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ArticleDolphins rookie Caleb Douglas leads NFL in key wide receiver metric
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Caleb Douglas had himself a debut for the ages this past Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders. He reeled in 5 passes for 94 yards — tied for the most yards ever by a wide receiver making his Dolphins debut. According to Next Gen Stats, Douglas averaged 5.3 yards of separation per route run on Sunday (minimum three targets). That mark is tops in the National Football League thus far.
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Douglas leads NFL in separation (5.3 yards/route) after elite 94-yard debut game.

Dolphins rookie WR delivered an elite Week 1 debut against Las Vegas with 5 catches for 94 yards—tied for most yards ever by a Dolphins WR in debut game. Douglas led the entire NFL in separation metric with 5.3 yards of separation per route run (minimum three targets), per Next Gen Stats, despite pre-draft criticism of being overdrafted out of Texas Tech. The source characterizes this as a debut "for the ages" and suggests GM Jon-Eric Sullivan found "a diamond in the rough" with this first WR selection.

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