Sportsnaut

● By Matt Fitzgerald
A Miami Dolphins mock draft is always a fun exercise, because with four picks in the top 50 of the 2021 NFL Draft, general manager Chris Grier really has the means to build a juggernaut in the AFC East. After years of staring up at New England in the standings, it’ll take a strong rookie class for Miami to continue competing with the Buffalo Bills and the reloaded Patriots in 2021 and beyond. Thanks to the Dolphins’ savvy trades with the San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles, they’re set up well for the next several years to come. Fresh off a 10-win season with a promising young quarterback to build around in Tua Tagovailoa, the ‘Fins are in as enviable of a position as any team in the NFL entering draft day — provided Tagovailoa is who Miami thinks he is.