Dolphins Rumored to Be Considering Trading up With Lions in the Draft and Making a Massive Mistake

The Miami Dolphins hold the No. 5 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft this Thursday, and the consensus belief is that stud Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will fall right into their laps. But not if they can help it!

According to the endless buzz leading up to the first round of the draft, the Dolphins are considering trading up to the No. 3 pick to select a top offensive tackle, like Georgia's Andrew Thomas.

But why?

I am hearing from multiple sources Miami is looking to move up to #3. Specultion suggest it could be for OT, maybe Andrew Thomas out of Georgia. Then Jeff Okudah from Ohio State goes to Detroit at 5, and Tua Tagovailoa to Chargers. #NFLDraft
— Julie Donaldson (@JDonaldsonNBCS) April 21, 2020

Is Thomas expected to be a top talent? Yes. But he's considered to be a mid-first-round selection by a number of talent evaluators, and the Dolphins hold three first-round picks as it is. Why not just hang out at No. 5, take Tua Tagovailoa, and then trade up later on? Miami has enough draft capital to pretty much do whatever it wants.

Giving up major assets to jump up all of two spots just feels like a dangerous, needlessly risky move.

There's been plenty of chatter regarding teams' interest in trading with Detroit for that No. 3 selection, as well as the possibility the Dolphins don't select a quarterback at all at No. 5. However, everything we've heard to this point doesn't connect a two-spot trade-up for a talent who doesn't have top-three value.

"A source close to Stephen Ross tells me that the Dolphins owner is talking as though quarterback Justin Herbert is not in the team’s plans with the fifth overall pick."

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— Matt Infante (@MattyInfante) April 20, 2020

The most we've heard to this point was that Miami wanted to trade up from No. 18 to select a guy of Thomas' caliber, which makes a LOT more sense and would naturally cost the Dolphins far less.

Expect Brian Flores and Miami to be the butt end of countless jokes if they trade up two spots to take a player that will likely be around for them later.