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Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIA)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIA)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (MIA)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (MIA)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (MIA)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (MIA)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIA)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (MIA)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Caleb Douglas Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (MIA)
Caleb Douglas
WR Texas Tech
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (MIA)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (MIA)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Colbie Young Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Colbie Young
WR Georgia
Micah Morris Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Micah Morris
OG Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (IND)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DET)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BUF)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Caleb Douglas Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (BUF)
Caleb Douglas
WR Texas Tech
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DET)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (BUF)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (IND)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Emmett Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (DAL)
Emmett Johnson
RB Nebraska
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesC FutureA-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Dolphins.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Dolphins took Eric Gentry at the Round 6 slot, roughly 142 spots before his name belonged. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

The Golday pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

The Stukes pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at interior defensive lineman. They gave back a little on the phones for the right to move.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In No. 11 they get the heartbeat of the defense. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick30 Rnd1 Emmanuel Pregnon
In Round 1, Pick 30 they get a plug-and-play piece up front, even if it was a touch early. A real need, handled.
Pick87 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
Keionte Scott at the 87th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick90 Rnd3 Mike Washington Jr.
Circle this one: Mike Washington Jr. at pick No. 90 is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick92 Rnd3 Jake Golday
A top-tier edge rusher at a bargain, Jake Golday in pick 92, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick94 Rnd3 Treydan Stukes
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Treydan Stukes at cornerback with interior defensive lineman open.
Pick112 Rnd4 Connor Lew
Connor Lew at the 112th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick113 Rnd4 Zakee Wheatley
They will replay Zakee Wheatley at the 113th pick for years; that is how good the value is. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick116 Rnd4 Ja'Kobi Lane
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Ja'Kobi Lane in Round 4, Pick 16. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick128 Rnd4 Michael Trigg
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Michael Trigg at No. 128. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick130 Rnd4 Isaiah World
They jumped the gun on Isaiah World, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick151 Rnd5 Dametrious Crownover
Fair-plus on Dametrious Crownover, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick152 Rnd5 Drew Allar
Drew Allar at slot 152 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick165 Rnd5 Taylen Green
A real head-scratcher, Taylen Green in pick 165 is miles ahead of his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick177 Rnd5 Tanner Koziol
Tanner Koziol slipping to slot 177 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It fills a real need, too.
Pick182 Rnd6 Caleb Douglas
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Caleb Douglas at the 182nd overall pick is the proof. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick213 Rnd6 Eric Gentry
This one needs a full-page explanation: Eric Gentry in pick 213, miles early. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick220 Rnd7 Eli Heidenreich
Eli Heidenreich at No. 220 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick227 Rnd7 Colbie Young
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Colbie Young. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick238 Rnd7 Micah Morris
Micah Morris at the 238th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A need, and now a little less of one.