The Miami Dolphins, despite adding two free agent running backs this offseason, Chase Edmonds and Raheem Mostert, are continuing to look at draft prospects at the positions.
They met with Georgia’s James Cook last Friday, and now, according to the Miami Herald’s Barry Jackson, they’re meeting with LSU running back Tyrion Davis-Price.
Davis-Price is entering the NFL after his junior season at LSU during which he recorded 1,003 yards and six touchdowns of 4.8 yards per attempt. In his collegiate career, he totaled 1,744 yards and 15 touchdowns on a 4.6-yard average.
At the combine, Davis-Price measured in a 6-foot-1 and 223 pounds. He only participated in three drills, but he recorded a 4.48-second 40-yard dash, 30 inches in the vertical jump and 117 inches in the broad jump.
NFL analyst Lance Zierlein wrote up an overview of the running back for NFL.com.
“Big, athletic back offering an enticing blend of size and explosiveness to go with an SEC pedigree. Davis-Price’s early season tape was listless and lacking pro quality, but that changed over the second half of the year. He’s an enigmatic back featuring urgency, indecisiveness, physicality and finesse on any given carry. He got much better as the season progressed and clearly finds a rhythm when given volume carries. Scouts say that staying motivated will be a major factor in future success. Davis-Price’s athletic ability and hammerhead finishes will help him create yardage. He has the size and upside worthy of consideration in the middle rounds.”
As we all know, the Dolphins don’t get on the board until the end of the third round, but they still may be able to add Davis-Price with one of their four picks.