Logo by coltsfan723
Nate Allen, FS - South Florida
Pick made by fpacheco:
"I don't know if it'll be younger, if it'll be older; but we just need to be more productive at the position" said Dolphins Coach Tony Sparano about the safety position. The Dolphins have failed to sign both Antrel Rolle and Ryan Clark in free agency, and a guy like Darren Sharper wouldn't be long term solution for this issue. Nate Allen would offer the Dolphins something their past free safeties didn't have: good pass coverage. He started the final 39 games of his career, and in 2009 he led his team in interceptions, and was second in tackles. He is also a reliable tackler both in the box and in the secondary, and has great work ethic. NT is also an urgent need for the Dolphins, but Terrence Cody is already taken, and Bill Parcells prefers to get DTs later in the draft.
How will he impact the 2010 Dolphins?
I really think Nate Allen would fit very well with the Dolphins; they'd get a pretty good young trio with Sean Smith, Vontae Davis and him. Still, I think Chris Clemons would be the starter heading into Week 1, specially because they need some veteran leadership back there, at least to start their season. This wouldn't be bad at all because Allen is also very good in special teams. I'd bet he eventually gets the starting job over Clemons by around mid-season, and keeps it for years to come.
Allen's Scouting Report from Mocking the Draft
First/Second Round picks for the Dolphins: Dez Bryant
The Patriots, and skywalker, are on the clock...
First Round:
| Pos | Team | Player | Pos | School | Drafter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis | Jimmy Clausen | QB | Notre Dame | TouchdownColts |
| 2 | Detroit | Russell Okung | OT | Oklahoma St. | coltsfan723 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay | Ndamukong Suh | DT | Nebraska | TheAngelsColts |
| 4 | Washington | Sam Bradford | QB | Oklahoma | Colts Homer |
| 5 | Kansas City | Eric Berry | S | Tennessee | sanders_fan89 |
| 6 | Seattle | Gerald McCoy | DT | Oklahoma | shake n bake |
| 7 | Cleveland | Earl Thomas | S | Texas | 2ndBlueGeneration |
| 8 | Oakland | Bruce Campbell | OT | Maryland | LovinBlue |
| 9 | Buffalo | Bryan Bulaga | OT | Iowa | Cassieper |
| 10 | Jacksonville | Rolando McClain | LB | Alabama | peytonsthebest |
| 11 | Denver | Derrick Morgan | DE | Georgia Tech | JPBarnett |
| 12 | Miami | Dez Bryant | WR | Oklahoma St. | fpacheco |
| 13 | San Francisco | Joe Haden | CB | Florida | BlueVol03 |
| 14 | Seattle | Charles Brown | OT | USC | shake n bake |
| 15 | N.Y. Giants | C.J. Spiller | RB | Clemson | gizzardfanny |
| 16 | Tennessee | Jason Pierre-Paul | DE | South Florida | Addai Another Day |
| 17 | San Francisco | Mike Iupati | G | Idaho | BlueVol03 |
| 18 | Pittsburgh | Kyle Wilson | CB | Boise St. | LV Steelers Fan |
| 19 | Atlanta | Brandon Graham | DE | Michigan | fiftycal2004 |
| 20 | Houston | Dan Williams | DT | Tennessee | Aerostar193 |
| 21 | Cincinnati | Sean Weatherspoon | OLB | Missouri | FineClub |
| 22 | New England | Jared Odrick | DE | Penn State | skywalker |
| 23 | Green Bay | Trent Williams | OT | Oklahoma | bracketismyboy |
| 24 | Philadelphia | Jerry Hughes | OLB | TCU | TehRhino |
| 25 | Baltimore | Jermaine Gresham | TE | Oklahoma | SupermanWearsBobSander'sPJs |
| 26 | Arizona | Sergio Kindle | DE/OLB | Texas | NYKings |
| 27 | Dallas | Anthony Davis | OT | Rutgers | SupermanWearsBobSander'sPJs |
| 28 | San Diego | Ryan Mathews | RB | Fresno State | chad72 |
| 29 | N.Y. Jets | Golden Tate | WR | Notre Dame | diagenesis |
| 30 | Minnesota | Maurkice Pouncey | G/C | Florida | DClark#44 |
| 31 | Indianapolis | Devin McCourty | CB | Rutgers | mgrex03 |
| 32 | New Orleans | Carlos Dunlap | DE | Florida | palco |
Second Round:
| Pos | Team | Player | Pos | School | Drafter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | St. Louis | Ricky Sapp | DE | Clemson | TouchdownColts |
| 34 | Detroit | Jahvid Best | RB | California | coltsfan723 |
| 35 | Tampa Bay | Everson Griffen | DE | USC | TheAngelsColts |
| 36 | Kansas City | Terrence Cody | DT | Alabama | sanders_fan89 |
| 37 | Philadelphia | Taylor Mays | S | USC | TehRhino |
| 38 | Cleveland | Jonathan Dwyer | RB | Georgia Tech | 2ndBlueGeneration |
| 39 | Oakland | Tyson Alualu | DT | California | LovinBlue |
| 40 | San Diego | Rob Gronkowski | TE | Arizona | chad72 |
| 41 | Buffalo | Eric Norwood | OLB | South Carolina | Cassieper |
| 42 | Tampa Bay | Damian Williams | WR | USC | TheAngelsColts |
| 43 | Miami | Nate Allen | FS | South Florida | fpacheco |
| 44 | New England | skywalker | |||
| 45 | Denver | JPBarnett | |||
| 46 | N.Y. Giants | gizzardfanny | |||
| 47 | New England | JPBarnett | |||
| 48 | Carolina | Bullard47 | |||
| 49 | San Francisco | BlueVol03 | |||
| 50 | Kansas City | sanders_fan89 | |||
| 51 | Houston | Aerostar193 | |||
| 52 | Pittsburgh | LV Steelers Fan | |||
| 53 | New England | skywalker | |||
| 54 | Cincinnati | FineClub | |||
| 55 | Philadelphia | TehRhino | |||
| 56 | Green Bay | bracketismyboy | |||
| 57 | Baltimore | SupermanWearsBobSander'sPJs | |||
| 58 | Arizona | NYKings | |||
| 59 | Dallas | jules62 | |||
| 60 | Seattle | shake n bake | |||
| 61 | N.Y. Jets | diagenesis | |||
| 62 | Minnesota | Dclark#44 | |||
| 63 | Indianapolis | mgrex03 | |||
| 64 | New Orleans | palco |