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2024 MIAMI DOLPHINS DRAFT LXXXIX

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Draft Selections
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (MIA)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (MIA)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (MIA)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (MIA)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (MIA)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (MIA)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (MIA)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (MIA)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Draft Picks Received
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (ARI)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Dolphins, and a B- to prove it.

The Dolphins looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Javon Solomon at the Round 3 slot regardless, 26 picks early. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. Spending an early pick on OLB-EDGE with quarterback, edge rusher and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick35 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
No edge and no loss on Jordan Morgan in No. 35; it is a wash and a sensible one. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick55 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
They took Braden Fiske at par in the 55th pick, which is nothing to complain about. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick90 Rnd3 Javon Solomon
A surprising call. With quarterback, edge rusher and other spots still to address, they spent the 90th overall pick on Javon Solomon, an OLB-EDGE they were not short of.
Pick104 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
They left a pile of value on the table to take Ben Sinnott this early at slot 104. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick158 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo in pick No. 158 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick162 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith in the Round 5 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick184 Rnd6 Tahj Washington
By-the-book stuff, Tahj Washington at pick 184 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick198 Rnd6 Drake Nugent
A reach on Drake Nugent in the 198th pick; the board had better options right there. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick241 Rnd7 Kimani Vidal
The board had cheaper options than Kimani Vidal at the Round 7 slot, and it noticed. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.