Dolphins Facing CB Battle Amid Jalen Ramsey News originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Heading into the offseason, every team has positional needs, and additions are made and departures occur. That leads to the positional battles in OTAs and minicamp to determine who will get the job, or at least temporarily, in the new season.
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One of the most intriguing position battles for the Dolphins this offseason is the cornerback competition.
The Dolphins will look to replace Kendall Fuller, who was released in February after playing his first season with the team, and Jaylen Ramsey, who is likely to be traded at some point this offseason.
Both players were top 10 tacklers for the Dolphins in 2024. Ramsey had two interceptions, and Fuller had a forced fumble.
Miami Dolphins cornerback Storm Duck (36) works out during mandatory minicamp at Baptist Health Training Complex.Sam Navarro-Imagn Images
The leading candidates to replace the duo are Storm Duck and Cam Smith.
Duck is a second-year defensive back out of Louisville. As a rookie in 2024, he appeared in 14 games and made three starts, recording 34 total tackles, one tackle for loss, and four passes defended.
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Before transferring to Louisville for his final collegiate season, Duck spent four years at North Carolina. He finished his college career with 135 tackles, 24 passes defended, five interceptions, and five tackles for loss.
Smith was the Dolphins’ second-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft out of South Carolina. He will be entering his third season in the NFL with 21 games of experience.
In college, Smith had an impressive final two years, combining for 91 tackles, 18 passes defended, and four interceptions. The Dolphins are looking for a big step forward from Smith in 2025 to hold down one of the two cornerback spots.
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Miami is also giving looks to Jason Marshall, Ethan Bonner, and Isaiah Johnson. Marshal was the Dolphins’ fifth-round draft pick, and Bonner and Johnson are former undrafted free agents.
Marshall was a four-year starter at Florida, collecting 98 tackles, eight TFLs, 25 passes defended, and two interceptions.
Bonner has impressed coaches and reporters at OTAs, earning the orange jersey one day for being the best player from the previous day.
Dolphins third-year cornerback and likely nickel back starter called Bonner and Duck “ballers” after they earned back-to-back orange jerseys last week.
There’s still plenty of offseason to go, but it seems like Duck and Smith are the leaders to win the two open cornerback spots. But don’t count out Bonner or the other rookies from earning some playing time.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 6, 2025, where it first appeared.