We have no idea what the Miami Dolphins 2021 NFL draft board looks like starting this afternoon. But what we do know is that the most consensual end result of this year’s project is Kyle Pitts of Florida and the seemingly consensual receiver in this year’s project is LSU’s Ja’Marr Chase. How good are your resumes? There is a viable possibility, thanks to the Atlanta Falcons and Cincinnati Bengals, that neither of these two players will last until the No. 6 overall team, when the Miami Dolphins arrive on the clock.
This is the bad news.
But the good news for the Dolphins is that a recent report by Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer seems to indicate that the Miami Dolphins may avoid a potential “doomsday” scenario in the 2021 NFL draft, where no neither the upper ends nor the upper wide receiver last the general election number 6. The report comes from Breer’s weekly MMQB column and highlights the intentions of the Atlanta Falcons, who currently plan to place at number 4 in general.
“The first three options are discussed. And that leaves the Falcons as a team to watch, one that will have to make a decision about their choice with some tricky finances on the quarterback (due to all the restructuring of Matt Ryan), and a team that needs cheaper young talent with which surrounds its core, “Breer wrote.
“My guess has been that the Falcons will stay at No. 4 and grab a quarterback, because I don’t think they want to count on going up that high again and that’s a really strong year. But I know they’re open to the idea of changing the selection and that they have held exploratory conversations with other teams about an agreement that would make someone else move to number 4. “
Exploratory conversations with other quarterback-hungry teams are certainly a few things to keep in mind, though the Carolina Panthers ’decision to negotiate for QB Sam Darnold may affect the urgency of the commercial market for this year’s project. And if that’s the case, Miami can squeeze in and watch the Falcons TE Kyle Pitts project according to a “best available player” principle. But if there are enough teams willing to face each other for a quarterback and the Falcons get a treat sweet enough to force them to act and follow the calls they’ve already had, the Dolphins would be guaranteed to see at least one of TE1 and WR1 on the board for them at number 6 overall.