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Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (MIA)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIA)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (MIA)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (MIA)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (MIA)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIA)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (MIA)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (MIA)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Travis Burke Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIA)
Travis Burke
OT Memphis
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (MIA)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIA)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (MIA)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (MIA)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (MIA)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Jaren Kanak Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jaren Kanak
TE Oklahoma
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (MIA)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Picks Received
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (IND)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DEN)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Travis Burke Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Travis Burke
OT Memphis
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BUF)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (LAC)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DAL)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (IND)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (LAC)
Domonique Orange
DT Iowa State
Players Gained
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Tyler Guyton
OT
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Kyle Hergel
OG
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RJ Mickens
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Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB- TradesA+ FutureA+
Nobody dealt better than the Dolphins this weekend: B+.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Dolphins did exactly that with Eric Gentry in Round 7, Pick 25. A dependable weekend that grades out a B+.

The Lane pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In pick No. 26 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A real need, handled.
Pick30 Rnd1 Emmanuel Pregnon
They liked Emmanuel Pregnon enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 30. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick47 Rnd2 Chase Bisontis
They took Chase Bisontis at par in the Round 2 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick62 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
Nothing to complain about; Jake Slaughter went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The roster fit checks out.
Pick86 Rnd3 Mike Washington Jr.
A quiet steal in the 86th pick: Mike Washington Jr. for less than the market said. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick87 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers at slot 87 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.
Pick90 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
Keionte Scott in No. 90 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick94 Rnd3 Connor Lew
Connor Lew slipping to the 94th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick112 Rnd4 Isaiah World
They left a pile of value on the table to take Isaiah World this early at pick 112. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick123 Rnd4 Dametrious Crownover
A big swing on Dametrious Crownover at pick No. 123, well ahead of any board in the building. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick126 Rnd4 Michael Trigg
Michael Trigg is a better player than the Round 4 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick129 Rnd4 Travis Burke
This one needs a full-page explanation: Travis Burke in slot 129, miles early. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick130 Rnd4 Drew Allar
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Drew Allar. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick151 Rnd5 Taylen Green
They reached a country mile for Taylen Green at Round 5, Pick 11, and the board is aghast. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick152 Rnd5 Ja'Kobi Lane
You do not let a wide receiver like Ja'Kobi Lane reach No. 152 and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick165 Rnd5 Domani Jackson
They paid up for Domani Jackson at the 165th pick when waiting would have done the job. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick177 Rnd5 Charles Demmings
Charles Demmings at the 177th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick180 Rnd5 Jeff Caldwell
Jeff Caldwell at the Round 5 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick204 Rnd6 VJ Payne
A clean, defensible pick in Round 6, Pick 23 with a little surplus value in VJ Payne. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick227 Rnd7 Eli Heidenreich
They reached into another round for Eli Heidenreich, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jaren Kanak
Jaren Kanak at slot 238 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick241 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
Eric Gentry at pick 241 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.