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The three-day NFL draft begins Thursday night (8 p.m.; TV: ESPN, NFL Network, ABC and ESPN Deportes), and the Miami Dolphins have 10 picks to improve their roster including their first-round pick at No. 13.
Here’s who the South Florida Sun Sentinel predicts the Dolphins will select in Thursday’s first round:
Michigan cornerback Will Johnson
The Dolphins needed a starting safety before Jalen Ramsey wanted a trade. Now they’re desperate. Johnson checks all the needed boxes to fill one of their cornerback positions.
Michigan cornerback Will Johnson
This was my choice before the Ramsey situation. It just makes sense. He’s a playmaker, and this team needs playmakers. Yes, there is an injury concern but I’d roll the dice. Johnson fits the Dolphins’ need better than the next-best cornerback, Texas’ Jahdae Barron, who would also be acceptable.
Michigan cornerback Will Johnson
I had Johnson taken two picks before the Dolphins selection at 13 in my mock draft, but this draft now becomes about getting the best cornerback after Travis Hunter following the Ramsey trade development. Move up if you have to if you’re the Dolphins, but maybe he does fall to Miami.
Texas CB Jahdae Barron
Barron, who won the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation’s top DB, can play boundary cornerback or slot/nickel CB. He has short arms and his tackling is shaky, but his 5 interceptions last season show he has play-making potential, which the Dolphins badly need.
Georgia edge rusher Mykel Williams
If Michigan’s Johnson is available, he would be my pick here, but I don’t believe he will be. I like Williams, and Georgia has had an excellent track record recently of sending players into the NFL who can wreck an opposing pass game. Plus, the Dolphins have question marks on the edge in Jaelan Phillips and Bradley Chubb, who each is coming off a second major leg injury in their careers. This 20-year-old looks the part, and perhaps the Dolphins can trade down, grab some 2026 draft ammo, and snag Williams.
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Here’s who the South Florida Sun Sentinel predicts the Dolphins will select in Thursday’s first round:
Dave Hyde, Columnist
Michigan cornerback Will Johnson
The Dolphins needed a starting safety before Jalen Ramsey wanted a trade. Now they’re desperate. Johnson checks all the needed boxes to fill one of their cornerback positions.
Chris Perkins, Dolphins columnist
Michigan cornerback Will Johnson
This was my choice before the Ramsey situation. It just makes sense. He’s a playmaker, and this team needs playmakers. Yes, there is an injury concern but I’d roll the dice. Johnson fits the Dolphins’ need better than the next-best cornerback, Texas’ Jahdae Barron, who would also be acceptable.
David Furones, Dolphins Writer
Michigan cornerback Will Johnson
I had Johnson taken two picks before the Dolphins selection at 13 in my mock draft, but this draft now becomes about getting the best cornerback after Travis Hunter following the Ramsey trade development. Move up if you have to if you’re the Dolphins, but maybe he does fall to Miami.
Keven Lerner, Assistant Sports Editor
Texas CB Jahdae Barron
Barron, who won the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation’s top DB, can play boundary cornerback or slot/nickel CB. He has short arms and his tackling is shaky, but his 5 interceptions last season show he has play-making potential, which the Dolphins badly need.
Steve Svekis, Assistant Sports Editor
Georgia edge rusher Mykel Williams
If Michigan’s Johnson is available, he would be my pick here, but I don’t believe he will be. I like Williams, and Georgia has had an excellent track record recently of sending players into the NFL who can wreck an opposing pass game. Plus, the Dolphins have question marks on the edge in Jaelan Phillips and Bradley Chubb, who each is coming off a second major leg injury in their careers. This 20-year-old looks the part, and perhaps the Dolphins can trade down, grab some 2026 draft ammo, and snag Williams.
Dolphins Deep Dive: How does Ramsey’s status change draft strategy? | VIDEO
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