Overview
- In his NFL debut on Sept. 13, rookie wide receiver Caleb Douglas caught five passes for 94 yards, the most receiving yards by a Dolphins rookie in a first game.
- Douglas’s seven targets accounted for roughly 26 percent of quarterback Malik Willis’s 27 pass attempts in that opener, signaling early chemistry between the two.
- Willis completed 15 of 27 passes for 220 yards in Week 1, giving Miami enough passing volume for a rookie to rack up looks when the game script favors throwing.
- Douglas was active in Week 2 but began the game quietly with no target on Miami’s opening drive, underlining the small-sample uncertainty about sustained usage.
- Miami’s offseason departures of Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle left an inexperienced receiver room, which increases short-term opportunity for Douglas and creates betting interest if the Dolphins trail.