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Draft Selections
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Gabe Jacas Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (MIA)
Gabe Jacas
LB-EDGE Illinois
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (MIA)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Devin Moore Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (MIA)
Devin Moore
CB Florida
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIA)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIA)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIA)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (MIA)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Isaiah Jatta Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (MIA)
Isaiah Jatta
OT BYU
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Brett Norfleet Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Brett Norfleet
TE Missouri
Shamar Easter Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (MIA)
Shamar Easter
TE North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Gabe Jacas Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (TB)
Gabe Jacas
LB-EDGE Illinois
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Devin Moore Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (SEA)
Devin Moore
CB Florida
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (SEA)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Isaiah Jatta Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Isaiah Jatta
OT BYU
Shamar Easter Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Shamar Easter
TE North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DAL)
Caden Curry
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Players Gained
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Josh Metellus
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Joe Milton III
QB
Head Shot
Jalen Sundell
OT
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureA+
Nothing loud, just a tidy B+ for the Dolphins.

The Shamar Easter selection is the head-turner. The Dolphins reached 56 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B+.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Stukes. It is not that Moore is a bad player; it is that the Dolphins had louder needs to answer first. 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.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick43 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon in Round 2, Pick 11 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It fills a real need, too.
Pick46 Rnd2 Gabe Jacas
A straight-up fair deal on Gabe Jacas at the Round 2 slot, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick57 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Caleb Banks is a better player than the 57th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick75 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
Keionte Scott at No. 75 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick87 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Circle this one: Jake Slaughter at the 87th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick90 Rnd3 Ted Hurst
Ted Hurst at pick No. 90 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick96 Rnd3 Devin Moore
A want over a need in the 96th overall pick: Devin Moore adds a cornerback while quarterback and linebacker keeps waiting.
Pick112 Rnd4 Ja'Kobi Lane
A tidy bit of business in slot 112, where Ja'Kobi Lane graded well above the range. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick130 Rnd4 Treydan Stukes
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the Round 4 slot on Treydan Stukes with quarterback and linebacker unsolved.
Pick151 Rnd5 Zxavian Harris
No drama and no debate, Zxavian Harris went about where he belonged in No. 151. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick163 Rnd5 Demond Claiborne
They took Demond Claiborne at par in pick No. 163, which is nothing to complain about. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick187 Rnd6 Domani Jackson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Domani Jackson at the 187th pick. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick188 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
Jeff Caldwell in Round 6, Pick 7 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick223 Rnd7 Isaiah Jatta
A real head-scratcher, Isaiah Jatta in pick 223 is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick227 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
They talked themselves into Bryce Foster at the 227th overall pick, and the board did not agree. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick238 Rnd7 Brett Norfleet
Brett Norfleet at pick 238 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The roster fit checks out.
Pick241 Rnd7 Shamar Easter
Shamar Easter at pick No. 241 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A need, and now a little less of one.