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Draft Selections
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (MIA)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (MIA)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIA)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (MIA)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (MIA)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Kyle Monangai Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (MIA)
Kyle Monangai
RB Rutgers
Kobe Hudson Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIA)
Kobe Hudson
WR UCF
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (MIA)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in pick No. 150 lands the Dolphins a B-, Howard and all.

The Dolphins spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Will Howard, the No. 101 name on the board, in the 150th pick. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The cost of the Conner reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Armand Membou
In No. 13 they get an anchor for the offensive line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick48 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at Round 2, Pick 16 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick98 Rnd3 Quinn Ewers
A tidy little value on Quinn Ewers in pick 98, a step better than break-even. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick116 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. in pick No. 116 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick135 Rnd4 Nohl Williams
A quiet steal in slot 135: Nohl Williams for less than the market said. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick150 Rnd5 Will Howard
The board fumbled Will Howard all the way to the Round 5 slot, and they scooped it up. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick155 Rnd5 Mitchell Evans
A slide stopped in the 155th pick, with Mitchell Evans worth more than the price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick224 Rnd7 Kyle Monangai
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Kyle Monangai at the 224th overall pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick231 Rnd7 Kobe Hudson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kobe Hudson at pick 231 is the proof. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick253 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
A reach on Hayden Conner in the 253rd overall pick; the board had better options right there. The roster fit checks out.