The Miami Dolphins took three wide receivers over the course of the 2026 NFL draft, including Caleb Douglas out of Texas Tech, who Miami took with pick No. 75 overall, in the third round.
Douglas appeared in 39 games between Florida and Texas Tech, catching 135 passes for 2,031 yards and 16 touchdowns. He also earned All-Big 12 honors once.
The 22-year-old recently appeared on “The Dive Bar Podcast,” where he revealed the three wide receivers that he idolized and modeled his game after.
“When I started playing receiver for real, I’ll say Calvin Johnson, a big guy, who can go up and get it,” Douglas said. “I like the smaller guys, for real. I love Justin Jefferson. I love how he sells the vertical, sells the nine every time until he’s not. I really try to model my game after him for real. Then, just being smooth, I like Jaxson Smith-Njigba. He’s a really smooth guy. He never looks like he’s running fast at all, but he runs by and gets open. For sure, those guys.”
Johnson is a Hall of Famer, who made six Pro Bowls and four All-Pros, Jefferson is on his way to join him after making four Pro Bowls and four All-Pros in six years and Smith-Njigba has started off strong in his own right with two Pro Bowls, an All-Pro nod and a Super Bowl win in three years.
If Douglas became any of those three, the Dolphins would be thrilled, but for now, they’d be happy with the rookie making an impact in a room that desperately needs someone to separate themselves as a true competitor at the position.
This article originally appeared on Dolphins Wire: Dolphins rookie reveals 3 WRs he idolized during journey to the NFL
