Rookie running back Jaylen Wright addresses being the sixth-fastest Miami Dolphin
MIAMI GARDENS — For the very first time, Jaylen Wright slipped on the white Miami Dolphins jersey with number 25 in aqua, outlined in orange, on Friday.
"This is a dream come true," Wright said before a Dolphins rookie camp practice. "Twenty-five, I feel like I look good in. And I'm gonna' make it look good."
Wright, a running back from Tennessee, was selected by the Dolphins in the fourth round of the recent NFL draft.
They traded a future third-rounder to add the speedster.
"I feel like I'm the type of running back that doesn't do a lot of dancing," Wright said. "A lot of cutting and stuff. I mean, one cut and go. I mean, that's just me, but I'm saying I feel like this offense is gonna utilize my speed. And I feel like I'm gonna be used the right way."
Wright ran the 40-yard dash in 4.38 seconds at the NFL scouting combine.
Remarkably, that makes him the sixth-fastest Dolphin, behind Anthony Schwartz, Tyreek Hill, De'Von Achane, Raheem Mostert and Jaylen Waddle.
Miami Dolphins' Jaylen Wright is fast enough
"I mean, at the end of day, I know I'm fast," Wright said, when told about being sixth. "But like I said, extremely fast guys here. I mean really, really fast. So I mean that's props to them for running really, really fast. But I know what I ran and running that at that size is not easy. So, I know I'm fast, too."
Wright is listed at 5-foot-10, 210 pounds.
By comparison, for example, Hill is 191 pounds, Waddle is 185 pounds, Achane is 188 pounds and Schwartz is 186 pounds. Mostert is 205 pounds.
Wright said he feels welcomed by Mostert, who scored 18 touchdowns last season.
Jaylen Wright comes to Miami with Raheem Mostert respect
"Raheem is somebody I've studied watching film, back in college," Wright said. "I mean, he's, he's a guy."
Wright saw De'Von Achane get tons of touches as a rookie for Miami. That gives him reason to believe he can contribute right away.
"It tells me that he has a lot of trust in his guys," Wright said of coach Mike McDaniel. "I mean, it tells me that when he's drafting someone, he's doing it for a reason. And I feel like he's, I mean, I'm somebody that he trusts and I'm ready to prove my point on the field. You know, I'm trying to gain that trust, gain that trust not only from the coaches but my teammates as well. So I'm just really excited to make big plays."
Jaylen Wright to wear Xavien Howard's jersey number
Wright seems to have an understanding of what's going to be asked of him. And he also has an understanding of what that jersey number 25 means to folks around here.
"Of course," Wright said, when asked about Howard. "He's somebody. He's a guy, I mean, a dude. He's been very good in the NFL. A big-name guy. I'm just excited, you know, to wear the number that he repped for a long time. And made a lot of big plays in."
Joe Schad is a journalist covering the Miami Dolphins and the NFL at The Palm Beach Post. You can reach him at jschad@pbpost.com and follow him on Instagram and on X @schadjoe. Sign up for Joe's free weekly Dolphins Pulse Newsletter. Help support our work by subscribing today.
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