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Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIA)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (MIA)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (MIA)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (MIA)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (MIA)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Marlin Klein Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Marlin Klein
TE Michigan
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIA)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Logan Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (MIA)
Logan Taylor
OG Boston College
Joshua Braun Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (MIA)
Joshua Braun
OG Kentucky
Enrique Cruz Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Enrique Cruz Jr.
OT Kansas
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (MIA)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Micah Morris Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (MIA)
Micah Morris
OG Georgia
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (MIA)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
Draft Picks Received
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DEN)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DET)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BUF)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Logan Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Logan Taylor
OG Boston College
Joshua Braun Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (BUF)
Joshua Braun
OG Kentucky
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DEN)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Micah Morris Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (DEN)
Micah Morris
OG Georgia
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (DEN)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
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: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DET)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NE)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (DEN)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (BUF)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LV)
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Players Gained
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Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Dolphins lost the trade table, and the C+ tells the story.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Dolphins shredded theirs for Micah Morris. He came off 67 spots early, and the room will hear about it. Call it a C+ and check back in two years.

Slaughter at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Hit on Jeremiyah Love and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In the 18th overall pick they get a bell-cow for the offense at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick62 Rnd2 Eli Stowers
The board had Eli Stowers higher than Round 2, Pick 30, and the tight end fell to them anyway. The roster fit checks out.
Pick75 Rnd3 Bryce Lance
They liked Bryce Lance enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 75. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick87 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
The board fumbled Jake Slaughter all the way to pick No. 87, and they scooped it up. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick94 Rnd3 Michael Trigg
They reached into another round for Michael Trigg, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick95 Rnd3 Keylan Rutledge
Keylan Rutledge at slot 95 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick118 Rnd4 Zxavian Harris
Zxavian Harris at No. 118 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick128 Rnd4 Drew Allar
Drew Allar in pick No. 128 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick130 Rnd4 Taylen Green
They left a pile of value on the table to take Taylen Green this early at the 130th pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick151 Rnd5 Marlin Klein
No drama and no debate, Marlin Klein went about where he belonged in the Round 5 slot. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick165 Rnd5 Demond Claiborne
Demond Claiborne in the 165th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick212 Rnd6 Logan Taylor
Value said wait; Logan Taylor in slot 212 says they were not listening. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick220 Rnd7 Joshua Braun
A wild overpay on Joshua Braun in Round 7, Pick 4, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick227 Rnd7 Enrique Cruz Jr.
Enrique Cruz Jr. at pick 227 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick238 Rnd7 Nolan Rucci
Nolan Rucci at No. 238 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It fills a real need, too.
Pick246 Rnd7 Riley Mahlman
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Riley Mahlman well ahead of where he belonged. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick256 Rnd7 Micah Morris
A real head-scratcher, Micah Morris in Round 7, Pick 40 is miles ahead of his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick257 Rnd7 J. Michael Sturdivant
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for J. Michael Sturdivant. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.