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Dolphins aren't afraid to draft 'smaller' WRs to build around Tua Tagovailoa

MIAMI -- NFL teams finally got Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith's official measurements two weeks ago at the Indianapolis medical recheck. The results: he's a hair over 6-feet and is 166 pounds.

The reaction (quite frankly an overreaction) centered on whether the Heisman Trophy winner is too skinny to become an elite NFL wide receiver or even a top-10 pick.

Smith, and to a lesser extent his college teammate Jaylen Waddle (listed at 5-foot-9 1/2 and 180 pounds), have been met with lukewarm reactions when mentioned as candidates for the Miami Dolphins with the No.