The Miami Dolphins have finished training camp and preseason for 2023 and now direct their attention to the regular season opener in Los Angeles against the Chargers on September 10th.
While the Dolphins are looking forward, we are going to take a peek in the opposite direction to dissect Miami’s prestigious orange jersey award to see if we can notice any patterns and predict what these ostentatious threads could mean for the 2023 NFL season.
2023 Dolphins Orange Jersey Tracking
| Practice | Player |
|---|---|
| OTA 1 | Jaylen Waddle |
| OTA 2 | Duke Riley |
| OTA 3 | Salvon Ahmed |
| OTA 4 | Jevon Holland |
| OTA 5 | Alec Ingold |
| OTA 6 | Andrew Van Ginkel |
| Mini Camp 1 | Tua Tagovailoa |
| Mini Camp 2 | Christian Wilkins |
| Mini Camp 3 | Liam Eichenberg |
| Training Camp 1 | N/A |
| Training Camp 2 | Alec Ingold |
| Training Camp 3 | Bradley Chubb |
| Training Camp 4 | Kader Kohou |
| Training Camp 5 | Raheem Mostert |
| Training Camp 6 | Jevon Holland |
| Training Camp 7 | Jaylen Waddle |
| Training Camp 8 | Jaelan Phillips |
| Training Camp 9 | Christian Wilkins |
| Training Camp 10 | Jerome Baker |
| Training Camp 11 | N/A |
| Training Camp 12 | N/A |
| Training Camp 13 | Tyreek Hill |
| Training Camp 14 | N/A |
| Training Camp 15 | N/A |
| Training Camp 16 | N/A |
| Training Camp 17 | N/A |
| Training Camp 18 | Raekwon Davis |
The first thing that jumps out to me is the fact that out of a possible 27 practices, Miami only awarded a player the orange jersey 20 times.