| 1st Round (#28) DE Jared Odrick, Penn State | | | | raw size/speed prospect who did not make many |
| Key Player(s) Passed On: DE/OLB Jerry Hughes | | | | plays as a cornerback for Maryland. He also was |
| Analysis: It is hard to find fault with the Odrick | | | | not a dangerous kick returner. Andrew Quarless |
| selection. He was a terrific player at Penn State | | | | would have provided quality depth behind Anthony |
| and has the long arms and height to play | | | | Fasano. Quarless runs better than Fasano and has |
| defensive end in Miami's 3-4 defense. Odrick will fit | | | | starting potential. Dolphins' general manager, Jeff |
| in nicely on the Dolphins' defensive line. Miami | | | | Ireland, shies away from character risks and likely |
| needed outside linebacker prospects who can rush | | | | passed on Quarless for that reason. Quarless |
| the quarterback. Jerry Hughes was one of the | | | | showed more maturity as a senior and |
| better college defensive ends who could have | | | | represented little risk in the 5th round. |
| been converted to outside linebacker in this draft. | | | | 5th Round (#163) S Reshad Jones, Georgia |
| Hughes would have been a solid selection. | | | | Key Player(s) Passed On: RB Jonathan Dwyer |
| However, Odrick was a fundamentally sound and | | | | Analysis: Reshad Jones was a decent pick in the |
| probably the safer pick. Miami has a young and | | | | 5th round. He displayed a combination of hitting |
| talented defensive line (DE Philip Merling, DE Jared | | | | ability and ball skills at Georgia from the strong |
| Odrick, NT Randy Starks and reserve DE Kendall | | | | and free safety position. He also was very |
| Langford) that should be good for a number of | | | | inconsistent and made mental mistakes in |
| years. | | | | coverage. The biggest question concerning Jones |
| 2nd Round (#40) DE Koa Misi, Utah | | | | is how well will he handle the mental side of |
| Key Player(s) Passed On: DE Sergio Kindle | | | | diagnosing complicated pro passing attacks? Miami |
| Analysis: The loss of Joey Porter and Jason | | | | has Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown at running |
| Taylor made finding a young pass rusher at | | | | back, but they both have issues. Williams is 33 |
| outside linebacker a very high priority. The | | | | years old and Brown is 28 and returning from |
| Dolphins chose Koa Misi over Sergio Kindle. Misi | | | | another injury. Jonathan Dwyer is a young, big |
| consistently gives good effort, but he has to learn | | | | back who could have injected youth into a |
| more counter moves. He also has to finish plays | | | | position that is getting long in the tooth. |
| better. The former Ute gets close, but lets | | | | 7th Round (#212) DE Chris McCoy, Middle |
| quarterbacks and running backs escape his grasp | | | | Tennessee State |
| too often. PFDN preferred Kindle over Misi by a | | | | Key Player (s) Passed On: TE Dorin Dickerson |
| fair amount. Which outside linebacker prospect to | | | | Analysis: McCoy is a conversion project from |
| draft was a key decision for Miami. Kindle and Misi | | | | defensive end to outside linebacker. He had a |
| will be compared for years. Miami will be missing a | | | | productive senior season (64 tackles, 20 tackles |
| lot of pass rush pressure with the departures of | | | | for losses and 7 sacks), but it took him until his |
| Porter and Taylor. Miami has to hope that Misi | | | | 5th year to be a full-time starter. McCoy is not |
| adjusts well to the outside linebacker position and | | | | unusually quick, strong or fast. He faces long odds |
| converts more opportunities into sacks and | | | | to be anything more than decent depth. Dickerson |
| tackles for loss. | | | | is really an H-back. He catches the ball well and |
| 3rd Round (#73) OT/OG John Jerry, Mississippi | | | | has speed. Miami may have been able to come up |
| Key Player(s) Passed On: S Chad Jones | | | | with an offensive package on passing situations to |
| Analysis: Jerry has a chance to be a quality | | | | take advantage of his skill-set. |
| starting guard in the NFL. He has to raise his | | | | 7th Round (#252) LB Austin Spitler, Ohio State |
| conditioning level to reach his full potential. Jerry's | | | | Key Player(s) Passed On: CB Donovan Warren |
| run blocking prowess will help a Miami line that is | | | | Analysis: Spitler spent much of his career at Ohio |
| much stronger at tackle than it is inside. The | | | | State backing up James Laurinaitis at middle |
| safety play for Miami last season was very weak. | | | | linebacker. He played more as a redshirt senior |
| The team released Gabril Wilson and could use | | | | and had modest production. Spitler is a good |
| additional talent. Chad Jones would have made | | | | special teams player and he will have to be very |
| sense because he is just scratching the surface | | | | strong in this department to make the Dolphins. |
| of his potential. John Jerry was a solid pick. | | | | PFDN rated Donovan Warren as the better |
| However, safety was a bigger weakness than | | | | prospect with more potential. Warren is |
| the offensive line and Jones has substantial upside. | | | | comfortable in press coverage and could have |
| 4th Round (#119) LB A.J. Edds, Iowa | | | | been tried at free safety. Warren dropped like a |
| Key Player(s) Passed On: CB Akwasi | | | | stone in the draft partly due to a bad ankle that |
| Owusu-Ansah | | | | resulted in slow 40 times. He was a three-year |
| Analysis: Edds is a smart and fundamentally sound | | | | starter at Michigan. Warren clearly made a |
| player. He can be a solid backup and contribute on | | | | mistake from a draft standpoint in coming out |
| 3rd down passing situations. He is not much of a | | | | after his true junior season. He has talent and we |
| pass rusher, but Edds has a good feel for pass | | | | thought he was worth a late-round selection to |
| coverage. We thought Owusu-Ansah had more | | | | secure his services and see what he can do in |
| upside potential. Miami needs help in the secondary | | | | camp. |
| and Owusu-Ansah has potential at cornerback and | | | | Bottom Line: Miami came away with three |
| free safety. Edds can carve out a niche for | | | | potential starters (Odrick, Misi and Jerry) from this |
| himself in the Dolphins' defense, but we doubt | | | | draft. The Dolphins really need Misi to develop into |
| that he will ever be more than a situational player. | | | | an outside linebacker who can post double-digit |
| 5th Round (#145) CB Nolan Carroll, Maryland | | | | sack totals consistently. We question whether he |
| Key Player(s) Passed On: TE Andrew Quarless | | | | is that kind of player. The team did not |
| Analysis: Carroll had a lot of injury issues in college | | | | adequately address their safety position, in our |
| and missed most of his senior season with a | | | | opinion. Miami also did not add a young running |
| broken leg. Miami missed Will Allen when he was | | | | back to the mix and passed on improving the |
| injured last season. Every team wants to have | | | | depth at tight end. |
| quality depth at cornerback. However, Carroll is a | | | | |
