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Micah Parsons, LB, Penn State
Micah Parsons is not real. He’s a player that you would create in a laboratory. If he is on the board when Miami is selecting in the top ten, he has to be the pick. Playing him, Jerome Baker, and Kyle Van Noy gives the Dolphins all types of flexibility on their defense, which head coach Brian Flores will surely love.
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Parsons is a next-level athlete on the second level. He flies around the field making plays for the Nittany Lions’ defense. He can fill the void in the run game left by McMillan, and adds that extra component to his game by having the potential to be a really good coverage linebacker in the NFL.
The fit into Miami’s defense is seamless. For the better part of the last decade, the Dolphins have struggled with tackling. Even under defensive-minded head coach Brian Flores, the Dolphins gave up some big plays by just missing tackles. Micah Parsons changes that whole dynamic. He can be moved around all over the second level and will excel where he is placed.
If there was anything that gives a team reservations about Parsons is his sample size. He was a full-time starter for the first time in 2019. He was also unbelievable all season long. In 2018, he was not an every-down linebacker for Penn State. There may be concern over him being a one-year starter. However, that should not dissuade a team from selecting him.