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The Miami Dolphins are just beginning what's looking like a massive rebuild. Jon-Eric Sullivan gutted much of the roster with cuts and trades, and they now have plenty of draft capital this year to make plenty of additions to the depleted roster.

However, picking at No. 11 overall, there's a decent chance that some of the top players the Dolphins are looking for might be off the board.

With such a future potentially on the horizon for the Dolphins, ESPN's Dan Graziano named them alongside the Los Angeles Rams, Kansas City Chiefs, and New York Giants as teams that could swing an unexpected top-10 NFL Draft trade on Thursday night.

"I doubt the Cowboys would come all the way up from No. 12," Graziano writes, "... but the Chiefs (No. 9), Giants (No. 10), Dolphins (No. 11) and Rams (No. 13) are candidates to move up if they're worried about landing their preferred targets."

This note on the Dolphins, Rams, Giants, and Chiefs came in regards to the Cleveland Browns entertaining trades up to the No. 6 overall pick to jump in front of the Washington Commanders.

While the Rams or Chiefs making such a trade wouldn't be a surprise for the two Super Bowl contenders, the rebuilding Dolphins making this move would be interesting and unexpected.

Miami might be eyeing one of four players that the Washington Commanders are targeting at No. 7: Ohio State's Sonny Styles, Ohio State's Caleb Downs, Ohio State's Carnell Tate, and Notre Dame's Jeremiyah Love.

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Thanks to De'Von Achane, there is almost no chance the Dolphins are going after Love. But the other three Ohio State standouts are possible options for the Dolphins.

Of the three, Downs, the versatile defensive back who could replace Minkah Fitzpatrick, and Tate, the wide receiver who could replace Jaylen Waddle, are the most likely options.

But would the Dolphins trade up in the NFL Draft for such a player? There are too many holes across the roster to burn through draft picks, so the Dolphins might try to avoid trading from their stockpile to address as much of the roster as possible.

This rumor from Graziano is a fascinating one to monitor for the Dolphins. Despite the need for quantity, if Miami's front office and coaching staff fall in love with a player, they have the draft capital to trade up in the draft to get their preferred player.

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