The fourth edition of our collection of Miami Dolphins mock drafts from around the web.
The Miami Dolphins mock draft database returns this morning for the fourth edition of the collection of first-round projections from around the web for the team. It has been two weeks since the last update of the database, and the selections for the Dolphins are not nearly as clear cut as they have been previously.
As always, we would like to thank Adam Stites from SB Nation, who put together the interactive pie charts this year.
Our goal is to update this database each week between now and the actual NFL Draft at the end of April, looking to see if the Dolphins' 13th overall pick starts to become a consensus.
Miami Dolphins Mock Draft Database (104 mock drafts)
| Organization (Writer) | Date | Pick |
| ESPN (Todd McShay) | 12-Apr | Shaq Lawson, DE, Clemson |
| CBS Sports (Pete Prisco) | 12-Apr | Vernon Hargreaves, CB, Florida |
| Walter Football (Walter Cherepinsky) | 12-Apr | Ronnie Stanley, OT, Notre Dame |
| Jaguars.com (John Oehser) | 12-Apr | Kevin Dodd, DE, Clemson |
| The Big Lead (Jason McIntyre) | 12-Apr | Eli Apple, CB, Ohio State |
| CBS Atlanta (John Fricke) | 12-Apr | Ezekiel Eliott, RB, Ohio State |
| CBS Atlanta (John Michaels) | 12-Apr | Mackensie Alexander, CB, Clemson |
| CBS Atlanta (Mark Zinno) | 12-Apr | Vernon Hargreaves, CB, Florida |
| CBS Atlanta (Knox Bardeen) | 12-Apr | Shaq Lawson, DE, Clemson |
| SB Nation (Dan Kadar) | 11-Apr | Mackensie Alexander, CB, Clemson |
| WGR 550 (Sal Capaccio) | 11-Apr | Jack Conklin, OT, Michigan State |
| ESPN Mexico (Rafael Zamorano) | 11-Apr | Vernon Hargreaves, CB, Florida |
| USA Today (Connor Rogers) | 11-Apr | Mackensie Alexander, CB, Clemson |
| Walter Football (Charlie Campbell) | 11-Apr | Jack Conklin, OT, Michigan State |
| Music City Miracles (Terry Lambert) | 11-Apr | William Jackson III, CB, Houston |
| Draft Breakdown (Kyle Crabbs) | 11-Apr | William Jackson III, CB, Houston |
| Jim Thomas (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) | 10-Apr | Mackensie Alexander, CB, Clemson |
| Lake County News-Herald (Jeff Schudel) | 9-Apr | Eli Apple, CB, Ohio State |
| College Spun (Dustin Tackett) | 9-Apr | Ezekiel Eliott, RB, Ohio State |
| Niners Nation (Jake Narayan) | 9-Apr | Eli Apple, CB, Ohio State |
| Sports Illustrated (Doug Farrar) | 8-Apr | Ezekiel Eliott, RB, Ohio State |
| CBS Sports (Dane Brugler) | 8-Apr | Darron Lee, LB, Ohio State |
| CBS Sports (Rob Rang) | 8-Apr | Darron Lee, LB, Ohio State |
| Sporting News (Eric Galko) | 8-Apr | Darron Lee, LB, Ohio State |
| Bleacher Report (Matt Miller) | 8-Apr | William Jackson III, CB, Houston |
| Bleacher Report (Michelle Bruton) | 8-Apr | Vernon Hargreaves, CB, Florida |
| Pro Football Weekly (Hub Arkush) | 8-Apr | Jack Conklin, OT, Michigan State |
| Draft King (Lou Pickney) | 8-Apr | Reggie Ragland, LB, Alabama |
| ESPN Cleveland (Tony Grossi) | 8-Apr | Darron Lee, LB, Ohio State |
| Dallas Morning News (Jon Machota) | 8-Apr | Vernon Hargreaves, CB, Florida |
| DraftTek (Staff) | 8-Apr | Mackensie Alexander, CB, Clemson |
| Houston Chronicle (Aaron Wilson) | 8-Apr | Kevin Dodd, DE, Clemson |
| Houston Chronicle (John McClain) | 8-Apr | Vernon Hargreaves, CB, Florida |
| Ourlads (Staff) | 7-Apr | Ezekiel Eliott, RB, Ohio State |
| NFL.com (Charley Casserly) | 7-Apr | Jack Conklin, OT, Michigan State |
| Kansas City Star (Terez Paylor) | 7-Apr | Ezekiel Eliott, RB, Ohio State |
