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3/6-9

  • dolphanbob DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (MIA)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (MIA)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (MIA)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (MIA)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (MIA)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (MIA)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (MIA)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Brian Ugwu Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (MIA)
Brian Ugwu
DL-EDGE Miami (OH)
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (MIA)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Draft Picks Received
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (SEA)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (TEN)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Brian Ugwu Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (TEN)
Brian Ugwu
DL-EDGE Miami (OH)
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (ARI)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (SEA)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
D'Wayne Eskridge
WR
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB+
Best value of the weekend goes to the Dolphins for Jones: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Dolphins watched Christian Jones slide 45 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick35 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
Quinyon Mitchell in the 35th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick71 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at pick No. 71 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick81 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
Christian Haynes in pick 81 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The roster fit checks out.
Pick144 Rnd5 Beaux Limmer
Beaux Limmer in No. 144 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick158 Rnd5 Keith Randolph Jr.
Keith Randolph Jr. at the 158th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick186 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
Fair-plus on Michael Barrett, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick199 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
A tidy bit of business in slot 199, where Josh Proctor graded well above the range. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick228 Rnd7 Brian Ugwu
Brian Ugwu at Round 7, Pick 8 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick242 Rnd7 Christian Jones
They will replay Christian Jones at Round 7, Pick 22 for years; that is how good the value is. It patches a soft spot without any drama.