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Report: Dolphins Had Jaylen Waddle over Ja'Marr Chase as WR1 on Draft Board

The Miami Dolphins selected Alabama wide receiver Jaylen Waddle with the No. 6 overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft on Thursday night, and that was reportedly their plan all along.

NFL Network's Peter Schrager said Friday on Good Morning Football that the Dolphins had Waddle as the top wideout on their draft board ahead of LSU's Ja'Marr Chase, who went one pick earlier to the Cincinnati Bengals at No. 5:

GMFB

“The biggest winner of Night 1 was the @miamidolphins. Per sources, the no. 1 wide receiver on their board wasn’t Ja’Marr Chase.