Dolphins land Penei Sewell and more in 7-round mock draft
Day Two Picks
Round 2, Pick 36: Samuel Cosmi, OT Texas
How many left tackles is too many left tackles? With this mock draft pick, the Miami Dolphins are up to at least three. Obviously you’re not going to rotate Jackson, Sewell, and now Samuel Cosmi at the position. If the Dolphins were to take Sewell at 3, I can see the scenario where they try to make Jackson a RT. If they were to double-down and take Cosmi here with the 36th pick, I’m not entirely sure what the end game would be.
There are some within at least Draft Twitter circles who have proposed moving Cosmi to guard. I’m not sure the NFL feels the same about Cosmi. I certainly don’t. I’m against moving good tackles to guard, as I’ve posted numerous times on Twitter. However, if Cosmi were the pick here, I have to imagine it would be with that in mind. They certainly wouldn’t be moving Sewell, and I can’t imagine they think Jackson is a guard. By process of elimination, it’s Cosmi.
What I would have done: Miami drafted Austin Jackson in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft. We picked up Penei Sewell in the first round of this draft. Miami doesn’t need another offensive tackle. Especially not with a top 50 pick. I missed out on the chance to pick a wide receiver in the first round. With Ohio State receiver Chris Olave still on the board here, that’s the direction I would have gone with this pick.
Round 2, Pick 50: Tyson Campbell, CB Georgia
Georgia cornerback Tyson Campbell might be the best cornerback in the nation that no one talks about. I rarely see his name mentioned when talking about the 2021 NFL Draft class. I hardly ever see any cornerbacks mentioned, for that matter. Which may speak volumes about the class as a whole, but shouldn’t about Campbell.
Campbell is a really solid cover corner. At 6’2” tall, Campbell is huge for a corner, and would make any team happy with his coverage skills. He’s long, he’s fast, and he’s got very good ball skills. He’s just about everything you want in a corner. He has some room to grow — there is some inconsistency in his footwork, and he’ll have some medical red flags — but he’s already very solid. All that said, cornerback isn’t what the Miami Dolphins needed from this mock draft.
What I would have done: Cornerback is one of the few positions the Miami Dolphins didn’t need from this mock draft. Xavien Howard was arguably the defensive player of the year this season. His 10 interceptions led the league and were the most in the NFL since 2007. Opposite him is the big acquisition in last year’s free agency, Byron Jones. You can never have too many corners in today’s NFL, but I don’t like this luxury pick. Jaelan Philips, Patrick Jones, and Dylan Moses were all still on the board here, and are all at positions of bigger need.
Round 3, Pick 81: Creed Humphrey, OC Oklahoma
In the interest of transparency, I am a huge Creed Humphrey fan. I wanted Miami to take him in last year’s draft before he went back to school. I thought he was a potential first-round prospect had he come out last year. So it shouldn’t surprise anyone to see him in this Miami Dolphins mock draft. What may surprise some folks is that he’s still available in the third round.
Humphrey’s stock may have fallen some this season, but he’s an absolute mauler on the inside. He’s incredibly smart and is a great signal caller for the offensive line. He’s tough, physical, and would be a great asset to the Dolphins offensive line in both the run and pass games. On the downside, Humphrey’s game is straight power. You’re not going to ask him to pull and block out on the edge. Let him do what he does best and overpower the man in front of him.
What I would have done: Creed Humphrey. The interior of the Dolphins offensive line needs a massive upgrade. This mock draft does more for that than it does for any other issue on the Dolphins roster. Whether that’s for the better or not is debatable. What I don’t think is debatable is that Humphrey would come in and be a starter from day 1. Some may knock Humphrey for being a left-handed center, but any issues that would pose are neutralized by the Dolphins having a left-handed quarterback.