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Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall
B-
ValueC+
NeedB-
TradesB+
FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Dolphins a B-. There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Dolphins started one anyway for Caden Curry, 35 picks ahead of schedule. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.
However the rest shakes out, Scott at that price is a win they earned. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Scott pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots still on the board.
Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.
Pick Analysis
Pick28
Rnd1
Dillon Thieneman
In No. 28 they get a two-high chess piece at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick30
Rnd1
Omar Cooper Jr.
In slot 30 they get a matchup problem out wide, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick38
Rnd2
Emmanuel Pregnon
No drama and no debate, Emmanuel Pregnon went about where he belonged in the 38th pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick43
Rnd2
D'Angelo Ponds
By-the-book stuff, D'Angelo Ponds at pick 43 squarely in line with his ranking. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick69
Rnd3
Jacob Rodriguez
No edge and no loss on Jacob Rodriguez in Round 3, Pick 5; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick75
Rnd3
Eli Stowers
They robbed the room for Eli Stowers here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick87
Rnd3
Keionte Scott
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went cornerback with Keionte Scott while clear needs at quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots sat open.
Pick90
Rnd3
Caden Curry
They reached a country mile for Caden Curry at the 90th pick, and the board is aghast. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick95
Rnd3
Bryce Lance
Value said wait; Bryce Lance in No. 95 says they were not listening. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick130
Rnd4
Bishop Fitzgerald
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending slot 130 on Bishop Fitzgerald with quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots unsolved.
Pick151
Rnd5
Beau Stephens
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Beau Stephens. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick167
Rnd5
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
Kaleb Elarms-Orr at pick 167 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick171
Rnd5
Matt Gulbin
Matt Gulbin at pick No. 171 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick172
Rnd5
Jadon Canady
They talked themselves into Jadon Canady at Round 5, Pick 32, and the board did not agree. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick227
Rnd7
Jalen Huskey
Jalen Huskey at the 227th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.