Miami say De’Von Achane won’t be dealt
A day on from the Jaylen Waddle trade and many of us have been wondering whether the Miami Dolphins would be willing to deal star running back De’Von Achane.
Apparently not. According to Adam Schefter, teams calling the Dolphins have been told he isn’t available.
This shouldn’t be shocking. Achane is legitimately one of the best offensive players in the league.
I was a little bit surprised to see how some people reacted to the idea of trading for Achane yesterday. I get the sense that many don’t realise just how good he actually is. The arguments put against it — that I tried to push back against in this video — didn’t seem to truly grasp his excellence.
Sadly, it seems like it won’t be possible to get him. Just as it wasn’t possible to get Maxx Crosby. The Seahawks might be forced to use their picks and I’ll pre-warn the people so opposed to the Achane trade idea that they might have a different view on acquiring an elite talent in six weeks time when they face the reality of actually picking in this class.
It’s not a good draft. The Broncos explicitly showed us that yesterday with their very aggressive move for a receiver who hasn’t reached 1000 yards in either of his last two seasons. It’s a shame that the Seahawks might not be able to use their premier off-season asset on acquiring someone who can legitimately elevate the team and increase their chances of repeating as Champions.
Scouting notes on two Washington prospects in the draft
Carver Willis (OL, Washington)
I finished watching Willis’ tape this week and there’s a lot to like. He looks like an ideal interior zone blocker, with the athleticism, instinct and game experience to be an intriguing possibility for a team like the Seahawks.
He ran a 5.11 forty at 6-5 and 303lbs, while jumping a 9-0 broad. This speaks to his athleticism and explosive power. I thought his Ohio State tape in particular was very strong, showing what he can do against a quality opponent while featuring at left tackle.
Willis can move people in the running game. He’s not Taliese Fuaga by any stretch but there were many reps where he displaced defensive linemen to create big opportunities for his running backs.
He’s very mobile and agile and it helps him pass-off blocks, moving to re-set his position and then find secondary targets. He’s a very easy mover on the pull, shooting out of his stance and looking very natural on the run.
His backpedal at tackle showed athleticism. He’s not the most natural left tackle but handled the position well in a top conference. Pass rushers, including some big names, struggled to get off his blocks.
Willis is also always looking for the next block. He doesn’t sit in his position. There are multiple tape examples where his willingness to seek out the next block sprung a big run. He can also be very physical. It’s not often you see Ohio State linemen put on the floor.
Sometimes you’d like to see a lot bit more consistency in his aggression. There are second-level blocks where he engages and falls off a bit. It’d be nice to see him hammer someone like Grey Zabel and Chase Lundt often showed in last years draft class.
At the Senior Bowl he had a beastly rep against Clemson’s TJ Parker — taking the contact, out-muscling his opponent then throwing Parker to the turf. He also sat Dani Dennis-Sutton down in a 1v1 at left tackle. It wasn’t all plain sailing — he had a rough rep in scrimmages when Nadame Tucker put him on the deck.
What was emphasised in both Mobile and on tape is that he’s athletic enough that when he faces mobile, quick pass-rushers he can keep re-setting his feet to seal position and execute his blocks. Sometimes you’d like to see his initial punch land sooner. Be the enforcer. He took out Cian Slone at the Senior Bowl by just completely getting after him right off the snap. More of that would be great. He plays with intensity and physicality so consistently landing that first blow would be good to see.
His zone-blocking grade was an 81.8 last season and Washington used zone concepts 72% of the time. He only gave up two sacks at left tackle, plus 22 pressures. This included the Ohio State game where he gave up zero sacks and only two pressures. He was flagged four times in 2025. He took 1870 college snaps — so he’s battle tested.
Finally, a well placed source passed on this story which I think is pretty cool. When he transferred to UW from Kansas State and arrived in Seattle, the team received a letter from a local fire captain. Willis had gone out for dinner, saw a group of 14 firefighters eating at the same place, and he went over and introduced himself before thanking them for their service. The fire crew later discovered he’d paid their bill.
I’m told Willis has great leadership qualities, is very mature and has a big personality. He has worked with highly respected O-line trainer LeCharles Bentley for some time.
He checks a lot of boxes the Seahawks look for and could be a good addition to add further competition and versatility to the O-line.
Jonah Coleman (RB, Washington)
Coleman is a very interesting player to study because he presents a few challenges. There aren’t many players like him with this kind of frame (5-8, 220lbs). Coleman opted not to run at either the combine or pro-day.
It speaks to one of the concerns. Is he quick enough? There are legit question marks about his burst, acceleration and ability to turn good runs into great runs when he breaks into the second level. Yet funnily enough his lack of pure speed also plays into his favour at times too. I noted it down as ‘forced patience’. He is able to let plays develop as he navigates through traffic because everything is a little less rushed. If he was quicker, he might not possess this ability.
Coleman also didn’t do any jumps which is a bit concerning. Running backs need to show explosive power. If he has it, why not jump?
He’s a bowling ball of a player — he’s so small and thick he’s tough to grab hold of. He slips through contact because he’s just awkward to tackle at his height and thickness. However, when he is engaged and hit, he tends to go down. It can take multiple defenders to slow him but when they do, he goes down fairly quickly.
To look at him you’d think he’d be a big yards-after-contact runner but he wasn’t on tape and the data matches up to that. He only had 562 yards after contact in 2025 (3.58 yards-after-contact per attempt).
The burst worries me a bit. He doesn’t accelerate through contact and often slows at the vital time when you want him to quicken up and run through the defender. I wonder if he’ll get caught in the backfield too often at the next level.
He’s not a home-run hitter and his best runs are where he’s slaloming through defenders and using his low center of gravity to change direction and shift around. It’s hard for taller defenders to wrap him up so he often just slips their grasp.
He had 20 +10 yards runs in 2025. Coleman only had two +100 yard games — vs Colorado State and UC Davis. In the games against Colorado State, UC Davis & Boise State he averaged 7.3 YPC. Yet in his other 10 games he averaged only 3.2 YPC (including the entire BIG 10 slate).
Coleman fumbled the ball twice and was tied a lowly 160th in college football for yards per attempt (4.8).
He’s very willing in pass-pro but his technique is off —- he tries to shoulder-up on contact and doesn’t play square.
He’s very well regarded for his character and a team captain at Washington. He’s been described to me as a ‘huge personality fit’ for the Seahawks per a source who would know.
When I was watching him I envisaged his role as more of a David Montgomery complement to someone with twitchy dynamism and long speed. He’s a knuckles but he probably needs to play with a Sonic. It’s worth noting there was a fair amount of buzz around the Seahawks having interest in Montgomery before he was dealt to the Texans. I should add that I think Montgomery is a potential ceiling. It’s far from a formality that Coleman will be as good.
If you want someone who brings a physical presence who might help wear down opponents in the fourth quarter, Coleman feels like a decent choice. I’m just not sure you can rely on him in the NFL to bring consistent explosive plays and his surprising lack of work through contact needs to be noted.
If he’s a non-explosive tester who runs a 4.6 (the assumption many will make after not testing at all) — what’s his true NFL ceiling?
