Let's take scout.com's nfl top 100 players for the draft and pare it down for the miami dolphins. Operating under a couple assumptions, we can narrow down the list.

1. Miami will not draft a quarterback until after the first 5 rounds.

2. Miami will not draft a running back until after the first 3 rounds. Taking a leap of faith here. Even if Reggie Bush leaves, Daniel Thomas, Lamar Mills, and Jonas Gray are good enough that the Dolphins can wait on the RB position.

3. Miami will not draft a Center at all.

4. Miami will not draft a DT within the first 3 rounds. Even if Starks leaves, Miami has Soliai, Odrick, and Randall at the DT position.

5. Miami will not draft a fullback at all.

6. Miami will not draft big, heavy offensive linemen. This is against the west coast philosophy.

7. Miami will not draft players too far away from the ideal height, weight, and speed ratios for each position. This excludes a lot of players who are good, but don't fit the prototypical mold (Khaseem Green, Arthur Brown, Tavon Austin, etc.)

8. Miami will not draft a wide receiver or tight end with questionable hands (Justin Hunter, L Toilolo).

9. Miami will not draft one of the top 10 players (Who will not realistically be available), and will not trade up to get one, because there is none which fits a glaring need.

10. Miami will not draft an inside linebacker until, at least, round 3. Dansby has had a great year, has a smaller cap number next year, and isn't worth the resources to replace.

11. Miami will not take a player with character concerns too early, the risk is too high. This eliminates Marquess Wilson and a couple others.

Let's narrow down Miami's list of potential draft candidates into a suitable draft board.

The filtered list has 44 names removed from the top 100, leaving 56 possibilities for the first 5 picks. It is very likely all 5 of the Miami Dolphins picks in the first 3 rounds are on this list.

Some things pop out from the remaining board. The best value at Miami's 1st round pick is either an offensive lineman, a Defensive End, or a Wide Receiver. Warmack, Cooper, Mingo, Jordan, Lewan, and Montgomery may be available.

Another thing that pops out is that there are a ton of WR, S, and CBs in the 2nd and 3rd round. Miami in the 2nd round has its pick of a lot of good CB and WR (WR: Woods, Wheaton, Williams, Dobson, Hamilton, Patton, King, and Stills). I think Wheaton, Patton, Dobson, and King could be great possibilities for the beginning of the 3rd round for them. At CB you have: Wreh-Wilson, Ryan, Amerson, Trufant, Rhodes, Poyer, Sweeting, Price, and Robley who may all be available at their 2nd round pick. Miami will likely skip CB in the first round to target the best left in the 2nd.

Lastly, is the lack of tight end options. Miami either needs to get back into the back end of the 1st round for a shot at Eifort or Ertz, or target escobar or sims in the late second/early third.

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