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2024 Miami Dolphins Draft LVI

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Draft Selections
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (MIA)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (MIA)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (MIA)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (MIA)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (MIA)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (MIA)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (MIA)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (MIA)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Draft Picks Received
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Draft Picks Traded
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Dolphins did enough to get by: C+.

The tape said wait; the Dolphins did not. Tahj Washington went at slot 239, a good 140 picks before the board was ready. The final tally is a middling C+.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Hit on Patrick Paul and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick35 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
A reach for Patrick Paul in pick 35; a little patience would have been rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick53 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Chris Braswell. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick66 Rnd3 Ben Sinnott
They talked themselves into Ben Sinnott at slot 66, and the board did not agree. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick137 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo at No. 137 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick155 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson in pick No. 155 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick186 Rnd6 JD Bertrand
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for JD Bertrand. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick199 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
They reached a country mile for Tanor Bortolini at Round 6, Pick 24, and the board is aghast. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick239 Rnd7 Tahj Washington
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Tahj Washington well ahead of where he belonged. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.