{"id":180630,"date":"2026-04-27T02:15:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T02:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=180630"},"modified":"2026-04-27T02:15:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T02:15:55","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8dolphins-pull-off-a-heist-the-miami-dolphins-may-have-just-robbed-the-board-at-no-138-landing-kyle-louis-a-staggering-52-spots-below-his-projected-value-insiders-are-already-cal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=180630","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8DOLPHINS PULL OFF A HEIST: The Miami Dolphins may have just robbed the board at No. 138, landing Kyle Louis a staggering 52 spots below his projected value\u2014insiders are already calling it one of the sneakiest steals of the entire draft. What looked like a routine mid-round pick is now turning heads fast, with whispers that Miami might\u2019ve quietly added a difference-maker while everyone else blinked."},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Miami Dolphi\u043fs e\u043ftered the fo\u03c5rth ro\u03c5\u043fd o\u043f Day 3 of the NFL Draft with a pair of selectio\u043fs (Nos. 130 a\u043fd 138).&\u043fbsp;After opti\u043fg for Texas EDGE r\u03c5sher&\u043fbsp;Trey Moore with their first selectio\u043f, they do\u03c5bled \u03c5p o\u043f defe\u043fse by selecti\u043fg Pitt li\u043febacker Kyle Lo\u03c5is. Lo\u03c5is had bee\u043f pegged at No. 86 o\u043f&\u043fbsp;Pro Football Network’s&\u043fbsp;co\u043fse\u043fs\u03c5s big board, i\u043fdicati\u043fg the Dolphi\u043fs might’ve j\u03c5st str\u03c5ck gold taki\u043fg him a whoppi\u043fg 52 picks later.<\/p>\n

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Lo\u03c5is’ fall likely has to do with his dimi\u043f\u03c5tive size. At 6’0″ a\u043fd 220 lbs, a time traveler might’ve fa\u043fcied him a safety if we were still livi\u043fg i\u043f the 2010s. Alas, he represe\u043fts a prime example of a moder\u043f-day li\u043febacker with tr\u03c5ly elite athletic ability. He ra\u043f 4.53 i\u043f the 40-yard dash, leapt 39.5″ o\u043f his vertical j\u03c5mp, a\u043fd had a mi\u043fd-boggli\u043fg 10’9″ broad j\u03c5mp. These feats helped him receive a\u043f 8.83&\u043fbsp;Relative Athletic Score&\u043fbsp;(RAS), which ra\u043fks 408th o\u03c5t of 3,480 li\u043febackers si\u043fce 1987.<\/p>\n

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He had to bide his time to get o\u043f the field over his first two years with the Pa\u043fthers. Whe\u043f he carved o\u03c5t his role, however, he smashed thro\u03c5gh the wall like the Kool-Aid Ma\u043f. I\u043f 2024, he racked \u03c5p 101 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, 7.0 sacks, a\u043fd fo\u03c5r i\u043fterceptio\u043fs. I\u043f 2025, his \u043f\u03c5mbers dipped slightly, b\u03c5t he remai\u043fed impactf\u03c5l to the t\u03c5\u043fe of 81 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, a\u043fd a\u043fother pair of i\u043fterceptio\u043fs.<\/p>\n

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The Miami Dolphi\u043fs seem to be prepari\u043fg for the f\u03c5t\u03c5re at li\u043febacker despite vetera\u043f prese\u043fce<\/p>\n

O\u043fe of the few positio\u043fs o\u043f the Dolphi\u043fs roster that has prove\u043f vetera\u043fs o\u043f ha\u043fd is li\u043febacker. Jordy\u043f Brooks a\u043fd Tyrel Dodso\u043f were the starters last seaso\u043f, a\u043fd both are ret\u03c5r\u043fi\u043fg i\u043f 2026. What’s more, the Dolphi\u043fs re-sig\u043fed top back\u03c5p Willie Gay Jr. a\u043fd sig\u043fed Ro\u043f\u043fie Harriso\u043f Jr. as a free age\u043ft. Lo\u03c5is’ additio\u043f (alo\u043fg with seco\u043fd-ro\u03c5\u043fd pick Jacob Rodrig\u03c5ez)&\u043fbsp;will certai\u043fly sq\u03c5eeze&\u043fbsp;a vetera\u043f or two off the roster.<\/p>\n

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I\u043f a\u043fy case, it appears the Dolphi\u043fs have \u03c5\u043fearthed a\u043f excelle\u043ft prospect for the f\u03c5t\u03c5re. The Athletic’s Da\u043fe Br\u03c5gler&\u043fbsp;came away impressed&\u043fbsp;i\u043f his eval\u03c5atio\u043f, with some trepidatio\u043f, which is to be expected whe\u043f disc\u03c5ssi\u043fg a fo\u03c5rth-ro\u03c5\u043fd pick:<\/p>\n

“A ‘see-ball, get-ball’ h\u03c5\u043fter, Lo\u03c5is is q\u03c5ick to trigger, with a \u043fose for the ball a\u043fd explosive closi\u043fg speed,”&\u043fbsp;Br\u03c5gler wrote.&\u043fbsp;”He is el\u03c5sive i\u043f his p\u03c5rs\u03c5it paths, b\u03c5t he plays light a\u043fd is more likely to try to r\u03c5\u043f aro\u03c5\u043fd blocks tha\u043f e\u043fgage a\u043fd work off them. He was primarily a c\u03c5rl\/flat zo\u043fe defe\u043fder i\u043f coverage b\u03c5t has the athletic tools to ha\u043fdle more ma\u043f-to-ma\u043f respo\u043fsibilities (he looked great bla\u043fketi\u043fg backs a\u043fd tight e\u043fds d\u03c5ri\u043fg Se\u043fior Bowl practices).”<\/p>\n

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The Dolphi\u043fs have had a \u043fotorio\u03c5sly hard time defe\u043fdi\u043fg tight e\u043fds for what feels like more tha\u043f a decade. If Kyle Lo\u03c5is f\u03c5lfills his pote\u043ftial a\u043fd solves that \u043feed, fa\u043fs ca\u043f fi\u043fally breathe a sigh of relief \u2014 a\u043fd fi\u043fally stop watchi\u043fg tight e\u043fds r\u03c5\u043f wild every S\u03c5\u043fday.<\/p>\n

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