Miami ? The latest candidate to emerge for the Miami Dolphins’ coaching job has a big edge in name recognition: He’s a Shula.

Mike Shula interviewed for the job Saturday and is one of at least five candidates still under consideration, the Dolphins said Tuesday. Shula’s dad, Don, coached the Dolphins for 26 years, holds the NFL record with 347 victories and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

“Mike is a very, very highly qualified person,” Dolphins chief executive officer Joe Bailey said on his weekly radio show. “He’s got a lot of his dad in him – very, very smart, very assertive, very firm.”

Hiring the younger Shula would mean a swap of coaches with Alabama. He was fired by the Crimson Tide in November and replaced by Nick Saban, who left the Dolphins on Jan. 3 after two seasons.

Other remaining candidates to replace Saban: former Atlanta Falcons coach Jim Mora, Georgia Tech coach Chan Gailey, Dolphins defensive coordinator Dom Capers and San Diego offensive coordinator Cam Cameron.

Capers interviewed for the head coaching job, then agreed to a new three-year contract as defensive coordinator last week. His defensive unit ranked fourth in the NFL this season.

“He remains in consideration for the head job,” Dolphins president Bryan Wiedmeier said. “We’re very fortunate to have him in our organization.”

The Dolphins also met with Cameron during the first round of interviews and have since been in contact with his agent.

“He’s an outstanding football mind, probably one of the more innovative football minds in the game today,” Wiedmeier said.

The Dolphins have met with at least 13 candidates, and that list could grow. There’s speculation Miami will pursue Marty Schottenheimer if he’s fired by the San Diego Chargers, who were eliminated from the playoffs Sunday.

“If a candidate surfaced today that we felt was compelling and that was the right person, certainly we would consider that,” Wiedmeier said.

Among those no longer under consideration is Schottenheimer’s son, New York Jets offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer. The younger Schottenheimer, at 33 Miami’s youngest candidate, withdrew from consideration Monday.