The Miami Dolphins had to wait nearly two full nights until they had the opportunity to add the first rookie to their roster this year, as general manager Chris Grier had traded the team’s first and second-round selections as part of a deal for wide receiver Tyreek Hill.
However, when the Dolphins did select linebacker Channing Tindall with pick No. 102, a number of analysts noted that Miami was getting a talented player. One expert that got to see Tindall up close and personal, Senior Bowl director Jim Nagy, recently spoke to the Miami Herald’s Barry Jackson about the type of player that the Dolphins drafted.
“Channing has got a really high ceiling,” Nagy said. “There was a game in the beginning of the year, against Clemson, that he may have played only 10, 11 snaps the whole game, but the 10, 11 he played, he got your attention. The Georgia linebacker coach is a friend of mine, and he has been telling me that he loves Channing and that group of linebackers. They had so many [top] guys.”
