The Miami Dolphins’ offensive line overhaul is one of the more well documented (and popular) directives undertaken by this football team in 2020. The pass protection in Miami has been sorely lacking for years — but the opportunity to infuse five fresh talents into a group and encourage the best men to win the jobs should finally breed an improved unit for the Dolphins. It’s not optional with a young franchise quarterback in Tua Tagovailoa to simply gloss over the line — this team needs to get this unit right.

Their actions show that they understand that.

But the intrigue now stems from who will be playing where. The Dolphins will presumably work 1st-round pick Austin Jackson into the team’s left tackle role and do so preferably sooner rather than later. But the team’s second drafted offensive lineman, Robert Hunt of Louisiana, is a bit more polarizing. According to one report from Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald, the Dolphins would prefer to work Hunt at right tackle to start and give him the opportunity to secure the second bookend position.

“…we’re told the Dolphins at least want to give (Hunt) a chance at right tackle,” wrote Jackson. “The plan – subject to change, obviously – is to allow Hunt and Jesse Davis to compete at right tackle and decide which player is better suited to tackle and which is better suited for guard.”

Giving Hunt the chance to play right tackle will open up Miami’s sudden logjam of talent to position veterans Jesse Davis and Michael Deiter to battle it out with 2020 4th-round pick Solomon Kindley for the right guard position. Two rookie tackles could feasibly bring some growing pains, but that feels inevitable for the Dolphins in 2020 anyway on account of how many new pieces this team is going to boast when the season kicks off in the fall.

This will be a key storyline to watch. The Dolphins did well to bring on fresh talent, but now they must find the right blend of five to help this offense hum.