| CSN Mid-Atlantic (Ben Standig) | 7-Apr | Darron Lee, LB, Ohio State |
| The Detroit News (Josh Katzenstein) | 7-Apr | Jack Conklin, OT, Michigan State |
| San Diego Union-Tribune (Eddie Brown) | 7-Apr | Vernon Hargreaves, CB, Florida |
| CBS Sports (Jared Dubin) | 7-Apr | Darron Lee, LB, Ohio State |
| Sportsnet (Jeff Simmons) | 7-Apr | Eli Apple, CB, Ohio State |
| Pro Football Weekly (J.C. Talon) | 7-Apr | Vernon Hargreaves, CB, Florida |
| ESPN (Mel Kiper) | 6-Apr | Darron Lee, LB, Ohio State |
| Sports Illustrated (Chris Burke) | 6-Apr | William Jackson III, CB, Houston |
| NFL.com (Bucky Brooks) | 6-Apr | Ezekiel Eliott, RB, Ohio State |
| CBS Sports (Will Brinson) | 6-Apr | Kevin Dodd, DE, Clemson |
| Pro Football Focus (Steve Palazzolo) | 6-Apr | Ezekiel Eliott, RB, Ohio State |
| Atlanta Journal-Constitution (D. Orlando Ledbetter) | 6-Apr | Darron Lee, LB, Ohio State |
| USA Today (Jonah Tuls) | 6-Apr | Darron Lee, LB, Ohio State |
| Metro U.S. (Matt Burke) | 6-Apr | Shaq Lawson, DE, Clemson |
| National Football Post (Greg Gabriel) | 5-Apr | Ezekiel Eliott, RB, Ohio State |
| The Read-Optional (Ollie Connolly) | 5-Apr | Jack Conklin, OT, Michigan State |
| CBS Chicago (Dan Durkin) | 5-Apr | William Jackson III, CB, Houston |
| Pro Football Weekly (Arthur Arkush) | 4-Apr | Jack Conklin, OT, Michigan State |
| CSN New England (Phil Perry) | 4-Apr | William Jackson III, CB, Houston |
| South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Omar Kelly) | 4-Apr | Mackensie Alexander, CB, Clemson |
| Scout.com (Staff) | 4-Apr | Darron Lee, LB, Ohio State |
| SEC Country (Trevor Sikkema) | 4-Apr | William Jackson III, CB, Houston |
| SB Nation (Adam Stites) | 4-Apr | Ezekiel Eliott, RB, Ohio State |
| TheScore (Dan Wilkins) | 4-Apr | Mackensie Alexander, CB, Clemson |
| The Buffalo News (Staff) | 3-Apr | William Jackson III, CB, Houston |
| Chicago Tribune (Brad Biggs) | 2-Apr | Ezekiel Eliott, RB, Ohio State |
| Florida Times-Union (Hays Carlyon) | 1-Apr | Ezekiel Eliott, RB, Ohio State |
| Yahoo (Eric Edholm) | 1-Apr | Shaq Lawson, DE, Clemson |
| Pro Football Weekly (Nate Atkins) | 1-Apr | Darron Lee, LB, Ohio State |
| Pennsylvania Observer-Reporter (Dale Lolley) | 31-Mar | Darron Lee, LB, Ohio State |
| Ourlads (Dan Syversten) | 31-Mar | Eli Apple, CB, Ohio State |
| Newsday (Nick Klopsis) | 31-Mar | Mackensie Alexander, CB, Clemson |
| Detroit Free Press (Dave Birkett) | 31-Mar | Shaq Lawson, DE, Clemson |
| Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Charean Williams) | 30-Mar | Vernon Hargreaves, CB, Florida |
| Sports Illustrated (Don Banks) | 30-Mar | Shaq Lawson, DE, Clemson |
| Real Football Network (Pat Kirwan) | 30-Mar | Vernon Hargreaves, CB, Florida |
| NFL.com (Daniel Jeremiah) | 29-Mar | Eli Apple, CB, Ohio State |
| DenverBroncos.com (Andrew Mason) | 29-Mar | Darron Lee, LB, Ohio State |
| Pro Football Weekly (Kevin Fishbain) | 29-Mar | Ezekiel Eliott, RB, Ohio State |
| NFL.com (Ike Taylor) | 29-Mar | Eli Apple, CB, Ohio State |
| Cleveland Plain-Dealer (Chris Fedor) | 29-Mar | Vernon Hargreaves, CB, Florida |
| CBS Dallas/Fort Worth (Kevin Turner) | 29-Mar | Vernon Hargreaves, CB, Florida |
| Draft Countdown (Scott Wright) | 29-Mar | Vernon Hargreaves, CB, Florida |
| NFL.com (Chad Reuter) | 29-Mar | Vernon Hargreaves, CB, Florida |
| FOX Sports (Peter Schrager) | 28-Mar | Jack Conklin, OT, Michigan State |
