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2024 Miami Dolphins Draft LXXXVIII

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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
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (MIA)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (MIA)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (MIA)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (MIA)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (MIA)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
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
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Draft Picks Traded
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Dolphins, and a B- to prove it.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Dolphins spent the 104th overall pick on Tykee Smith, a name most had 56 spots down the list. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. However the rest shakes out, Washington at that price is a win they earned.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick35 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
No drama and no debate, Jordan Morgan went about where he belonged in Round 2, Pick 3. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick55 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske at pick 55 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick90 Rnd3 Jonah Elliss
Jonah Elliss in slot 90 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick104 Rnd4 Tykee Smith
A wild overpay on Tykee Smith in the 104th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick158 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha at the Round 5 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick162 Rnd5 Tanor Bortolini
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Tanor Bortolini. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick184 Rnd6 Khristian Boyd
Khristian Boyd in pick 184 lands just on the right side of the ledger. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick198 Rnd6 Tahj Washington
Value with a capital V on Tahj Washington in the 198th overall pick, a genuine coup. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick241 Rnd7 Kimani Vidal
Kimani Vidal at Round 7, Pick 21 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.