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    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIA)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (MIA)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (MIA)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (MIA)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (MIA)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (MIA)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Trevor Goosby Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIA)
Trevor Goosby
OT Texas
Dante Moore Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (MIA)
Dante Moore
QB Oregon
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIA)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Draft Picks Received
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (SEA)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (PIT)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SEA)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PIT)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (PIT)
Carson Beck
QB Miami
Players Gained
Head Shot
Troy Fautanu
OT
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AJ Finley
S
Players traded away
Head Shot
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall D+
ValueA+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Dolphins found their guy under center in Mendoza: D+.

You could see the war room lean forward. Jordyn Tyson at pick 227 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. A D+ that will need time and luck to look better.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. Everything downstream of Fernando Mendoza depends on Fernando Mendoza, and the building knows it.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and edge rusher is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In No. 20 they get a long-term answer under center at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick46 Rnd2 Carnell Tate
Carnell Tate in the Round 2 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick51 Rnd2 Kayden McDonald
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Kayden McDonald reach the 51st pick and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick77 Rnd3 Spencer Fano
Spencer Fano in Round 3, Pick 13 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick85 Rnd3 Michael Taaffe
Michael Taaffe at the Round 3 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick86 Rnd3 Sonny Styles
They barely believed it either: Sonny Styles still on the board at the 86th overall pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick93 Rnd3 Jermod McCoy
The board fumbled Jermod McCoy all the way to pick 93, and they scooped it up. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick112 Rnd4 Trevor Goosby
Circle this one: Trevor Goosby at No. 112 is a fall that decides a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick154 Rnd5 Dante Moore
Taking Dante Moore in slot 154 is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick160 Rnd5 Jake Slaughter
Steal is underselling it; Jake Slaughter at pick No. 160 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jordyn Tyson
Jordyn Tyson in pick No. 227 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.