6. Tight Ends
Mike Gesicki took the needed steps forward in 2019 to prove the Dolphins right for investing a top-50 pick on him back in 2018. We were worried there for a while, mainly because Adam Gase thought it would be a good idea to use a flex tight end in pass protection nearly a quarter of the time during Gesicki’s rookie season. The improvement in Gesicki’s play makes for an exciting forecast in the long-term, even if new offensive coordinator Chan Gailey’s offense hasn’t been historically kind to tight ends.
And, because the Dolphins are likely to run a lot of “11 personnel”, the team will only need one tight end on the field — avoiding highlighting the lack of depth of legit receiving options in the room.