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Dolphins Q&A: Which Dolphins player had the best rookie season?

Here’s the latest installment of our Miami Dolphins Q&A, where South Florida Sun Sentinel writers Safid Deen and Omar Kelly answer questions from readers.

A: The easy answer to this question would be Tua Tagovailoa because the rookie quarterback led the Dolphins to a 6-3 record a starter. But the former Alabama standout the Dolphins selected fifth overall in last year’s NFL draft really had a 5-3 record because Ryan Fitzpatrick won Miami the Las Vegas Raiders game in the fourth quarter after Tagovailoa was pulled from the game.

Still, Tagovailoa showed accuracy (64.1 completion percentage), and pocket presence (sacked 6.