Inside the emotional 2-day wait that made South Carolina’s Cam Smith a Miami Dolphin

It’s 7:14 p.m. on Thursday night — 46 minutes before the first round of the NFL draft begins — and Cam Smith isn’t dressed yet. Family and friends start to pour into the hulking brick house hosting Smith’s draft party. A handful of folks sat on the covered porch, shielded from the spitting rain and frying chicken for the guests. Smith, a former South Carolina defensive back, raced around the first floor in a hoodie, a pair of joggers and Adidas slides. Armed with a white towel, Smith wiped down...