The Miami Dolphins will enter the 2020 NFL Draft with a plentiful collection of top draft choices. Key among them is the 5th overall pick, the Dolphins’ critical bartering chip for potential trades and the primary tool in Miami’s search for a long-term answer at the quarterback position.
But what kind of recent history has the pick provided teams? Is this something Miami should expect to materialize based on the success rate of other teams drafting at 5?
Here are the picks made with the 5th overall pick since the turn of the millennium back in 2000:
2019: LB Devin White, LSU (Tampa Bay)
2018: DE Bradley Chubb, NCST (Denver)
2017: WR Corey Davis, WMU (Tennessee)
2016: CB Jalen Ramsey, FSU (Jacksonville)
2015: OL Branden Scherff, Iowa (Washington)
2014: DE Khalil Mack, Buffalo (Oakland)
2013: DE Ziggy Ansah, BYU (Detroit)
2012: WR Justin Blackmon, OKST (Jacksonville)
2011: CB Patrick Peterson, LSU (Arizona)
2010: S Eric Berry, Tennessee (Kansas City)
2009: QB Mark Sanchez, USC (New York Jets)
2008: DT Glenn Dorsey, LSU (Kansas City)
2007: OL Levi Brown, PSU (Arizona)
2006: LB A.J. Hawk, OSU (Green Bay)
2005: RB Cadillac Williams, AUB (Tampa Bay)
2004: S Sean Taylor, MIA (Washington)
2003: DB Terrance Newman, KSU (Dallas)
2002: DB Quentin Jammer, TEX (San Diego)
2001: RB LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU (San Diego)
2000: RB Jamal Lewis, TEN (Baltimore)
Predominantly, good football players are littered throughout this list. There are some stars, too — such as Tomlinson, Mack, Peterson and the late Sean Taylor.
Some of the apparent busts on this list can serve as a friendly reminder to the Miami Dolphins that drafting based strictly off of need is a one-way ticket to an underwhelming pick — so the team would be wise to make sure if they love and want a quarterback, they love all him. And not just because they’re in desperate need of one in the long-term.
But the good news is teams have found stars here throughout the recent history of the pick.
