Miami Dolphins Best Draft Move: Trading Back

With the NFL Draft just days away, the Miami Dolphins may have the most options out of all 32 teams when it comes to their first round pick in the 2015 NFL Draft.

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They could go WR (whether DeVante Parker falls or they reach for someone else), offensive linemen, defensive tackle, pass rusher, cornerback. The Dolphins have multiple needs and the odds are a player that fills one of these needs will be available at 14th overall. But then again the Dolphins could draft best player available, even if it is outside a need. Such would be the case if the Dolphins drafted Todd Gurley or Danny Shelton. Not necessarily a dire need for the team, but both would by playmakers on their respective sides of the ball and bring talent to both the offense and defense.

And then there is the approach that I think the Dolphins should take: trading down. Personally, I hated when the Dolphins moved up to take Dion Jordan in the 2013 NFL Draft. It cost the Dolphins a very valuable 2nd round pick, and HC Joe Philbin has yet to figure out how to utilize Jordan to maximize his abilities. In short, Jordan has been a bust thus far. So I hope the Dolphins avoid moving up in this draft at all costs.

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That leaves trading down as the best option for the Dolphins. It makes too much sense. The likelihood of Miami’s top prospect being there at 14th overall (say DeVante Parker, Kevin White or Amari Cooper) is slim to none. Why not trade down with someone like the Cowboys or Eagles and pick up another second or third round pick? It would mean killing two birds with one stone. For one, the Dolphins would not have to reach for a guy they could get later in the first round. And two, they could pick up another viable starter in the second or third round, especially since the Dolphins lost their third rounder on Kenny Stills.

I am by no means a draft expert or a certified analyst. But what I do know is that reaching in drafts can set a team back for years to come. But smartly trading down and adding picks and playmakers can ready a team for the playoffs in a single draft. That is why come Thursday night, I will hope to see either a top prospect fall to Miami at 14th overall, or see the Dolphins add some picks while letting some other team greedily take Miami’s spot in the first round.

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