Playing the first eight of his eleven seasons in the NFL with the Miami Dolphins, Keith Sims started the majority of his games for the franchise at Left Guard once arriving in 1990 via the draft.

Jim Kiick may not have been a Hall of Famer like his fellow Back and teammate, Larry Csonka, but he brought an excellent set of skills to the Miami Dolphins after arriving as a sixth rounder from Wyoming in 1968.

After a spectacular seven-year run with the Boston Patriots where he was a four-time First Team All-Pro, Nick Buoniconti was traded to the Miami Dolphins after the 1968 season.

John Offerdahl was the MAC Defensive Player of the Year in 1985, and it allowed the Western Michigan Bronco to receive attention in the 1986 NFL Draft.