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2019 NFL mock draft: Kyler Murray, Nick Bosa kick things off

By Matt Verderame

May 8, 2014: Final preparations are made prior to the start of the first round of the NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan, NY. (Photo by Rich Kane/Icon SMI/Corbis via Getty Images)
May 8, 2014: Final preparations are made prior to the start of the first round of the NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan, NY. (Photo by Rich Kane/Icon SMI/Corbis via Getty Images) /
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TALLAHASSEE, FL – SEPTEMBER 22: Defensive End Brian Burns #99 of the Florida State Seminoles in action during the game against the Northern Illinois Huskies at Doak Campbell Stadium on Bobby Bowden Field on September 22, 2018 in Tallahassee, Florida. The Seminoles defeated the Huskies 37 to 19. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)
TALLAHASSEE, FL – SEPTEMBER 22: Defensive End Brian Burns #99 of the Florida State Seminoles in action during the game against the Northern Illinois Huskies at Doak Campbell Stadium on Bobby Bowden Field on September 22, 2018 in Tallahassee, Florida. The Seminoles defeated the Huskies 37 to 19. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images) /

13. player. 59. . EDGE. Miami Dolphins. Brian Burns

The Miami Dolphins are picking 13th, but they have the roster of a team that would normally be leading things off. Miami is clearly in the midst of tanking, and so this is going to be a long, painful rebuild. General Manager Chris Grier should be taking the best player available, and Brian Burns fits that mold.

Burns has been rising up the draft boards over the past two months, and should be an early first-round choice. If he gets past the Bengals and Packers, it would be tough for Miami to pass on him. Burns totaled 29 sacks over the last two years at Florida State.

DE. Atlanta Falcons. Montez Sweat. 14. player. 44.

We’ve officially seen the start of a run on edge rushers. For the third time in as many picks, a team is trying to get some help with its pass rush. With Brian Burns and Clelin Ferrell off the board, the Falcons luck out with Montez Sweat. One of the best seniors in the country a year ago, Sweat was dominant in the SEC.

As a member of the Mississippi State Bulldogs, Sweat amassed 12 sacks in 2018, coming off a 10.5-sack year in 2017. Atlanta needs help getting to the quarterback with Vic Beasley Jr. looking like a bust, and Sweat fits that bill.

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