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Two of the top analysts each year, especially when it comes to mock draft season, are ESPN’s Mel Kiper, Jr., and Todd McShay.
The two of them will eventually get into the rhythm of posting an update to the mock drafts every other week, providing ESPN with a new mock to post weekly.
It also means, thanks to the internet, we can go back and see what either of those two were thinking the Miami Dolphins should have done with their draft picks each year.
[h=3]Miami Dolphins 1st Round Draft Picks 2010-2016[/h]
One quick note, players like Jared Odrick, who now plays for the Jacksonville Jaguars, have their career AV listed, not just the AV for when they were with the Dolphins.
This allows for a comparison to the players in the mock drafts from McShay and Kiper, no matter where they were drafted or have moved since being selected.
Obviously, for the Dolphins, the biggest letdown in their actual draft choices over the past seven years has been defensive end Dion Jordan, for whom the team traded up to the third-overall selection, but he has only one start in his career and has not played since 2014. He is still on the team’s roster, but there are indications the team is likely to release him this offseason.
[h=3]Mel Kiper’s final mock drafts 2010-2016 - Miami Dolphins picks[/h]
Kiper got a few of his projected Dolphins picks correct, including Mike Pouncey, Ryan Tannehill, and Ja’Wuan James. The 2010 pick of Sergio Kindle would have been a horrible one for the Dolphins. Kindle wound up being a second-round pick of the Baltimore Ravens, staying with the team for three seasons. He lost his rookie season after falling down two flights of stairs in his Austin, Texas home, leading to a fractured skull. After he recovered, he only appeared in three games over the next two seasons before being an in-season release from the Ravens.
Kiper’s pick of Warmack was clearly the better selection than Jordan - but at this point, just about any pick would be better than the Jordan trade and selection.
The Dolphins chose to select wide receiver DeVante Parker rather than selecting Kevin Johnson, who was selected two picks later by the Houston Texans. Miami could still use the cornerback help, especially this season when injuries continued to see secondary players fall to injury, but the selection of Parker, who Kiper had coming off the board with the 10th overall pick, four before Miami’s selection, gives the Dolphins a dynamic duo of receivers in Parker and Jarvis Landry, with Kenny Stills turning it into a dangerous trio of options.
Finally, in the 2016 Draft, no one could have predicted the fall Laremy Tunsil would take. Kiper was one of the later projections for where Tunsil would be selected, going seventh to the San Francisco 49ers. Draft day had its surprise, however, when the now infamous video of Tunsil smoking from a bong was released to the player’s Twitter account just as the Draft was starting. It scared away many teams and the Dolphins snapped up their left tackle heir apparent with the 13th selection. He started 14 games during the season, playing both left guard and left tackle, and demonstrated the potential to be a lock-down player for the Dolphins for years to come. Kiper’s pick of Myles Jack, who was a popular pre-Draft selection for the Dolphins, actually lasted on the board until the second round, when the Jaguars selected him with the 36th overall pick.
[h=3]Todd McShay’s final mock drafts 2010-2016 - Miami Dolphins picks[/h]
More at LINK: http://www.thephinsider.com/nfl-mock-draft-2017/2017/2/1/14468772/nfl-mock-draft-todd-mcshay-mel-kiper-espn-2010-to-2016-review-versus-miami-dolphins-picks
Your thoughts?
The two of them will eventually get into the rhythm of posting an update to the mock drafts every other week, providing ESPN with a new mock to post weekly.
It also means, thanks to the internet, we can go back and see what either of those two were thinking the Miami Dolphins should have done with their draft picks each year.
[h=3]Miami Dolphins 1st Round Draft Picks 2010-2016[/h]
| Year | Player | Position | All-Pro | Pro Bowl | Starter Seasons | Games Started | Approximate Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Jared Odrick | DE | 0 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 32 |
| 2011 | Mike Pouncey | C | 0 | 3 | 5 | 77 | 40 |
| 2012 | Ryan Tannehill | QB | 0 | 0 | 5 | 77 | 55 |
| 2013 | Dion Jordan | DE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | Ja'Wuan James | T | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 20 |
| 2015 | DeVante Parker | WR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 |
| 2016 | Laremy Tunsil | T | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 |
| Totals: | 0 | 3 | 17 | 283 | 165 |
One quick note, players like Jared Odrick, who now plays for the Jacksonville Jaguars, have their career AV listed, not just the AV for when they were with the Dolphins.
This allows for a comparison to the players in the mock drafts from McShay and Kiper, no matter where they were drafted or have moved since being selected.
Obviously, for the Dolphins, the biggest letdown in their actual draft choices over the past seven years has been defensive end Dion Jordan, for whom the team traded up to the third-overall selection, but he has only one start in his career and has not played since 2014. He is still on the team’s roster, but there are indications the team is likely to release him this offseason.
[h=3]Mel Kiper’s final mock drafts 2010-2016 - Miami Dolphins picks[/h]
| Year | Player | Position | All-Pro | Pro Bowl | Starter Seasons | Games Started | Approximate Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Sergio Kindle | OLB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Mike Pouncey | C | 0 | 3 | 5 | 77 | 40 |
| 2012 | Ryan Tannehill | QB | 0 | 0 | 5 | 77 | 55 |
| 2013 | Chance Warmack | G | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 20 |
| 2014 | Ja'Wuan James | T | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 20 |
| 2015 | Kevin Johnson | CB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 |
| 2016 | Myles Jack | LB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
| Totals: | 0 | 3 | 17 | 264 | 147 |
Kiper got a few of his projected Dolphins picks correct, including Mike Pouncey, Ryan Tannehill, and Ja’Wuan James. The 2010 pick of Sergio Kindle would have been a horrible one for the Dolphins. Kindle wound up being a second-round pick of the Baltimore Ravens, staying with the team for three seasons. He lost his rookie season after falling down two flights of stairs in his Austin, Texas home, leading to a fractured skull. After he recovered, he only appeared in three games over the next two seasons before being an in-season release from the Ravens.
Kiper’s pick of Warmack was clearly the better selection than Jordan - but at this point, just about any pick would be better than the Jordan trade and selection.
The Dolphins chose to select wide receiver DeVante Parker rather than selecting Kevin Johnson, who was selected two picks later by the Houston Texans. Miami could still use the cornerback help, especially this season when injuries continued to see secondary players fall to injury, but the selection of Parker, who Kiper had coming off the board with the 10th overall pick, four before Miami’s selection, gives the Dolphins a dynamic duo of receivers in Parker and Jarvis Landry, with Kenny Stills turning it into a dangerous trio of options.
Finally, in the 2016 Draft, no one could have predicted the fall Laremy Tunsil would take. Kiper was one of the later projections for where Tunsil would be selected, going seventh to the San Francisco 49ers. Draft day had its surprise, however, when the now infamous video of Tunsil smoking from a bong was released to the player’s Twitter account just as the Draft was starting. It scared away many teams and the Dolphins snapped up their left tackle heir apparent with the 13th selection. He started 14 games during the season, playing both left guard and left tackle, and demonstrated the potential to be a lock-down player for the Dolphins for years to come. Kiper’s pick of Myles Jack, who was a popular pre-Draft selection for the Dolphins, actually lasted on the board until the second round, when the Jaguars selected him with the 36th overall pick.
[h=3]Todd McShay’s final mock drafts 2010-2016 - Miami Dolphins picks[/h]
| Year | Player | Position | All-Pro | Pro Bowl | Starter Seasons | Games Started | Approximate Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Derrick Morgan | DE | 0 | 0 | 6 | 80 | 35 |
| 2011 | Mike Pouncey | C | 0 | 3 | 5 | 77 | 40 |
| 2012 | Ryan Tannehill | QB | 0 | 0 | 5 | 77 | 55 |
| 2013 | D.J. Fluker | T | 0 | 0 | 4 | 59 | 32 |
| 2014 | Cyrus Kouandjio | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| 2015 | DeVante Parker | WR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 |
| 2016 | Vernon Hargreaves III | CB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 |
| Totals: | 0 | 3 | 22 | 328 | 183 |
More at LINK: http://www.thephinsider.com/nfl-mock-draft-2017/2017/2/1/14468772/nfl-mock-draft-todd-mcshay-mel-kiper-espn-2010-to-2016-review-versus-miami-dolphins-picks
Your thoughts?
