56. Mike Pouncey, C, Dolphins

Miami now has four first-round picks on its line, and Pouncey is probably the best of the bunch.

Doug Farrar | Jul 11, 2016

56. Mike Pouncey, C, Dolphins /

With the addition of rookie Laremy Tunsil, Miami now has four first-round picks on its line, and Pouncey is probably the best of the bunch. Despite foot and hip injuries, the fifth-year man from Florida continued his overall excellence when he was able to play, and he’ll be a key part of the offense under new head coach Adam Gase. In 788 snaps last season, he allowed just half a sack and had just two penalties. There are few at his position in the NFL who combine drive-blocking and movement into such a formidable package.

Published Jul 11, 2016

DOUG FARRAR

SI.com contributing NFL writer and Seattle resident Doug Farrar started writing about football locally in 2002, and became Football Outsiders' West Coast NFL guy in 2006. He was fascinated by FO's idea to combine Bill James with Dr. Z, and wrote for the site for six years. He wrote a game-tape column called "Cover-2" for a number of years, and contributed to six editions of "Pro Football Prospectus" and the "Football Outsiders Almanac." In 2009, Doug was invited to join Yahoo Sports' NFL team, and covered Senior Bowls, scouting combines, Super Bowls, and all sorts of other things for Yahoo Sports and the Shutdown Corner blog through June, 2013. Doug received the proverbial offer he couldn't refuse from SI.com in 2013, and that was that. Doug has also written for the Seattle Times, the Washington Post, the New York Sun, FOX Sports, ESPN.com, and ESPN The Magazine. He also makes regular appearances on several local and national radio shows, and has hosted several podcasts over the years. He counts Dan Jenkins, Thomas Boswell, Frank Deford, Ralph Wiley, Peter King, and Bill Simmons as the writers who made him want to do this for a living. In his rare off-time, Doug can be found reading, hiking, working out, searching for new Hendrix, Who, and MC5 bootlegs, and wondering if the Mariners will ever be good again.