De'Von Achane News: Early standout at training camp

Achane has impressed during the early portion of training camp, making several big plays at practice Tuesday, Hal Habib of the Palm Beach Post reports.

Achane opened 11-on-11 team drills Tuesday with an impressive run, and he logged a pair of big plays to close out the day, including a deep pass from Tua Tagovailoa. It's encouraging to see Achane meshing well with Miami's revamped offensive line, and he remains the Dolphins' clear lead back after a stellar sophomore season in which he tallied career-high totals across the board with 203 carries for 907 yards (4.5 YPC) and six scores, plus an outstanding 78-592-6 receiving line on 87 targets. Miami's decision to replace tight end Jonnu Smith with Darren Waller, who spent last season in retirement, leaves Achane with less target competition in the short and intermediate areas of the field, and the combination of Jaylen Wright, Alexander Mattison and Ollie Gordon look more like threats for short-yardage duties than the overall backfield workload.