Catching Up With the Pros

Missed this video last month with former Dartmouth standout Flo Orimolade '17 giving an update on his recovery from the torn Achilles he suffered last September with the Calgary Stampeders:

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And with the craziness around Christmas, I fanned on another injury to a former Big Green standout. Isaiah Johnson '22, who signed with the Dolphins after playing two years as a grad transfer corner at Syracuse, tore his ACL in a December practice. Find a story after his injury HERE. He appeared in four games for Miami last fall, making three special teams tackles.

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Still on the subject of Dartmouth alums in the NFL, corner Tyron Herring '23, is on the offseason Green Bay Packers' roster. (LINK) He is one of seven cornerbacks on team's roster this winter after grad transferring to Delaware. (LINK)

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Looking ahead to another would-be NFL player, offensive tackle Delby Lemieux '26 appears in draft guru Mel Kiper's Big Board at center. Here's how Kiper ranks the position:

1. Connor Lew, Auburn

2. Jake Slaughter, Florida

3. Sam Hecht, Kansas State

4. Logan Jones, Iowa

5. Brian Parker II, Duke

6. Matt Gulbin, Michigan State

7. Trey Zuhn III, Texas A&M

8. Parker Brailsford, Alabama

9. Jager Burton, Kentucky

10. Delby Lemieux, Dartmouth

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EXTRA POINT
Another unseasonably – but very welcome – warm day is rapidly melting the snow that has covered every inch of our Vermont hillside since before Christmas. None of us are disappointed by that, except Griff the Wonder Dog. Here he is doing what we like to call "squizzling." He knows when the surface of the snow has just enough grit to it for it to be to his liking and when it does, he'll squizzle three, four, five or more times during our walks: