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With the 18th pick of the 2021 DBN Community NFL Mock Draft, the Miami Dolphins select...
Zaven Collins, LB, Tulsa
The selection and write-up were made by Mudville:
Ideally, in this scenario I would be looking to trade back a couple picks to find better value and pick up an additional second rounder. With realmccoy improving the offense by selecting Ja’Marr Chase with the Dolphins’ sixth pick, the Fins grab a do-it-all LB playmaker on defense.
The Dolphins have a decent front 3 with Emmanuel Ogbah, Raekwon Davis, and Christian Wilkins. However, they lost Kyle Van Noy (70 tacks and 6 sacks) and Shaq Lawson (33 tackles and 4 sacks). LBs Jerome Baker and Andrew Van Ginkel are ok starters, but other LBs competing for the other two starter spots include:
(1) LBs Sam Eguavoen and Calvin Munson who had 11 tackles between the two of them last year
(2) One-year contract rentals in Brennan Scarlett (24 tackles with HOU) and Duke Riley (46 tackles with PHI)
(3) One-year contract extension in Vince Biegel (57t / 2.5s)
(4) Overpaid Benardrick McKinney on a 5yr/$50M contract acquired via trade (37t with HOU).
Collins can do it all. At 6-foot-5, 260 pounds, he still possesses sideline-to-sideline speed, beats blockers to the point of attack to augment the run defense, and he earned a 93.0 coverage grade this past season for Tulsa, including four interceptions with two of them returned for TDs. He will immediately upgrade the Dolphins front seven and is a perfect fit for the Dolphins blitz/man heavy defense.
Pokorny: “The Dolphins already added a key weapon a No. 6 overall to help their offense, so I like the balance of addressing the defense now. With the subtractions of Van Noy and Lawson, you don’t want to weaken the position too much in one offseason. Collins helps shore things up, and also has a lot of versatility to his game to match Miami’s defensive system.”
The Washington Football Team are up next, led by ScooterDMD.
2021 DBN Community Mock Draft Results
Pick | Team | Username | Selection |
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Pick | Team | Username | Selection |
1 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Your Friendly Neighborhood Esq. | QB Trevor Lawrence |
2 | New York Jets | fjblessi | QB Zach Wilson |
3 | San Francisco 49ers | TheDawgsPodcast | QB Justin Fields |
4 | Atlanta Falcons | yman1020 | TE Kyle Pitts |
5 | Cincinnati Bengals | GrandAdmiralThrawn0905 | OT Penei Sewell |
6 | Miami Dolphins | realmccoy | WR Ja'Marr Chase |
7 | Detroit Lions | xfl2001fan | OT Rashawn Slater |
8 | Carolina Panthers | Adam Rice | CB Patrick Surtain II |
9 | Denver Broncos | poultman | QB Trey Lance |
10 | Dallas Cowboys | StefanKnee | LB Micah Parsons |
11 | New York Giants | Barry Shuck | WR DeVonta Smith |
12 | Philadelphia Eagles | Big Cosmic News | CB Jaycee Horn |
13 | Los Angeles Chargers | Danielgarrett | OT Christian Darrisaw |
14 | Minnesota Vikings | eauclairefan | DE/OLB Kwitty Paye |
15 | New England Patriots | Bo154033 | WR Jaylen Waddle |
16 | Arizona Cardinals | brianberniebaker | CB Caleb Farley |
17 | Las Vegas Raiders | Crawford_T | OT Teven Jenkins |
18 | Miami Dolphins | Mudville | LB Zaven Collins |
19 | Washington Football Team | ScooterDMD | QB Mac Jones |
20 | Chicago Bears | wahoo7 | OG Alijah Vera-Tucker |
21 | Indianapolis Colts | yoderdame | OT Samuel Cosmi |
22 | Tennessee Titans | BrianB77 | CB Asante Samuel Jr |
23 | New York Jets | carrettbagel88 | DE Jaelan Phillips |
24 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mean Ol' Pete | RB Najee Harris |
25 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Topanga Jeff | DT Christian Barmore |
26 | Cleveland Browns | tmartin5785 | LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah |
27 | Baltimore Ravens | TheCrackpot | DE/OLB Azeez Ojulari |
28 | New Orleans Saints | TheCannonGoesBOOM | CB Greg Newsome II |
29 | Green Bay Packers | OCMiami | WR Kadarius Toney |
30 | Buffalo Bills | BelieveInCleve | DE Jayson Oweh |
31 | Baltimore Ravens | Robo Dawg | OT Jalen Mayfield |
32 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Midnite Moses | RB Travis Etienne |
59 | Cleveland Browns | ProfessorBrowns | CB Kelvin Joseph |
89 | Cleveland Browns | Slaytanic Brownie | DT Tommy Togiai |
91 | Cleveland Browns | Swagnasty | DE Payton Turner |