You saw the power when the Miami Dolphins played Detroit. That’s important. But you also saw the speed. You saw the hands. Heck, you even saw some special teams smarts on a kickoff return.

But does Dolphins rookie running back Ollie Gordon II, who rushed for 50 yards on 10 carries in last Saturday’s 24-17 victory over the Lions, provide everything that’s necessary as RB2 behind starting running back De’Von Achane and ahead of second-year running back Jaylen Wright?

It appears to me that he does. Gordon, this year’s sixth-round pick from Oklahoma State, at this point seems better equipped to serve as Achane’s primary backup than Wright, last year’s fourth-round pick out of Tennessee.

Gordon (6 foot 2, 225 pounds) provides more power than Wright (5-10, 208), and moves the Dolphins clo

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