robs a spot from a receiver.

Will Miami keep 3 QB’s, or 4 RB’s, or 4 TE’s, or 9 at the OL?

Twenty three players were kept on offense last season, and given Miami’s defensive issue that’s what I expect them to keep this season.

Regardless of whom ends up finally making the 53 man roster, Miami should be pretty loaded with young, hungry and talented receivers this season and many more seasons to come. What are the rest of the Miami Dolphins News fans thoughts about which of these receivers is going to make the team or not?

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