Although the Miami Dolphins have a defensive line consisting of Ndamukong Suh and Cameron Wake, the team selected defensive end Charles Harris out of Missouri in April’s draft. While it was only during OTAs (organized team activities) and mandatory minicamp, Dolphin veterans were already impressed with not just Harris’ play, but the way he carried himself off the field.

“Charles, in my opinion, is a very focused kid,” Suh said in a press conference last week. “He’s very excited about his approach to the game. He’s very detail oriented. (He) obviously takes coaching very, very well (and) implements it very quickly as you coach him up in-game and (he) listens.”

While Wake and Andre Branch will likely be the Dolphins starters at defensive end, Harris is expected to get a lot of playing time as a rotational player in his first season. At Missouri, Harris recorded 18 sacks and 34.5 tackles for loss in his three seasons playing for the Tigers.

Much like Suh, Wake believes Harris has the right mindset to succeed in the NFL.

“I think he has the right mentality and the right mindset to come into this game and be able to be successful,” Wake said when meeting with the media. “If you add that mindset and that mentality with physical talent and physical gifts and hopefully a little bit of urging from some of the veterans around here and the coaches, I think he’s set up in the right place to make plays.”