DAVIE, Fla. – Receiver Jaylen Waddle is headed to Miami to provide a target for his former Alabama teammate, Tua Tagovailoa.
The Dolphins selected Waddle with the sixth overall pick Thursday night, choosing him over another Alabama receiver, Heisman Trophy winner DeVonta Smith.
It’s the highest Miami has ever taken a receiver. Tagovailoa, the No. 5 overall draft pick in 2020, became Miami’s No. 1 QB in Week 8 and went 6-3 as the starter, but coach Brian Flores benched him in two games.
The speedy, 5-foot-9, 180-pound Waddle played in only six games last season because of a broken left ankle. Miami originally had the No.