OL coach considers options about who will start at center

Free agent signee Connor Williams will be tried at multiple positions as offensive line coach Matt Applebaum determines who will be a better fit where.

The Dolphins continue to mull whether to play free agent pickup Connor Williams at left guard or center this season — a decision that will have a domino effect on multiple positions.

Asked on Friday whether Williams — who was a productive left guard for the Dallas Cowboys — has emerged as a viable option at center, Dolphins offensive line coach Matt Applebaum said:

“We’re in the works of trying to figure out if that’s the answer or not. We’ve seen him at a couple of different positions and see what he’s capable of doing. I know that is not a definite answer but we’re not at that stage yet.

“But I know he’s a talented guy. He’s smart, he’s athletic, he’s strong. He has a lot of want-to to him. He’s really giving us everything we’re asking of him. For as much as he’s played, he’s still a young player. He’s a guy that has a lot of position flex. What his best position will be at the end of the day, we’re still figuring that out.”

Williams took snaps at center in training camp and preseason games for Dallas during his four season there. Though he led NFL guards in penalties last season, he graded out very well in run block