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Miami Dolphins post-free agency mock draft as NFL Draft approaches

By George Keim

NEW YORK - APRIL 28: Reprensentatives of the Miami Dolphins make their draft selection during the 2007 NFL Draft on April 28, 2007 at Radio City Music Hall in New York, New York. The Dolphins drafted wide receiver Ted Ginn from Ohio State. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
NEW YORK - APRIL 28: Reprensentatives of the Miami Dolphins make their draft selection during the 2007 NFL Draft on April 28, 2007 at Radio City Music Hall in New York, New York. The Dolphins drafted wide receiver Ted Ginn from Ohio State. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images) /
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TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA – NOVEMBER 09: Tua Tagovailoa #13 of the Alabama Crimson Tide throws a pass during the second half against the LSU Tigers in the game at Bryant-Denny Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)
TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA – NOVEMBER 09: Tua Tagovailoa #13 of the Alabama Crimson Tide throws a pass during the second half against the LSU Tigers in the game at Bryant-Denny Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) /

Round 1 (5th overall) – Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Alabama – The Dolphins get their guy without having to trade up.  Tua has been cleared for football activities.  Looking at some of the videos released, Tua’s footwork looks great. Due to everything that’s going on it looks like the Dolphins’ doctors will not be able to see Tua in person prior to the draft. That may be a good thing for the Dolphins as it’ll probably make it much more unlikely that a team will want to invest multiple picks to trade up and jump Miami in order to draft Tua (Mock 3.0 – Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Alabama)

Round 1 – (18 overall) – Mekhi Becton, OT, Louisville – The Dolphins get one of the four top offensive tackles in the draft.  Becton is a large man standing 6’7” tall and weighing 369 pounds. Becton is said to have nimble feet for a man his size. He also comes with a 7 foot wingspan which is a big advantage for an offensive tackle.  Becton would become a day one starter on what will be a totally revamped offensive line. (Mock 3.0 – Mekhi Becton, OT, Louisville)

Round 1 – (26 overall) – K’Lavon Chaisson, OLB, LSU – Coach Flores and the Dolphins get another weapon for the defensive side of the ball. Chaisson is an extremely explosive edge rusher and is also very good at setting the edge against the run. Add Chaisson to a unit that already has Baker, McMillian, Van Noy, Van Ginkel and Biegel provides Miami with an abundance of position flexibility and a very good defensive front seven. (Mock 3.0 – Yetur Gross-Matos, Edge, Penn State)

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