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Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIA)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Mikail Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (MIA)
Mikail Kamara
DE-EDGE Indiana
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Bud Clark
S TCU
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIA)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (MIA)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Andre Fuller Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Andre Fuller
CB Toledo
Draft Picks Received
Mikail Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Mikail Kamara
DE-EDGE Indiana
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (BUF)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (BUF)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Draft Picks Traded
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (BUF)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Dolphins.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Mikail Kamara at slot 91, a reach of 61 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

Spending an early pick on safety with interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

That Dixon pick is the receipt they will wave around later. Job largely done: quarterback settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In pick No. 11 they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. More want than need.
Pick30 Rnd1 Max Iheanachor
In the Round 1 slot they get a building block for the line, reach and all. A real need, handled.
Pick43 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon at pick 43 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick75 Rnd3 Ted Hurst
They jumped the gun on Ted Hurst, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick87 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Zakee Wheatley. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick91 Rnd3 Mikail Kamara
Value said wait; Mikail Kamara in the 91st pick says they were not listening. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick94 Rnd3 Bud Clark
A surprising call. With interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots still to address, they spent pick 94 on Bud Clark, a safety they were not short of.
Pick130 Rnd4 CJ Daniels
They paid a round early for CJ Daniels in the 130th pick, more than the board wanted. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick151 Rnd5 Drew Allar
They paid sticker price for Drew Allar in the Round 5 slot, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick168 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
No edge and no loss on Aamil Wagner in pick No. 168; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Pick220 Rnd7 Riley Nowakowski
Riley Nowakowski in slot 220 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick227 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon slid further than he should have, and Round 7, Pick 11 is lovely value for the cornerback. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick238 Rnd7 Andre Fuller
Andre Fuller in the 238th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.