Miami Dolphins Plans for Kadyn Proctor Confirm He Was a Silly Reach at 12th Overall

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Yes, there have been guards taken in the top five or 10. But not often, and when they are, there is a belief by talent evaluators that they can be elite players at the position right away. For the most part, guards are taken in the second half of Round 1 because it is not viewed as a premium pick. However, offensive tackle is.

There were certainly questions about Proctor heading into this year’s event. Todd McShay Show co-host and fellow draft expert Steve Muench explained a couple of weeks ago the problem flaws in Proctor’s game.

“He’s vulnerable as a pass blocker. He gets beaten to the inside a lot,” Muench said. “He’s also what I, and other people, call a heel clicker. A heel clicker is someone who gets their feet too close together, and now you’ve lost your base. So you have this 350-pound offensive tackle who you see at times on tape get pushed around.”

Yet, it is understandable to be hopeful that with the right coaching, those concerns can be fixed and the Dolphins have an impact player for years at an important position. But Miami bypassed that and is admitting Proctor won’t be a good tackle in the NFL by moving him to guard. Maybe he ends up being very good at that position, but it doesn’t mean taking him at 12 was the right choice.

For a team that gutted its roster in an addition by subtraction strategy this offseason, they could have gotten more draft assets and traded even farther back to get a guard at a more sensible spot. Or used their pick at 12 on high upside prospects like Kenyon Sadiq, Makai Lemon, or keep Miami Hurricanes star Rueben Bain Jr. in South Beach. Instead, Sullivan and the Dolphins confirmed they reached with Proctor last week.

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