Touchdown Wire’s pre-combine mock draft: Chase Young, Jerry Jeudy are pivot points

Everybody does mock drafts, most everybody does more than one, and every mock draft is done for different reasons. To get clicks? Well, duh. That would be reason No. 1, dear reader. Let’s not be arch about this. That aside, what we’re trying to do …

26. Miami Dolphins (from 10-6 Houston Texans): Zack Moss, RB, Utah

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How much do the Dolphins need a running back? Consider that after they offloaded Kenyan Drake to the Cardinals last October, Miami was in a unique position to allow Ryan Fitzpatrick, their 37-year-old quarterback, to lead the team in rushing. Which he did. There are several backs in this class you’ll hear about as potentially the best in the group, but nobody breaks tackles like Moss, the 2019 Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year. Per Pro Football Focus, Moss forced 87 missed tackles on his 234 rushing attempts last season; 1,042 of his 1,412 rushing yards came after contact; and he added 33 more missed tackles on his 66 career receptions. More than just an inside bruiser, Moss also has the wiggle to get through inside gaps and the acceleration to move outside the tackles and pick up extra yards. There are also some elements of peak Marshawn Lynch’s demonic playing style in Moss’ game.

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