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Draft Selections
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (MIA)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (MIA)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (MIA)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIA)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (MIA)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIA)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Dolphins robbed the room for Bassa. Final grade: B-.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Jeffrey Bassa got past him. The Dolphins do not have to explain a thing at the Round 7 slot. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Malaki Starks
In the Round 1 slot they get a rangy last line of defense at fair value. More want than need.
Pick48 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Tyler Booker at the 48th pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick98 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
A straight-up fair deal on Mason Taylor at pick No. 98, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick114 Rnd4 Tory Horton
Tory Horton slid further than he should have, and the 114th overall pick is lovely value for the wide receiver. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick133 Rnd4 Jake Majors
They barely believed it either: Jake Majors still on the board at pick 133. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick149 Rnd5 Rylie Mills
Rylie Mills in slot 149 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick154 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
A running back of that caliber at No. 154 is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jeffrey Bassa
Jeffrey Bassa in Round 7, Pick 8 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It fills a real need, too.
Pick231 Rnd7 Connor Colby
Taking Connor Colby in slot 231 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick252 Rnd7 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser at the 252nd overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.