Miami's 2018 first-round draft choice made his first NFL start on Sunday, and Dolphins coach Adam Gase described Minkah Fitzpatrick's debut in the NFL team's lineup as "good."

But he could have played better, Miami defensive coordinator Matt Burke said.

The 11th player drafted on April 26, the former Alabama All-American made 10 tackles in Miami's 28-20 victory over the Oakland Raiders.

"It was awesome," Fitzpatrick said. "It was a whole lot of fun. We could've played better on the first couple of series, but we went out there, we finished. Like I said, it was a lot of fun. It was a blessing, for real. I'm just excited for next week."

In the Dolphins' first two games, Fitzpatrick had played 86 of Miami's 134 defensive snaps, mainly as the nickel corner. Against the Raiders, Fitzpatrick started at free safety in place of Reshad Jones, who had a shoulder injury, and played all but two of the Dolphins' 76 defensive snaps.

"He has to wrap up better," Burke said on Thursday. "... A couple of times he's trying to cut-tackle and just throw his shoulder in there, and he can't do that. Over the long haul, that's going to lead to more missed tackles, so he has to correct that part of it in terms of his technique. He took one bad angle on one of them.

"I think with Minkah, we're asking him to do a lot. Especially with Reshad being down last week and trying to move him into some different spots, we're putting a lot on his plate. I think - don't print this and I won't say this to him - but that's sort of built into the fact that there's going to be a mistake or two here or there because we're doing a lot with him. We're asking him to do a lot of things right now. He's shown a pretty good capacity to handle that, but there's going to be some (mistakes). He's still a rookie, and there's some stuff that he hasn't seen that, again, maybe he hasn't repped because we're moving him to different spots and things."

Burke said Fitzpatrick would play better, too.

"He's another guy that is very correctable on the sideline," Burke said. "When something happens, it's a one-time 'Hey, this is what we're looking for in this' or 'Here's what happened and here's what you should do,' and it's OK and we move on."

The victory over the Raiders left the Dolphins as one of the NFL's three undefeated teams three weeks into the 2018 season, along with the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Rams. It also left Miami with a rare opportunity to put the New England Patriots in a hole in the AFC East.

The Dolphins visit their division rivals on Sunday, and the Patriots enter the game with a 1-2 record.

New England coach Bill Belichick has noticed Fitzpatrick.

"He's done a good job for them," Belichick said. "Versatile player. They've used him in a couple different spots, and he's been productive. A very instinctive guy. He's around the ball."

The Dolphins have Jones listed as questionable on this week's injury report, but he was a full participant in practice on Thursday and Friday.

Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @AMarkG1.