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Dolphins 02-25-24

  • LeoBatfishthe2nd DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (MIA)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (MIA)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (MIA)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (MIA)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (MIA)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (MIA)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Donovan Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (MIA)
Donovan Jennings
OT USF
Draft Picks Received
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (BAL)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Draft Picks Traded
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (BAL)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Players traded away
Head Shot
Austin Jackson
OT
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB TradesC FutureB-
A weekend that raised as many questions as it answered. The Dolphins get a C+.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Dolphins would have aced it. Taulia Tagovailoa at No. 199 is 45 spots clear of where he belonged. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C+.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Johnson.

The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.

It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In pick 21 they get a blindside protector, though the board says they badly overpaid. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick62 Rnd2 Brenden Rice
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Brenden Rice. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick131 Rnd4 Max Melton
The board fumbled Max Melton all the way to the Round 4 slot, and they scooped it up. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick155 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott is a better player than Round 5, Pick 19 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick186 Rnd6 Cedric Johnson
They barely believed it either: Cedric Johnson still on the board at pick No. 186. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick199 Rnd6 Taulia Tagovailoa
They reached into another round for Taulia Tagovailoa, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick239 Rnd7 Donovan Jennings
They left a pile of value on the table to take Donovan Jennings this early at the Round 7 slot. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.