It's time again to glance over the 40+ mock drafts we've been following to see how things have changed this week.
The biggest trend right now seems to be the falling stock of Dez Bryant. His off-the-field issues seem to have most experts believing Bryant will indeed be on the board when the Dolphins are on the clock with the 12th pick. And ESPN's Todd McShay has called Bryant the most talented receiver to enter the draft since Calvin Johnson and Andre Johnson. That's some lofty praise. But is the perceived baggage too much for a team like the Dolphins to take on?
Let's see what some of the internet's best mock drafts are saying today.
2010 MIAMI DOLPHINS MOCKS AROUND THE NET |
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Site | Upd. | 1st Round (12th) |
2nd Round (43rd) |
3rd Round (73rd) |
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Mocking The Draft | 3/5 | ILB | Rolando McClain |
FS | Nate Allen |
NT | Torell Troup |
New Era Scouting | 3/1 | RB |
C.J. Spiller |
WR |
Arrelious Benn |
NT | Cam Thomas |
ESPN's Mel Kiper | 3/10 | NT |
Dan Williams |
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ESPN's Todd McShay | 3/10 | NT | Dan Williams | ||||
SI.com's Don Banks | 3/16 | NT | Dan Williams |
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NFL.com's Pat Kirwan | 3/18 |
OLB | Sergio Kindle |
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NBC Sports' Evan Silva | 3/9 | OLB | Sergio Kindle |
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National Football Post | 3/10 | WR |
Dez Bryant |
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Pro Football Weekly | 1/30 | OLB | Sergio Kindle | ||||
Al Fronczak | 3/17 | OLB |
Jason Pierre-Paul |
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NESN | 3/18 | OLB | Ricky Sapp |
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FOX Sports | 3/2 | NT | Dan Williams | WR | Brandon LaFell | ILB | Brandon Spikes |
Scout.com | 3/8 | NT |
Dan Williams |
RB |
Dexter McCluster |
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Roto Times | 3/1 | WR | Dez Bryant |
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Football's Future | 3/5 | S |
Taylor Mays |
OLB |
Thaddeus Gibson |
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Walter Football | 3/16 | OLB | Jason Pierre-Paul |
FS |
Nate Allen |
NT |
Torell Troup |
Draft Countdown | 3/15 | OLB | Sergio Kindle |
WR | Brandon LaFell | ||
CBS Sports' Rob Rang | 3/17 | NT |
Dan Williams |
WR | Brandon LaFell | ||
CBS Sports' Chad Reuter | 3/16 | NT |
Dan Williams |
OLB |
Koa Misi | ||
CBS Sports' Pete Prisco | 3/4 | OLB |
Brandon Graham | ||||
Russ Lande | 3/18 | WR | Demaryius Thomas | ||||
Weller and Bryan | 3/6 | RB | C.J. Spiller |
WR | Brandon LaFell | NT | Cam Thomas |
DrafTek | 3/18 | RB |
C.J. Spiller | S |
Taylor Mays |
WR |
Taylor Price |
The Draft Matters | 3/13 |
NT |
Dan Williams |
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Draft King | 3/5 | WR |
Dez Bryant |
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Football Jabber | 3/15 | NT |
Dan Williams |
WR | Brandon LaFell | ||
Fantasy Football Jungle | 3/17 | OLB |
Jason Pierre-Paul |
WR |
Damian Williams |
S |
Morgan Burnett |
NFL Draft Dog | 2/28 | OLB | Jason Pierre-Paul | ||||
Saturdays2Sundays | 3/15 | OLB |
Jason Pierre-Paul |
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NFL Draft 101 | 3/15 | OLB |
Sergio Kindle |
WR |
Arrelious Benn |
RB |
Dexter McCluster |
NFL News and Rumors | 3/18 | NT |
Dan Williams |
ILB |
Brandon Spikes |
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Fantasy Football Xtreme | 3/12 | CB | Joe Haden | ||||
NFL Mocks | 1/28 | OLB | Sergio Kindle | ||||
QI Sports | 3/13 | NT |
Dan Williams |
WR |
Brandon LaFell |
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Draft Huddle | 3/13 | OLB |
Brandon Graham |
OLB | George Selvie | WR | Demaryius Thomas |
Draft Board Insider | 3/5 | OLB | Brandon Graham |
WR |
Brandon LaFell |
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Scout's Notebook | 3/18 |
OLB |
Jason Pierre-Paul |
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Redzone Report | 2/11 | OLB | Sergio Kindle | ||||
Draft Zoo | 3/13 | OLB | Jason Pierre-Paul |
NT | Cam Thomas | WR |
Jeremy Williams |
Sunday Kickoff | 3/16 | NT |
Dan Williams |
OLB |
Jerry Hughes |
WR |
Carlton Mitchell |
ProFootballTalk | 2/18 | WR | Dez Bryant | ||||
Scout's Mock Draft Muncher | 3/16 | NT |
Dan Williams |
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KFFL | 3/18 | NT |
Dan Williams |
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Sideline Scouting | 3/8 | OLB | Brandon Graham | ||||
Trends:
(Denotes if percentage is up or down over last edition)
Dan Williams: 32% (+)
Jason Pierre-Paul: 16% (+)
Sergio Kindle: 16% (+)
Dez Bryant: 9% (-)
Brandon Graham: 9%
C.J. Spiller: 7% (-)
Rolando McClain: 2% (-)
All aboard the Dan Williams bandwagon, huh? I get it - he's the "safe" bet when trying to predict what Miami will do in the draft. The other safe bet is outside linebacker. But nobody has an idea as to which one the Dolphins would target. Jason Pierre-Paul and Sergio Kindle appear to be the leaders as of now. But many scouts love Brandon Graham - and the Dolphins might, too, if they can look past his height.
I also noticed that there's some momentum building for Brandon LaFell as a possible second round pick by the Dolphins. No other player came close in the 44 mocks above to matching the number of times LaFell was listed as the team's second round selection. Is it just speculation or is there something more to this? I have no idea.
And that's the bottom line to all this - nobody really has any idea right now. But between now and April's draft, I think we'll get a little bit better of a feeling as to what the Dolphins might do when they get put on the clock.