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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (MIA)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (MIA)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (MIA)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIA)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIA)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (MIA)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
Tim Smith Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIA)
Tim Smith
DL Alabama
Joey Slackman Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (MIA)
Joey Slackman
DL Florida
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedC+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Dolphins and Walker: B-.

The board owed the Dolphins one, and it paid up: Jalon Walker, the No. 24 name on the board, sitting there at No. 115 like a gift left on the doorstep.

They are betting Smith proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They left with interior defensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The back end got a real overhaul.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In slot 13 they get an island corner at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick48 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Taking Malaki Starks in Round 2, Pick 16 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick98 Rnd3 Jake Majors
Good price on Jake Majors in No. 98, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It fills a real need, too.
Pick99 Rnd3 Luke Kandra
They went early on Luke Kandra in pick 99, and the value did not follow. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick115 Rnd4 Jalon Walker
Steal is underselling it; Jalon Walker at the 115th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jaeden Roberts
Jaeden Roberts at the 149th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick156 Rnd5 Mason Taylor
You do not let a tight end like Mason Taylor reach pick No. 156 and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick224 Rnd7 Addison West
Addison West in the Round 7 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick231 Rnd7 Tim Smith
Tim Smith at pick 231 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick251 Rnd7 Joey Slackman
Joey Slackman at pick No. 251 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.