The Dion Jordan trade
The Miami Dolphins haven’t just made mistakes trading down the board — their most egregious gaffe of the decade (and perhaps in the draft as a franchise) came in 2013 when the team traded up from No. 12 overall to No. 3 in order to draft DE Dion Jordan. The Dolphins moved picks No. 12 and No. 42 to make the jump, a costly decision that was multiplied exponentially by Jordan’s off the field issues and the Dolphins’ ability to place him anywhere on the field that could properly showcase his abilities. Add in a signing bonus of $13.3M for Jordan when he inked his rookie deal and this is an exponentially bigger waste than the Rosen deal.
The biggest kick in the teeth of all? The player that went immediately after Jordan was three-time Pro Bowl and former All-Pro tackle Lane Johnson — who played a position of need for the Dolphins.