The Dolphins have selected OLB A.J. Edds of Iowa with the 119th pick (4th round) of the NFL Draft. Edds is 6′3″, 245 pounds and he runs a 4.7 40. He is a good athlete and he is a big time asset in pass coverage. But, he’s not much of a blitzer and he doesn’t bring a lot of thump against the running game despite his size. Edds played in 13 games (all starts) for Iowa last season and he had 78 tackles, 4.5 tackles for a loss, he had 1/2 a sack, broke up 4 passes and he had 5 interceptions. He played in 46 games (39 starts) in his four years at Iowa and he had 226 tackles, 14 tackles for a loss, he had 2.5 sacks, broke up 12 passes and he had 7 interceptions. Edds will help the Dolphins immediately on special teams and as a coverage linebacker in passing situations. But, if he’s over going to develop into a starting linebacker he’s going to have to develop a mean streak.
UPDATE: (8/3/2010) - The Dolphins have placed rookie linebacker A.J. Edds on the Injured Reserve List due to a torn ACL in his right knee. He was injured in practice.