We're now less than a week away from round one of the NFL Draft. After all the speculating and all the anticipation, we'll know who the newest Dolphin is by this time next week. And to help hold us over, the Dolphins gave us a little gift - a shiny new elite receiver.
So now let's see how the recent acquisition of Brandon Marshall may have changed some of these mock drafts.
The list of over 40 mocks is below.
| 2010 MIAMI DOLPHINS MOCKS AROUND THE NET |
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| Site | Upd. | 1st Round (12th) |
2nd Round | 3rd Round (73rd) |
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| Mocking The Draft | 4/12 | NT |
Dan Williams |
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| New Era Scouting | 4/3 | NT |
Dan Williams |
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| ESPN's Mel Kiper | 4/7 | NT |
Dan Williams |
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| ESPN's Todd McShay | 4/7 | OLB | Derrick Morgan |
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| SI.com's Don Banks | 4/14 | OLB |
Sergio Kindle |
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| NFL.com's Charles Davis | 4/9 |
NT | Dan Williams |
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| NFL.com's Bucky Brooks | 4/14 | S |
Earl Thomas | ||||
| National Football Post | 4/7 | WR |
Dez Bryant |
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| Pro Football Weekly | 4/5 | WR |
Dez Bryant |
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| Al Fronczak | 4/11 | S | Eric Berry |
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| NESN | 4/15 | OLB | Derrick Morgan |
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| FOX Sports | 4/7 | NT | Dan Williams | WR |
Carlton Mitchell |
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| Scout.com | 4/13 | NT |
Dan Williams |
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| Move The Sticks | 4/5 | NT |
Dan Williams | ||||
| Football's Future | 4/13 | WR |
Dez Bryant |
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| Walter Football | 4/15 | NT |
Dan Williams |
OLB |
Ricky Sapp | ||
| Draft Countdown | 4/9 | WR |
Dez Bryant |
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| CBS Sports' Rob Rang | 4/15 | OLB |
Jerry Hughes | ||||
| CBS Sports' Chad Reuter | 4/15 | OLB |
Sergio Kindle | ||||
| CBS Sports' Pete Prisco | 4/15 | NT |
Dan Williams |
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| Russ Lande | 4/6 | FS |
Eric Berry |
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| Weller and Bryan | 4/15 | NT |
Dan Williams |
OLB | Thaddeus Gibson |
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| DrafTek | 4/14 | S |
Earl Thomas |
OLB |
Jason Worilds |
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| The Draft Matters | 3/13 |
NT |
Dan Williams |
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| Yahoo! Sports | 4/15 |
NT |
Dan Williams |
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| Football Jabber | 4/13 | OLB |
Derrick Morgan |
NT | Torell Troup |
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| Fantasy Football Jungle | 4/6 | OLB |
Jason Pierre-Paul |
NT |
Torell Troup |
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| NFL Draft Dog | 4/12 | OLB | Jason Pierre-Paul |
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| Saturdays2Sundays | 4/7 | NT |
Dan Williams |
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| NFL Draft 101 | 4/13 | NT |
Dan Williams |
RB |
Dexter McCluster |
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| NFL News and Rumors | 4/15 | ILB |
Rolando McClain |
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| Fantasy Football Xtreme | 4/14 | OLB |
Jason Pierre-Paul |
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| NFL Draft Specialist | 4/3 | CB | Kyle Wilson |
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| QI Sports | 4/7 | OLB |
Brandon Graham |
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| Draft Huddle | 4/6 | OLB |
Brandon Graham |
NT |
Cam Thomas |
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| Draft Board Insider | 4/7 | OLB | Brandon Graham |
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| Scout's Notebook | 4/15 |
OLB |
Jason Pierre-Paul |
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| Redzone Report | 4/8 | NT | Dan Williams |
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| Draft Zoo | 4/13 | OLB | Sergio Kindle |
WR |
Jeremy Williams |
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| Sunday Kickoff | 4/15 | NT |
Dan Williams |
OLB |
Jason Worilds |
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| ProFootballTalk | 4/2 | WR | Dez Bryant | ||||
| Scout's Mock Draft Muncher | 4/13 | NT |
Dan Williams |
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| KFFL | 4/15 | OLB |
Brandon Graham |
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| Sideline Scouting | 4/15 | NT | Dan Williams |
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| Draft King | 4/12 | OLB |
Sergio Kindle |
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Trends:
(Denotes if percentage is up or down over last edition)
Dan Williams: 40% (+)
Dez Bryant: 11% (-)
Sergio Kindle: 9% (-)
Jason Pierre-Paul: 9%
Brandon Graham: 9% (-)
Derrick Morgan: 6% (+)
Earl Thomas: 4% (-)
Eric Berry: 4% (+)
Once again, Dan Williams is picking up some momentum as we edge closer to the draft. But like I said before, I think that's because he's the "safe bet" for these guys whose reputations are somewhat on the line with their mock drafts. If my rep was on the line, I'd guess Williams is the pick for Miami, too. So I can't blame them.
But is he worth the 12th overall pick? That's the question I keep hearing.
Almost as many of these mocks have the Dolphins taking an outside linebacker. But nobody knows which one, resulting in a number of possible OLBs being "mocked" to Miami.
If I had to take one of these drafts above, though, I'm a big fan of DrafTek's version. Earl Thomas and Jason Worilds? I'd take that in a heartbeat - if Eric Berry was already off the board, of course.
The waiting is almost over. Soon these mocks will be a thing of the past. And like you, I can't wait for that.