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Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (MIA)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (MIA)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (MIA)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIA)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (MIA)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Trey Wedig Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIA)
Trey Wedig
OT Indiana
Graham Mertz Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (MIA)
Graham Mertz
QB Florida
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Dolphins robbed the room for Higgins. Final grade: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Jay Higgins got past him. The Dolphins do not have to explain a thing at No. 224.

The cost of the Wedig reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Job largely done: quarterback settled and 7 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In pick No. 13 they get a disruptor off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick48 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori in the 48th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick98 Rnd3 Luke Kandra
They took Luke Kandra at par in pick 98, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.
Pick114 Rnd4 Mason Taylor
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Mason Taylor in the 114th overall pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick133 Rnd4 Tory Horton
A wide receiver of that caliber at No. 133 is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick149 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
You do not let a running back like Cam Skattebo reach the Round 5 slot and blink. They did not. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick154 Rnd5 Jaeden Roberts
No drama and no debate, Jaeden Roberts went about where he belonged in slot 154. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jay Higgins
Taking Jay Higgins in Round 7, Pick 8 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick231 Rnd7 Trey Wedig
Trey Wedig at pick 231 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The roster fit checks out.
Pick252 Rnd7 Graham Mertz
Graham Mertz in slot 252 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.