2021 NFL Draft: From the college perspective, Miami Dolphins pre-draft analysis, team needs, mock draft picks, and what they need to do.
Miami Dolphins 2021 NFL Draft Analysis
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CFN 2021 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings
from the college perspective …
QB | RB | WR | TE | OT | OG & C
DE & Edge | DT | LB | CB | Safeties
Top 105 2021 NFL Draft Prospects
The Dolphins set the foundation for the future with the 2020 draft – getting a little something out of all seven of their picks before the fifth-plus rounders – but it’s all about whether or not Tua Tagovailoa can go from promising to stardom.
He went one pick before Justin Herbert, but he was also a rookie coming off a major injury. There needed to be patience – the 2020 draft was about building for 2022 – and there still does, but everything about this draft loaded with picks has to be about helping him get there faster.
There’s a chance to trade down if a quarterback someone likes falls to the six, or they can take a top receiver talent to be the No. 1 guy. That’s always tricky – drafting wide receivers high is very, very flaky – but they’ll have their choice of Alabama receivers or LSU’s Ja’Marr Chase.
The 18 is the more interesting call. They need a pass rusher, and a few will be there, but they also need big bodies to keep Tagovailoa from getting popped. They’re in a terrific spot with both first round picks, and they’re going to be major players with five of the first 81 selections.
Miami Dolphins 2021 NFL Draft Analysis: Mock Draft Picks
Before all the trades and craziness changes it up, here’s our guess on the Miami Dolphins 2 Round NFL Mock Draft early picks.
1 (6) WR Ja’Marr Chase, LSU
1 (18) DE Kwity Paye, Michigan
2 (36) LB Jamin Davis, Kentucky
2 (50) RB Javonte Williams, North Carolina
Miami Dolphins 2021 NFL Draft Analysis: 2021 NFL Draft Picks
1: 6 (from Eagles)
1: 18
2: 36 (from Texans)
2: 50
3: 81
5: 156 (from Cowboys from Eagles)
7: 231 (from Texans)
7: 258 (from Chiefs)
Miami Dolphins 2021 NFL Draft Analysis: 2020 NFL Draft Picks
1 QB Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama
1 OT Austin Jackson, USC
2 OG Robert Hunt, Louisiana
2 DT Raekwon Davis, Alabama
3 S Brandon Jones, Texas
4 OG Solomon Kindley, Georgia
5 DE Jason Strowbridge, North Carolina
5 DE Curtis Weaver, Boise State
6 LS Blake Ferguson, LSU
7 WR/RB Malcolm Perry, Navy
CFN 2021 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings
from the college perspective …
QB | RB | WR | TE | OT | OG & C
DE & Edge | DT | LB | CB | Safeties
Top 105 2021 NFL Draft Prospects
2 Round NFL Mock Draft
Greatest Draft Picks For Each College
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2022 Top 32 Pro Prospects | By Position
