Earlier today, the updated Phinsider Mock Draft Database was published. While compiling it, I thought it would be interesting to take the 12 picks before the Miami Dolphins 13th overall pick, see what players they are being mocked to select, using the same database style as we used for the Dolphins. SB Nation's Adam Stites has compiled the picks for 104 mock drafts from around the web, using them to make pie charts to show the consensus pick for each team.
That consensus pick, listed below, was then used to take players off the "big board" for the Dolphins, giving us the best players remaining for Miami. First, the top 12 picks:
1 - Tennessee Titans - Laremy Tunsil
2 - Cleveland Browns - Carson Wentz
3 - San Diego Chargers - Jalen Ramsey
4 - Dallas Cowboys - Joey Bosa
5 - Jacksonville Jaguars - Myles Jack
6 - Baltimore Ravens - DeForest Buckner
7 - San Francisco 49ers - Jared Goff
8 - Philadelphia Eagles (from Miami) - Ezekiel Elliott
9 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Vernon Hargreaves III
10 - New York Giants - Ronnie Stanley
11 - Chicago Bears - A'Shawn Robinson
12 - New Orleans Saints - Sheldon Rankins
With those picks made, I took the top 50 prospects according to CBS Sports' prospect rankings, marking off the players already selected:
11 | Laquon Treadwell | WR | Ole Miss |
12 | Darron Lee | OLB | Ohio State |
13 | Shaq Lawson | DE | Clemson |
15 | Reggie Ragland | ILB | Alabama |
16 | Eli Apple | CB | Ohio State |
18 | Jack Conklin | OT | Michigan State |
19 | Jarran Reed | DT | Alabama |
20 | Andrew Billings | DT | Baylor |
21 | Mackensie Alexander | CB | Clemson |
22 | Taylor Decker | OT | Ohio State |
23 | Corey Coleman | WR | Baylor |
24 | Leonard Floyd | OLB | Georgia |
25 | Robert Nkemdiche | DT | Ole Miss |
26 | Ryan Kelly | C | Alabama |
27 | William Jackson III | CB | Houston |
28 | Will Fuller | WR | Notre Dame |
29 | Noah Spence | DE | Eastern Kentucky |
30 | Emmanuel Ogbah | DE | Oklahoma State |
31 | Josh Doctson | WR | TCU |
32 | Kevin Dodd | DE | Clemson |
33 | Paxton Lynch | QB | Memphis |
34 | Jason Spriggs | OT | Indiana |
35 | Vernon Butler | DT | Louisiana Tech |
36 | Kenny Clark | DT | UCLA |
37 | Cody Whitehair | OG | Kansas State |
38 | Derrick Henry | RB | Alabama |
39 | Connor Cook | QB | Michigan State |
40 | Jaylon Smith | OLB | Notre Dame |
41 | Jonathan Bullard | DE | Florida |
42 | Germain Ifedi | OT | Texas A&M |
43 | Kamalei Correa | OLB | Boise State |
44 | Tyler Boyd | WR | Pittsburgh |
45 | Austin Johnson | DT | Penn State |
46 | Michael Thomas | WR | Ohio State |
47 | Kendall Fuller | CB | Virginia Tech |
48 | Vonn Bell | SS | Ohio State |
49 | Keanu Neal | FS | Florida |
50 | Vadal Alexander | OG | LSU |
Which brings us to what the Dolphins' big board (based on CBS Sports' player rankings) will look like, if the consensus mock drafts prove to be accurate:
1. Laquon Treadwell, WR, Ole Miss
2. Darron Lee, LB, Ohio State
3. Shaq Lawson, DE, Clemson
4. Reggie Ragland, LB, Alabama
5. Eli Apple, CB, Ohio State
6. Jack Conklin, OT, Michigan State
7. Jarran Reed, DT, Alabama
8. Andrew Billings, DT, Baylor
9. Mackensie Alexander, CB, Clemson
10. Taylor Decker, OT, Ohio State
11. Corey Coleman, WR, Baylor
12. Leonard Floyd, LB, Georgia
13. Robert Nkemdiche, DT, Ole Miss
14. Ryan Kelly, C, Alabama
15. William Jackson III, CB, Houston
Treadwell is absolutely a worthwhile pick at the 13th position, but he is probably not Miami's choice, given the needs at other positions and the presence of Jarvis Landry, DeVante Parker, and Kenny Stills at the top of the depth chart. Any of the rest of the top five on the board could have a case for being selected by Miami, with Lee or Ragland a possibility to continue reworking the Dolphins' linebackers, Lawson giving Miami a talented pass rusher who could continue to develop behind Cameron Wake and be ready to fill in if injuries necessitate or take over one of the starting positions in 2017, and Apple giving Miami the starting cornerback opposite Byron Maxwell.
The rest of the top 15 prospects remaining on the board actually would play perfectly for Miami as well. Cornerbacks, offensive linemen, and defensive tackles dominate the top players remaining, all of which Miami could use. It could also allow Miami to trade back a few more spots, add additional draft picks, and still get a quality player at a position of need.
What do you think of the big board for Miami?