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2024 MIAMI DOLPHINS DRAFT LXXXVII

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Draft Selections
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (MIA)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (MIA)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (MIA)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (MIA)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (MIA)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (MIA)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (MIA)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (MIA)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Draft Picks Received
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (SF)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (SF)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Draft Picks Traded
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (SF)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Dolphins.

The Dolphins treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending pick 124 on Tykee Smith a full 36 spots early.

The Solomon pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback, tight end and other spots still on the board. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Jordan Morgan
In Round 1, Pick 31 they get a blindside protector. A real need, handled.
Pick55 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske in pick No. 55 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick94 Rnd3 Javon Solomon
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback, tight end and other spots to take Javon Solomon, an OLB-EDGE that was not the priority.
Pick124 Rnd4 Tykee Smith
They reached a country mile for Tykee Smith at slot 124, and the board is aghast. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick158 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
A clean, defensible pick in the 158th overall pick with a little surplus value in Kitan Oladapo. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick176 Rnd6 Tahj Washington
Tahj Washington in the 176th pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick184 Rnd6 Drake Nugent
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Drake Nugent well ahead of where he belonged. The roster fit checks out.
Pick198 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
A reach on Jaylen Harrell in pick No. 198; the board had better options right there. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick241 Rnd7 Kimani Vidal
Kimani Vidal at No. 241 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A need, and now a little less of one.