IOL Matt Skura
Miami had signed Matt Skura and left an offer on the table for Patriots center David Andrews in free agency, only for Andrew to head back to New England despite similar money on the table. That development had everyone assuming that Miami would be positioned to target a center early on in the draft, but that investment never game. Instead, Miami drafted two college tackles in Eichenberg and 7th-round choice Larnel Coleman — leaving little competition besides Michael Dieter on the roster for Skura as the starting center.