Comment on Dolphins NFL draft options: Wide receivers

The South Florida Sun Sentinel continues its nine-part series previewing top players in the 2024 NFL draft (April 25-27) with the wide receivers. It’s a deep and talented crop of wide receivers this year, which follows a recent NFL trend. There could be as many as five wide receivers, most of whom feature good size, selected in the first round this year.   Last year there were four wide receivers selected in the first round, the year before (2022) there were six, and three years ago (2021) there were five. The Miami Dolphins have a top-heavy wide receivers corps led by All Pro Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle, who form one of the league’s best 1-2 combinations. After that, however, the Dolphins quickly go from average to below average among slot receiver Braxton Berrios, River Cracraft, Erik Ezukanma, Braylon Sanders, Anthony Schwartz and Matthew Sexton. An injury to Hill or Waddle and this crew will likely struggle — which was the case last season. The Dolphins have a first-round pick for the first time in coach Mike McDaniel’s three years in charge as Miami has the 21st selection.