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Fins1981 DRAFTING FOR THEDolphins
Draft Selections
Draft Picks Received
Draft Picks Traded
Players Gained
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall
C+
ValueC
NeedB
TradesF
FutureA+
The Dolphins got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the C+. Some picks age like wine; Eric Gentry at the 247th overall pick will need to, sitting 105 spots clear of his grade. It washes out to a C+, no better and no worse.
However the rest shakes out, McNeil-Warren at that price is a win they earned. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.
The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.
Call it incomplete, and check back in a couple of seasons.
Pick Analysis
Pick43
Rnd2
Gabe Jacas
A conviction pick on Gabe Jacas at pick 43 that the board grades a round light. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick70
Rnd3
Jaishawn Barham
They reached into another round for Jaishawn Barham, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick75
Rnd3
Mason Reiger
Mason Reiger at the 75th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick87
Rnd3
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at Round 3, Pick 23 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick94
Rnd3
Keionte Scott
Steal is underselling it; Keionte Scott at the 94th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick125
Rnd4
Jalen Farmer
They will replay Jalen Farmer at slot 125 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick130
Rnd4
Michael Trigg
Michael Trigg at the 130th overall pick is money in the bank, a tight end taken below his worth. The roster fit checks out.
Pick151
Rnd5
Dametrious Crownover
Dametrious Crownover in Round 5, Pick 11 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick154
Rnd5
Zxavian Harris
A straight-up fair deal on Zxavian Harris at the Round 5 slot, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick162
Rnd5
Demond Claiborne
Demond Claiborne in pick No. 162 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick171
Rnd5
Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson at the 171st pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick211
Rnd6
Jeff Caldwell
Jeff Caldwell in slot 211 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick227
Rnd7
Robert Spears-Jennings
No drama and no debate, Robert Spears-Jennings went about where he belonged in No. 227. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick238
Rnd7
Bryce Foster
The board had cheaper options than Bryce Foster at pick 238, and it noticed. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick247
Rnd7
Eric Gentry
They talked themselves into Eric Gentry at Round 7, Pick 31, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.




















