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Draft Selections
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Genesis Smith Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (MIA)
Genesis Smith
S Arizona
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIA)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
John Michael Gyllenborg Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
John Michael Gyllenborg
TE Wyoming
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (MIA)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (MIA)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Genesis Smith Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Genesis Smith
S Arizona
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (GB)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (BUF)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (GB)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (GB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
KC Concepcion Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DEN)
KC Concepcion
WR Texas A&M
Skyler Bell Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (BUF)
Skyler Bell
WR UConn
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (BUF)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Brian Parker II Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (GB)
Brian Parker II
C Duke
Chris McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (GB)
Chris McClellan
DT Missouri
Players Gained
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Brandon Jones
S
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Craig Woodson
S
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesD- FutureA+
The Dolphins let Golday fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Dolphins were there to profit. Jake Golday, the No. 62 name on the board, should have been long gone before pick 94. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick43 Rnd2 Blake Miller
No drama and no debate, Blake Miller went about where he belonged in pick No. 43. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick87 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
They robbed the room for Keionte Scott here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick94 Rnd3 Jake Golday
Jake Golday at No. 94 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick126 Rnd4 Genesis Smith
A safety of that caliber at the 126th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick160 Rnd5 Charles Demmings
A quiet steal in pick 160: Charles Demmings for less than the market said. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jeff Caldwell
They will replay Jeff Caldwell at the 220th pick for years; that is how good the value is. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick227 Rnd7 John Michael Gyllenborg
By-the-book stuff, John Michael Gyllenborg at the Round 7 slot squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick236 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
Robert Spears-Jennings in slot 236 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick238 Rnd7 Eli Heidenreich
Eli Heidenreich in pick 238 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick255 Rnd7 Nolan Rucci
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Nolan Rucci. The roster fit checks out.