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Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Mikail Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Mikail Kamara
DE-EDGE Indiana
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIA)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Aiden Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Aiden Fisher
LB Indiana
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Dolphins checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Dolphins spent pick No. 90 on Mikail Kamara, a name the board had a full 52 spots lower. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

The Haulcy value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In No. 11 they get an anchor for the offensive line, reach and all. A real need, handled.
Pick43 Rnd2 Blake Miller
Blake Miller at Round 2, Pick 11 is a conviction pick that outran the value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick75 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
The board fumbled D'Angelo Ponds all the way to slot 75, and they scooped it up. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick87 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
They barely believed it either: A.J. Haulcy still on the board at pick No. 87. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick90 Rnd3 Mikail Kamara
They reached a country mile for Mikail Kamara at the 90th overall pick, and the board is aghast. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick111 Rnd4 CJ Daniels
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for CJ Daniels. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick151 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
They paid up for Aamil Wagner at pick No. 151 when waiting would have done the job. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick227 Rnd7 Aiden Fisher
Aiden Fisher at the 227th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick238 Rnd7 Riley Nowakowski
Riley Nowakowski at Round 7, Pick 22 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.