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Mel Kiper discusses second-round draft options for Dolphins

Ohio State's Taylor Decker could be a great fit for the Dolphins if he falls into the second round. Jamie Sabau/Getty Images

There are plenty of NFL mock drafts out there as the scouting combine begins this week. However, most mocks only go one round.

ESPN’s Mel Kiper took it a step further with the Miami Dolphins during a recent conference call with NFL Nation. I asked our resident draft expert to dive deep into the Dolphins’ second-round options, and Kiper provided some interesting prospects.

Miami holds the No. 42 overall pick in the second round, which also will be important to help build the roster under first-year head coach Adam Gase. For example, one of Miami’s top players – Pro Bowl receiver Jarvis Landry – was a second-rounder in 2014 and is a major building block for the team.

Here is Kiper’s analysis of what direction Miami could go in Round 2:

“Well, it depends upon what happens in Round 1. So if you get the offensive linemen there, depending on what direction you want to go, or if you get the linebacker, which is the big need. So if you got Myles Jack [in Round 1], then you can look offensive line in second round. At that point, you’re probably looking at [Taylor] Decker from Ohio State, [Shon] Coleman from Auburn, [Jason] Spriggs from Indiana. If you’re looking linebacker in the second round and you don’t get Myles Jack, you could be looking at that point at some decent options. You could be looking at Kamalei Correa. I have him going in the first, but he’s not a lock first by any stretch. Leonard Floyd from Georgia, Darron Lee from Ohio State, Dion Jones of LSU, Joshua Perry from Ohio State, Su'a Cravens from USC. Linebacker and D-line, there’s a lot of good options when you get into the second, third and fourth round.”

Kiper is steadfast that the Dolphins should draft a linebacker and offensive lineman, in either order, during the first two rounds. Kiper has the team taking Notre Dame left tackle Ronnie Stanley in the first round at No. 8 overall in his latest mock draft.

These are Miami’s two biggest needs and, fortunately for the team, the draft offers some flexibility and solid options at both positions.