Apr
17
I’m not going to put Kevin White or Amari Cooper on this list because both of those players will likely be gone by the time we get to 14 in the draft.
Louisville’s DeVante Parker is likely to be available, and he represents the No. 1 wide receiver the Dolphins have needed since they drafted Ryan Tannehill.
Mike Mayock of NFL Network believes this, as he said on the April 13 edition of The Joe Rose Show on 560 WQAM in Miami:
You’ve got Kenny Stills and Jarvis Landry — if you could get DeVante Parker at 14, I think it’s a home run. You’d have arguably the best young wide-receiver corps in the league with your young quarterback.
That’s a strong statement backed up by lofty stats from Parker in his four seasons at Louisville where he had 156 receptions for 2,775 yards and 33 touchdowns.
I was actually the most impressed with his senior season, a year that saw him miss the first six games and deal with two different quarterbacks. Despite that adversity, Parker still had 43 catches for 855 yards and five touchdowns.
Despite all the missed time, Pro Football Focus stated that Parker “graded well enough in those snaps to still end up in the top 10, in a comparable area to Jaelen Strong.”
Strong played in every game this season.
PFF’s Sam Monson added:
He runs extremely sharp, crisp routes, generating separation with a single step often and beating defenders with quickness they just can’t match. He showed impressive hands, snatching the ball out away from his body without thinking about it and was another receiver with impressive run-after-the-catch skills.
This, as well as Miami’s need at wide receiver, is why Parker should be Miami’s pick at 14, unless this next gentleman is available.
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