Running back Jeff Wilson Jr. was traded to the Dolphins on Tuesday and caught a touchdown pass from Tua Tagovailoa on Sunday.
Wilson joined the team after Chase Edmonds was traded to Denver for Bradley Chubb and led Miami’s backfield with 28 snaps. While Raheem Mostert was right behind him with 27 snaps, Wilson wasted no time getting comfortable with wearing aqua and orange on the weekends.
“I think they both are starter-caliber players,” coach Mike McDaniel said on Monday when talking about Mostert and Wilson. “So you kind of make sure that they both have opportunities.