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With the NFL<\/a> Draft approaching on April 23, all eyes are on the Miami Dolphins<\/a> and how the team will improve their pass-catching weapons. This offseason, Miami cut ties with Tyreek Hill and traded Jaylen Waddle, and so the wideout room has a lot of question marks. <\/p>\n As a result, many are projecting when the Dolphins<\/a> will be using their plethora of draft picks to select a wideout to help their new starting QB, Malik Willis. Although he didn\u2019t name who Miami will select or is leaning toward, Sports Illustrated\u2019s Albert Breer speculated that the Dolphins will use their picks on receivers.<\/p>\n \u201cI think they will get a receiver or two within the first three rounds of the draft, but again, not any particular name I would look at,\u201d Breer said on the April 9 edition of \u201cThe Breer Report.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n Moreover, Breer speculated that the Dolphins having Bobby Slowik as their offensive coordinator suggests that former Indiana Hoosiers<\/a> wideout Omar Cooper Jr. could be a target for Miami. <\/p>\n \u201cI do think you can look at some of the guys and look at their background. You do have an offensive coordinator, Bobby Slowik, who is from the [Kyle] Shanahan, [Sean] McVay background, and generally those guys have looked for receivers who are really good blockers and tough at receiver, guys who can help you in the running game. <\/p>\n \u201cThe one that sticks out in that regard would be Omar Cooper Jr. from Indiana. I think taking him at 11 would be a little rich. I\u2019m not sure he\u2019s going to be available at 30\u2026 I think Cooper would be the one that would fit what Bobby Slowik is looking for and probably, from a program standpoint, what Jeff Hafley is looking for.\u201d<\/p>\n Dolphins HC Gets Blunt About Team\u2019s Wideout Group<\/p>\n Recently, Dolphins head coach Jeff Hafley shared good news for Willis, noting that the team intends to bolster the wide receiver group to ensure their new QB has the weapons needed to succeed in the 2026\u00a0NFL\u00a0season.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s going to throw the ball to some good players,\u201d\u00a0Hafley told Kay Adams on the March 30 edition of \u201cUp & Adams.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019ve got, we\u2019ve got a bunch of good guys coming back, a bunch of guys that we signed, and we\u2019ve got a lot of draft picks, a lot of them.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve got seven in the first 100 picks. We\u2019ll have receivers for Malik to throw to. The next time you talk after the draft and as we get the players here, I think you\u2019re going to see we\u2019ll get some good ones for him to throw to. \u201c<\/p>\n Could Makai Lemon Be a Fit in Miami?<\/p>\n With two first-round picks, could Miami decide to take a wide receiver with the No. 11 pick to give Willis a target that could help him out this upcoming 2026 season? For ESPN\u2019s Matt Miller, former\u00a0USC Trojans<\/a>\u00a0star Makai Lemon makes sense.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m a huge fan of Makai Lemon from USC,\u201c\u00a0Miller said during a March 17 appearance on the \u201cRich Eisen Show.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0\u201cI think he would be a fit at eleven if he\u2019s still on the board. He is actually my number one receiver in this draft. <\/p>\n \u201cNow, he\u2019s a little bit smaller than Carnell Tate, but his middle-of-the-field toughness is exceptional. He\u2019s a great route runner, a YAC player. He could play in the slot. He could play outside.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tEduardo Razo<\/a> Eduardo Razo is a sports writer for Heavy.com, covering the NFL, MLB, and college football. He has previously covered the NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB for NBC Sports Washington and NBC Sports Bay Area & California, and has freelanced for PSG Talk, covering Paris Saint-Germain. He also worked as an editor at Athlon Sports, focusing on MLB and the NFL. 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