| Draft Breakdown (Matt LaPan) | 28-Mar | Mackensie Alexander, CB, Clemson |
| Athlon Sports (Adam Kurkjian) | 28-Mar | Kevin Dodd, DE, Clemson |
| Battle Red Blog (Brett Kollmann) | 28-Mar | Cody Whitehair, G, Kansas State |
| Toronto Sun (Dan Bilicki) | 28-Mar | Shaq Lawson, DE, Clemson |
| ESPN 97.3 - South Jersey (John McMullen) | 26-Mar | Shaq Lawson, DE, Clemson |
| Dayton Daily News (Jay Morrison) | 26-Mar | Shaq Lawson, DE, Clemson |
| Baltimore Sun (Jon Meoli) | 25-Mar | Jack Conklin, OT, Michigan State |
| Le Journal de Québec (Stéphane Cadorette) | 24-Mar | Sheldon Rankins, DT, Louisville |
| Stephen Cohen (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) | 24-Mar | Eli Apple, CB, Ohio State |
| NFL.com (Charles Davis) | 23-Mar | Shaq Lawson, DE, Clemson |
| Washington Post (John Harris) | 23-Mar | Darron Lee, LB, Ohio State |
| Santa Rosa Press Democrat (Grant Cohn) | 22-Mar | Mackensie Alexander, CB, Clemson |
| NFL.com (Lance Zierlein) | 22-Mar | Vernon Hargreaves, CB, Florida |
| Draft Breakdown (Chris Nicolaou) | 22-Mar | Noah Spence, DE, Eastern Kentucky |
| NFL.com (Maurice Jones-Drew) | 21-Mar | Mackensie Alexander, CB, Clemson |
| USA Today (Nate Davis) | 21-Mar | Reggie Ragland, LB, Alabama |
| Bleacher Report (Luke Easterling) | 21-Mar | Vernon Hargreaves, CB, Florida |
| Rivals (Mike Farrell) | 18-Mar | Mackensie Alexander, CB, Clemson |
| Rivals (Adam Gorney) | 18-Mar | Reggie Ragland, LB, Alabama |
| USA Today (Jon Ledyard) | 16-Mar | Darron Lee, LB, Ohio State |
| Cincinnati Enquirer (Paul Dehner, Jr.) | 16-Mar | Mackensie Alexander, CB, Clemson |
| Rotoworld (Josh Norris) | 16-Mar | Kevin Dodd, DE, Clemson |
| CSN Philly (Paul Hudrick) | 14-Mar | Ezekiel Eliott, RB, Ohio State |
Miami Dolphins Mock Draft Player Selections Graph
Two weeks ago, cornerback Vernon Hargreaves led the mock draft database with 23.1 percent of the Dolphins' mock drafts selecting him with the 13th overall selection. That number has fallen to just 15.4 percent of the mocks, while two others have jumped into second place, selected in less than 3 percent fewer mock drafts. Running back Ezekiel Elliott and cornerback Alexander Mackensie both climb to 12.5 percent of the selections, with Alexander having been third in the last datasbase with 11 percent and Elliot fifth with 7 percent.
Defensive end Shaq Lawson, previously the second most common pick for Miami, is now tied for fourth with linebacker Darron Lee. Lawson had been the pick in 13.2 percent of the mocks, but is now down to 11.5 percent of the selections, while Lee climbed has been third last week with 11 percent of the picks.
The rest of the mock drafts have cornerbacks Eli Apple (6.6 percent last week) and William Jackson (listed in the "others" category last week) both showing up in 8.7 percent of the projections. Offensive tackle Jack Conklin is the pick in 7.7 percent of the mock drafts, while defensive end Kevin Dodd is the selection in 4.8 mocks. The "others" group, which typically involves players who only show up in a single mock draft, combine for 6.7 percent of the projections.
(Editor's Note: The interactive pie chart automatically updates throughout the week as more mock drafts are added to the database and/or updated in the database. That could make the percentages change from the listed percentages in the write-up above, which is as of 8am ET on April 14.)
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