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2024 Miami Dolphins Draft LXIX

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Draft Selections
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (MIA)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (MIA)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (MIA)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (MIA)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
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
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Draft Picks Traded
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (ARI)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB TradesC+ FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly executed. Dolphins: C+.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Dolphins spent the 239th overall pick on Tahj Washington, a name the board had a full 140 spots lower. Call it a C+ and check back in two years.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

So much rides on Patrick Paul that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick35 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
They liked Patrick Paul enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 2, Pick 3. It fills a real need, too.
Pick53 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Ja'Tavion Sanders at the Round 2 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick90 Rnd3 Mohamed Kamara
A big swing on Mohamed Kamara at pick 90, well ahead of any board in the building. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick105 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
They paid up for Darius Robinson at the 105th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick155 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo in pick No. 155 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick186 Rnd6 JD Bertrand
JD Bertrand in the 186th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick199 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Tanor Bortolini well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick239 Rnd7 Tahj Washington
Tahj Washington at the 239th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.