Previewing Day 2 for the Dolphins

The second and third rounds of the 2020 NFL Draft will take place Friday night and the Dolphins again will be in position to significantly upgrade the roster with three more picks after having three first-rounders for the first time in franchise history.

As we chronicled before, the Dolphins will become only the eighth team since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger to have five picks in the first two rounds and they also will have six picks in the first three rounds for the first time in franchise history — provided they don't trade away some of those picks.

That possibility can't be dismissed because the Dolphins are in line to finish the 2020 draft with an eye-opening 15 selections and it wouldn't be surprising to see them be willing to drop that number down to add more picks for the 2021 draft.

After selecting Tua Tagovailoa, Austin Jackson and Noah Igbinoghene in the first round, the Dolphins will enter Round 2 with their most pressing needs at safety, running back and edge rusher. The next tier of needs likely involves tight end, the offensive line and perhaps wide receiver.

The Dolphins will have the seventh and 24th picks of the second round, the 39th and 56th overall. The latter came from the New Orleans Saints as the result of a 2019 draft-day swap involving picks.

The Dolphins will have the sixth pick of the third round, which will be the 70th overall.

Several top prospects remain available after Round 1, and SI.com draft analyst Kevin Hanson projected the Dolphins' Day 2 picks to be Georgia running back D'Andre Swift, University of Minnesota safety Antoine Winfield Jr., and Florida defensive end Jonathan Greenard.

Here's a rundown of the top remaining prospects:

Quarterback — Jacob Eason, Washington; Jalen Hurts, Oklahoma; Jake Fromm, Georgia

Running back — D'Andre Swift, Georgia; Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin; J.K. Dobbins, Ohio State; Cam Akers, Florida State

Wide receiver — Denzel Mims, Baylor; Tee Higgins, Clemson; Laviska Shenault, Colorado

Tight end — Cole Kmet, Notre Dame; Adam Trautman, Dayton; Brycen Hopkins, Purdue

Offensive linemen — Josh Jones, Houston; Ezra Cleveland, Boise State; Lloyd Cushenberry, LSU

Edge defenders — A.J. Epenesa, Iowa; Yetur Gross-Matos, Penn State; Zack Baun, Wisconsin

Yetur Gross-Matos sizzled on the field.

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Interior defensive linemen — Ross Blacklock, TCU; Marlon Davidson, Auburn; Neville Gallimore, Oklahoma

Linebackers — Malik Harrison, Ohio State; Akeem Davis-Gaither, Appalachian State; Wille Gay Jr., Mississippi State

Safeties — Xavier McKinney, Alabama; Antoine Winfield Jr., Minnesota; Grant Delpit, LSU

Cornerbacks — Trevon Diggs, Alabama; Kristian Fulton, LSU; Jaylon Johnson, Utah

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