
Here is the entire draft order up to Miami's pick:
1. St. Louis (1-15)
2. Detroit (2-14)
3. Tampa Bay (3-13)
4. Washington (4-12)
5. Kansas City (4-12)
6. Seattle (5-11)
7. Cleveland (5-11)
8. Oakland (5-11)
9. Buffalo (6-10)
10. Chicago (7-9)
11. Jacksonville (7-9)
12. Miami (7-9)
The Dolphins will have a handful of possibilities at this pick, including quite a few options at need positions like wide receiver, linebacker and safety.
All or most of receivers Dez Bryant (Oklahoma State), Arrelious Benn (Illinois) and Golden Tate (Notre Dame) should all be available when Miami picks.
Miami could also look for a pass-rushing outside linebacker such as Jason Pierre-Paul (South Florida) and Sergio Kindle (Texas).
My personal choice would be Alabama inside linebacker Rolando McClain, although I fear he might not last to Miami's pick with Denver sitting two spots ahead.
Assistant Jim Reid leaves for UVA job
The offseason is barely underway for the Dolphins, but they've already lost a mention of their coaching staff.
Outside linebackers coach Jim Reid—hired two seasons ago during Bill Parcells' first year in charge—has informed his players that he will be taking the defensive coordinator position at the University of Virginia under new head coach Mike London.
Coincidentally, London is the father of former Dolphins wide receiver Brandon London.
Hired away from the Virginia Military Institute in 2008, Reid helped guide the Dolphins' outside linebackers for a switch to the 3-4 brought by Parcells and his assembled staff.
The Dolphins' linebackers were highly successful under Reid's tutelage. Joey Porter experienced a career year in 2008 with 17.5 sacks and a Pro Bowl selection, and the Dolphins finished third in the NFL with 44 sacks this season.
2010 opponents set
With the Dolphins' season over and division standings finalized, the team now knows the final two opponents they'll face during the 2010 season.
Having finished in third place in the AFC East in 2009, the Dolphins will host the AFC South third-place team in the Tennessee Titans. They'll also head to Oakland to place the AFC West's third-place Oakland Raiders.
In all, the Dolphins will have home games against the Bills, Patriots, Jets, Browns, Steelers, Bears, Lions and Titans.
Additionally, the Dolphins will go on the road to face the Bills, Patriots, Jets, Bengals, Ravens, Packers, Vikings and Raiders in 2010.
Practice squad contracts expire

Those players are:
- CB Will Billingsley
- RB Tristan Davis
- OG Ray Feinga
- WR Taurus Johnson
- TE John Nalbone
- FS Nate Ness
- WR Julius Pruitt
Most players that finish a season on a team's practice squad end up being re-signed by their team in the offseason.
Last year, all eight players that ended the 2008 season on the Dolphins' practice squad, including running back Lex Hilliard, were re-signed the following offseason in January.