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Draft Selections
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIA)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Gabe Jacas Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Gabe Jacas
LB-EDGE Illinois
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (MIA)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (MIA)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Brenen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Brenen Thompson
WR Mississippi State
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (MIA)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Isaiah Jatta Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Isaiah Jatta
OT BYU
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Draft Picks Received
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (TB)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (TB)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
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: 5 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Billy Schrauth Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (CHI)
Billy Schrauth
OG Notre Dame
Players Gained
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Josh Blackwell
CB
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Antoine Winfield Jr.
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Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesC FutureA+
Larceny in the Round 3 slot lands the Dolphins a B, Branch and all.

The Dolphins spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Zachariah Branch, the No. 61 name on the board, in pick No. 89.

They will need Jatta to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The Dolphins clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Emmanuel Pregnon
In the 30th overall pick they get a building block for the line, though they paid up to get him. A real need, handled.
Pick43 Rnd2 Gabe Jacas
Gabe Jacas at Round 2, Pick 11 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick46 Rnd2 Max Iheanachor
No edge and no loss on Max Iheanachor in the 46th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick75 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
A tidy bit of business in No. 75, where Keionte Scott graded well above the range. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick89 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
Circle this one: Zachariah Branch at pick 89 is a fall that decides a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick90 Rnd3 Ted Hurst
Ted Hurst at slot 90 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick94 Rnd3 Brenen Thompson
By-the-book stuff, Brenen Thompson at the Round 3 slot squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick130 Rnd4 Michael Trigg
Michael Trigg in pick No. 130 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick151 Rnd5 Zxavian Harris
A straight-up fair deal on Zxavian Harris at pick 151, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick155 Rnd5 Demond Claiborne
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Demond Claiborne. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick227 Rnd7 Isaiah Jatta
The board had cheaper options than Isaiah Jatta at No. 227, and it noticed. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick238 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
A conviction pick on Bryce Foster at the Round 7 slot that the board grades a round light. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.