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Dolphin Mock Drafts Around the 'Net, 3/19 Edition

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
Site Upd. 1st Round (12th)
2nd Round (43rd)
3rd Round (73rd)
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
ESPN's Todd McShay 3/10 NT Dan Williams
SI.com's Don Banks 3/16 NT Dan Williams
NFL.com's Pat Kirwan 3/18
OLB Sergio Kindle
NBC Sports' Evan Silva 3/9 OLB Sergio Kindle
National Football Post 3/10 WR
Dez Bryant
Pro Football Weekly 1/30 OLB Sergio Kindle
Al Fronczak 3/17 OLB
Jason Pierre-Paul
NESN 3/18 OLB Ricky Sapp
FOX Sports 3/2 NT Dan Williams WR Brandon LaFell ILB Brandon Spikes
Scout.com 3/8 NT
Dan Williams
RB
Dexter McCluster
Roto Times 3/1 WR Dez Bryant
Football's Future 3/5 S
Taylor Mays
OLB
Thaddeus Gibson
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
Draft King 3/5 WR
Dez Bryant
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
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
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
Draft Huddle 3/13 OLB
Brandon Graham
OLB George Selvie WR Demaryius Thomas
Draft Board Insider 3/5 OLB Brandon Graham
WR
Brandon LaFell
Scout's Notebook 3/18
OLB
Jason Pierre-Paul




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
KFFL 3/18 NT
Dan Williams
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.