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The Miami Dolphins are in desperate need of a quarterback and are in good position to draft either Oregon’s Justin Herbert or Alama’s Tua Tua Tagovailoa but it seems like they might be interested in going in a different direction.
According to NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport, the Dolphins might be thinking about trading up to #3 to draft an offensive tackle and not a QB.
Sources: The #Dolphins have called the teams in front of them for a possible trade up from No. 5 and are gauging the price to come up to No. 3 to potentially take an offensive tackle. We could see a run on tackles in the Top 10 like never before.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 22, 2020
There had been rumors circulating before Rapoport’s report about the Dolphins looking into drafting an offensive tackle in the first round just not in the top 10.
Via Omar Kelly of the Sun Sentinel
According to league sources, the Dolphins have had preliminary discussions about moving up from the No. 18 pick — with the goal of putting the franchise in position to land one of the top-four offensive tackles in the draft,
The Athletic’s Michael Lombardi also confirmed the Dolphins were trying to move ahead of the Giants to draft a tackle.
The Dolphins want to get ahead of the Giants, not for Tua, but for the best tackle. That's real.
— Michael Lombardi (@mlombardiNFL) April 22, 2020
Update: Apparently the Dolphins would be confident they would be able to land their QB even if they trade up for a tackle.
Two sources told me last night #Dolphins could go OT before QB — believing they can wait, then trade back up, for guy they want.
This, coupled with ARZ drafting OT over a defender, could be poison pill for #Jets tackle dreams. https://t.co/Ak90WHy6ip
— Connor Hughes (@Connor_J_Hughes) April 22, 2020