NFL Free Agency 2020: 5 Best landing spots for Melvin Gordon

1. Miami Dolphins

The Dolphins mustered a league-worst 72.3 rushing yards per game in 2019. After trading Kenyan Drake, who then went on a rampage with Arizona, Miami’s backfield all but disintegrated. The situation is so bad that Ryan Fitzpatrick led the team with 243 rushing yards, becoming the oldest quarterback ever to accomplish the feat.

Fitzpatrick’s incredible and somewhat comedic journey into the NFL record books aside, the Dolphins need a running back. Some draft analysts believe Miami will take Georgia’s D’Andre Swift in the 2020 draft. However, with a league-leading $89 million in cap space, the Dolphins could also make a play for an established veteran.

Currently, Kalen Ballage and Myles Gaskin sit atop Miami’s depth chart at running back. Ballage, a 2018 fourth-round pick made the first six starts of his career last season. They will also likely be the final starts of his career.

Ballage averaged an abysmal 1.8 yards per carry. The Arizona State product finished the year with fewer rushing yards than he recorded as a rookie, despite more than doubling his carries. Granted, Miami’s offensive line played a role in Ballage’s poor showing.

Gaskin played exceptionally well during his four seasons at Washington, and it surprised me that he fell to the seventh round of the 2019 draft. While he deserves more opportunities, they should come as a rotational back.

Gordon could walk into Miami’s running back room and more than double Ballage’s and Gaskin’s production easily.