Raheem Mostert on Dolphins drafting Jaylen Wright: 'The more the merrier'

Miami Dolphins running back Raheem Mostert shared his thoughts on the team drafting Jaylen Wright in the fourth round. While speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Mostert was asked about the Dolphins selecting the former Tennessee Volunteers running back who was named to the All-SEC Second Team last year.

“I mean, the more the merrier,” Mostert said, per NFL.com. “That’s what I would say, especially in this offense. We can utilize a lot of different attributes and speed is definitely an attribute that we like to maximize to the most of our abilities. So to be able to have another guy come into the mix and bring his attributes and his contributions into the offense and his speed is definitely going to be very beneficial on our part.

“We can now line up and we could use three backs at one point with a receiver and maybe a tight end as well, so there’s a lot of different things you can do in the offense, especially with guys that have a lot of different speeds.”

Raheem Mostert ready to work with Jaylen Wright

This is the second consecutive year the Dolphins selected a running back in the first four rounds. In 2023, the team selected former Texas A&M star De’Von Achane who rushed for 800 yards and eight touchdowns during his rookie season.

Mostert had a career season in 2023, rushing for 1,012 yards and 18 touchdowns on 209 carries. All those numbers are career-highs for him, leading to the Dolphins giving him a contract extension in March. Mostert would love to put up those numbers again, but the added depth at running back might lead to him getting fewer carries. That’s not going to be a problem for him because he’s looking forward to working with Wright just like he did with Achane last year.

“I’m all about in-person experiences and thus far, regardless of any team that I’ve been apart of, who they drafted, I’ve always embraced the opportunity,” Mostert said. “Not only for myself but for the people around me and in the room, too. Just super excited to have everybody here. He’s going to be here sometime this weekend with rookie minicamp. It’s going to be fun. It’s going to be exciting. And like I said, I just can’t wait to work with him.”

Wright led Tennessee with 1,013 yards and ranked second in the FBS with 7.4 yards per carry in 2023. In 2022, Wright recorded 875 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns.