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Miami Dolphins: 7-round mock draft with new head coach Mike McDaniel

By Jeremy Klump

AUBURN, ALABAMA - NOVEMBER 27: John Metchie III #8 of the Alabama Crimson Tide reacts after scoring in the fourth overtime to defeat that Auburn Tigers 24-22 at Jordan-Hare Stadium on November 27, 2021 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
AUBURN, ALABAMA - NOVEMBER 27: John Metchie III #8 of the Alabama Crimson Tide reacts after scoring in the fourth overtime to defeat that Auburn Tigers 24-22 at Jordan-Hare Stadium on November 27, 2021 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /
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SALT LAKE CITY, UT – NOVEMBER 26: Devin Lloyd #0 of the Utah Utes celebrates sacking Brendon Lewis #12 of the Colorado Buffaloes during their game November 26, 2021 at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City , Utah. (Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images) /

Round 1: Devin Lloyd, LB, Utah

Well, well, well… Miami hires an offensive genius, who then drafts an elite linebacker in the first round? YUP!

I am sure there will be a lot of excitement to see what Mike McDaniel does with the offense, but I think McDaniel’s experiences in the NFL will allow him to make a home run pick here.

Devin Lloyd is one of my draft crushes, and personally, I do not think he will make it to pick 29, but he did for this mock draft on The Draft Network. And I made the pick so quick because if Lloyd is on the board at 29, Miami needs to draft him.

McDaniel understands the need for a dominant defense and one with a great linebacker. At his last two stops, he had Deion Jones and Fred Warner.

I think Jerome Baker is solid, but Lloyd is on another level. Lloyd would team up with Baker to give the Dolphins a stacked linebacker room.

I thought Micah Parsons would be a star in the NFL right away, and while it will be hard for Lloyd to do what Parsons did in year one, I think he could still have a big impact.

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