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Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (MIA)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (MIA)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (MIA)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (MIA)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (MIA)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (MIA)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIA)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (BUF)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (LAC)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (MIN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (HOU)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (BUF)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (BUF)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (LAC)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Players Gained
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Christian Darrisaw
OT
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Blake Fisher
OT
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Matt Goncalves
OT
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LaDarius Henderson
OT
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall A-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Dolphins robbed the room for Brooks. Final grade: A-.

You could see the war room lean forward. Tahj Brooks at slot 231 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. The board rewarded a patient, disciplined weekend with a A-.

Gabriel has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick Analysis
Pick60 Rnd2 Dylan Fairchild
A tidy little value on Dylan Fairchild in pick 60, a step better than break-even. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick61 Rnd2 Dillon Gabriel
Dillon Gabriel at Round 2, Pick 29 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick89 Rnd3 Dani Dennis-Sutton
A big swing on Dani Dennis-Sutton at slot 89, well ahead of any board in the building. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick99 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
Dylan Sampson at the Round 3 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick115 Rnd4 Deontae Lawson
Circle this one: Deontae Lawson at the 115th pick is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick224 Rnd7 Nick Nash
A wild overpay on Nick Nash in the 224th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick231 Rnd7 Tahj Brooks
A running back of that caliber at pick No. 231 is the definition of value, full stop. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick239 Rnd7 Jack Kiser
They barely believed it either: Jack Kiser still on the board at No. 239. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick251 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
Jamon Dumas-Johnson at pick 251 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.