{"id":890050,"date":"2026-05-13T11:03:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T11:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/890050\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T11:03:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T11:03:16","slug":"dolphins-plan-for-kadyn-proctor-offense-minus-jaylen-waddle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/890050\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolphins plan for Kadyn Proctor, offense minus Jaylen Waddle"},"content":{"rendered":"

MIAMI GARDENS \u2014 Miami Dolphins<\/a> offensive coaches are confident Kadyn Proctor, the first-round pick from Alabama who spent most of his collegiate career at left tackle, is athletic enough to play guard or tackle for the Dolphins.<\/p>\n

General manager Jon-Eric Sullivan said the Dolphins would initially look at Proctor at left guard but that he\u2019d cross-train, meaning play guard and tackle.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe played mainly left side in college, so we\u2019re going to keep him on the left side, whether it\u2019s guard or tackle,\u201d offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik said Tuesday. \u201cThat\u2019s the bigger transition more often than not, when you start flipping guys\u2019 sides up front and they\u2019re not used to it. That\u2019s generally harder than tackle-to-guard situations. I\u2019d say the only thing that changes is, it\u2019s a hair faster at guard and there\u2019s a hair more space when you\u2019re out at tackle, and that\u2019s about the extent of the difference.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s common nowadays for offensive tackles to move inside to guard, but not usually those who are Proctor\u2019s size \u2014 6 feet 7, 352 pounds.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think Kadyn, besides the fact how big he is, his athletic skill set, when you see how he can move and how he bends, that\u2019s really what you look at,\u201d offensive line coach Zach Yenser said. \u201cCan he (adjust), and again, I think he can, through the whole draft process, I think he can play tackle in this league.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he fits us better and we need him at guard, and I think he\u2019s going to be a really good guard for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Proctor\u2019s size is still the feature that stands out most to coaches.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s absolutely massive,\u201d Slowik said. \u201cHe might be one of the biggest individuals I\u2019ve ever seen in my life. His legs are bigger than me, but he moves like he\u2019s 290 or 300 (pounds). He\u2019s a unique blend of size and speed and movement ability. He\u2019s got great feet.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really been fun just to, even in two days, see him out working with the vets, see what he can do as far as movement work, see how he\u2019s kind of jelling with the other guys up there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Without Waddle<\/p>\n

Sullivan parting ways with quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and wide receiver Tyreek Hill this offseason were foregone conclusions from the start, but then the Dolphins traded wide receiver Jaylen Waddle to the Denver Broncos for their first- and third-round picks. The top selection among the two later turned into San Diego State cornerback, after a trade up three spots.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving Jalen Waddle here was awesome,\u201d said Slowik, who was senior passing game coordinator last season before being promoted. \u201cI enjoyed working with him. He was great to have, but I\u2019m really focused on who we have here now. I wish him the best. I think he\u2019s going to tear it up in Denver, but I\u2019m really locked in on who\u2019s on our current roster.\u201d<\/p>\n

The deal also occurred after new passing game coordinator Kevin Patullo, who was Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator last season, was hired. It creates an early challenge in immediately putting together a successful passing attack for new quarterback Malik Willis<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cCoach (Jeff Hafley) does a good job of just kind of keeping it transparent with us so we know kind of where we\u2019re at with the roster,\u201d Patullo said. \u201cThat\u2019s kind of what it was, and I know Sully\u2019s doing the best he can to give us everyone we can have personnel-wise to be successful. (Waddle) is a really good player, would\u2019ve loved to work with him, but we\u2019ll see how he does in Denver.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Waddle move also creates opportunities for development between free-agent signings in Tutu Atwell and Jalen Tolbert and young receivers Malik Washington, Caleb Douglas, Chris Bell, Kevin Coleman Jr.\u00a0 and Theo Wease Jr.<\/p>\n

And Miami can incorporate dynamic running back De\u2019Von Achane, who had a team-leading 67 receptions last season, into the pass game.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom afar, just watching him when I was in Philly \u2026 what a dynamic player he is,\u201d Patullo said. \u201cThere were so many times where we put tape on and we were playing an opponent that the Dolphins just played, and you watched all the different things he did, whether he lined up as a receiver, a true running back, whatever it may be. He\u2019s so dynamic. That brings so much to the offense, really stresses a defense. Because he\u2019s not just playing running back.<\/p>\n

Achane has been away from team facilities during offseason workouts as he and his agent negotiate a contract extension, but Patullo seemed to indicate Achane may also be dealing with a minor injury of some sort.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to be really exciting to get him out there once he\u2019s healthy and ready to roll,\u201d Patullo said, \u201cbut he\u2019s definitely a big-time weapon.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 The Dolphins placed undrafted rookie running back Le\u2019Veon Moss on the reserve\/retired list Tuesday, four days after he signed with the team ahead of rookie minicamp Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MIAMI GARDENS \u2014 Miami Dolphins offensive coaches are confident Kadyn Proctor, the first-round pick from Alabama who spent…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":890051,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2049],"tags":[217,7,19341,216,251,2087,6],"class_list":["post-890050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami-dolphins","tag-dolphins","tag-football","tag-kadyn-proctor","tag-miami","tag-miami-dolphins","tag-miamidolphins","tag-nfl"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116566937000441097","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/890050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=890050"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/890050\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/890051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=890050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=890050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=890050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}