1 pending free agent Dolphins should target from each NFC South team

The Dolphins will enter 2020 free agency window with 1 of the biggest cap totals in the league. Who should they target from the NFC South?

The Miami Dolphins are all set to enter 2020 free agency next month and continue the team’s ambitious plan to completely overhaul the roster. Yes, this team’s primary objective appears to be to build through the draft. But the Dolphins will have a mass surplus of cap space at their disposal and the environment in South Florida is one filled with optimism after the Dolphins finished 5-4 over their final nine games.

Looking across the NFL landscape, there’s a ton of potential contributors set to hit the market. Here’s one pending free agent from each team in the NFC South that the Dolphins should consider:

New Orleans Saints – Offensive Guard Andrus Peat

Jan 13, 2019; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Saints offensive guard Andrus Peat (75) lines up against the Philadelphia Eagles during the third quarter of a NFC Divisional playoff football game at Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports

Peat might be one of the top targets for the Dolphins in the entire league. He’s got college experience at tackle, NFL experience at guard, he’s generally considered the 3rd best guard on the open market behind Washington’s Brandon Scherff and New England’s Joe Thuney and he’s the youngest of all three at 26-years old.

Peat also missed 6 games in 2019 with a broken arm and hasn’t played a full 16 games schedule once in 5 NFL seasons.

The players stacked above Peat and some modest injury questions could help keep him out of the $13- to $15M-per year expectation that Thuney and Scherff are looking at challenging in free agency.

If Miami signed him, Peat would instantly be the team’s best offensive lineman.