Dolphins bring in a top tackle prospect. And steam gained for a top cornerback?
The Dolphins, seeking to bolster their offensive line, recently brought in one of the draft’s better right tackles.
Arizona State’s Max Iheanachor visited team headquarters, as Aaron Wilson reported.
Of the 22 confirmed Dolphins predraft 30 visitors, only two are offensive linemen: Iheanachor and Texas A&M guard Chase Bisontis. Both are considered options at picks 30 or 43 (if they slip to that point of the second round).
The Dolphins assuredly are considering many other offensive linemen who did not take 30 visits to team headquarters or visited without their names leaking. The NFL ends 30 visits a week before the draft, which is scheduled for Thursday through Saturday in Pittsburgh.
The Dolphins have spent time with UM tackles Francis Mauigoa (who’s projected by many to be gone before Miami picks at 11) and Markel Bell, who has emerged as a Day 3 option for the Dolphins.
Iheanachor began at East Los Angeles Community College and was rated the No. 10 junior college prospect when he joined Arizona State in 2023. He started four games at right tackle and one at left tackle in his first year with ASU, then started all 14 games at right tackle in 2024 and 12 games at right tackle last season, when he earned second-team All-Big 12 honors.
ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. has said he’s a one-position player (tackle). Though it’s conceivable he could play guard, he has no experience there and he’s far better suited to tackle. Ideally, if the Dolphins draft a future right tackle, it would be a player who could play guard at least this season while Austin Jackson - who restructured his contract - handles right tackle.
Iheanachor permitted no sacks and just 14 pressures in 484 pass-blocking snaps last season, per Pro Football Focus.
Over his three-season career at Arizona State (2023-2025), he yielded just three sacks in 2,107 offensive snaps. All three of those sacks were permitted in 2024.
Purely as a run blocker, PFF rated him 65th among 512 qualifying tackles last season.
NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein calls the 6-6, 321-pounder “an ascending, traits-heavy tackle prospect. Iheanachor is a former high school hooper and latecomer to football. He has good length and excellent lean mass. His hands and footwork need refinement, but his range and play strength should translate to any run scheme.
“There is work to do with pass-protection technique, but strong performances against Texas Tech’s rush duo last season and at the Senior Bowl suggest Iheanachor might be more game ready than I previously anticipated. In a year light on high-end tackles, Iheanachor’s measurables, athleticism and upside could push him up the board.”
ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. slots him 27th in his final mock draft, noting “Iheanachor has long 33⅞-inch arms and is quick out of his set. But he’s also relatively new to football, having never played before 2022. He could use a little time to develop before eventually becoming the guy.”
Iheanachor was born in Nigeria, where he played soccer growing up, and then moved to Compton, Cal., when he was 13. He began playing football only after relocating to the United States.
Delane gains steam
LSU cornerback Mansoor Delane, who visited the Dolphins last week and has repeatedly been linked to Miami at 11, would be a logical pick. In his weekly Sunday night segment on WSVN 7, agent Drew Rosenhaus — who does not represent Delane — predicted that Delane will be Miami’s selection. (This was a prediction and not a news report.)
Rosenhaus said that Cincinnati trading the 10th pick to the Giants for veteran defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence increased the chances of Delane being available at No. 11.
Here’s more on Delane and here’s more on Bisontis.
Here’s my Monday piece on wide receiver options for Miami.
Here’s my piece on the Dolphins’ search for a safety in the draft and their options.
Here’s my look at edge players in the draft.
Here’s my look at cornerback in the draft.
This story was originally published April 20, 2026 at 10:42 AM.
