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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (MIA)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (MIA)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (MIA)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (MIA)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (MIA)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIA)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIA)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (MIA)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (MIA)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (MIA)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Marcus Yarns Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (MIA)
Marcus Yarns
RB Delaware
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BAL)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (LAC)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (LAC)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (BAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (DEN)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Players Gained
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Alex Palczewski
OT
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Jamaree Salyer
OG
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall A-
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB+
Nelson should have been long gone. The Dolphins pounced, and earned a A-.

When a board-topper like Jack Nelson slides to pick No. 233, you do not overthink it, and the Dolphins did not.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Spending an early pick on cornerback with edge rusher open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Walter Nolen and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In slot 22 they get an anchor for the defensive front at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick48 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren in pick 48 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick59 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
Marcus Mbow at pick No. 59 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick91 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Denzel Burke. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick98 Rnd3 Chris Paul Jr.
Chris Paul Jr. in the 98th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick115 Rnd4 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom in the Round 4 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick124 Rnd4 Mello Dotson
A want over a need in the 124th pick: Mello Dotson adds a cornerback while edge rusher keeps waiting.
Pick135 Rnd4 Jackson Slater
Jackson Slater in Round 4, Pick 34 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick151 Rnd5 Darius Alexander
Circle this one: Darius Alexander at the Round 5 slot is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick156 Rnd5 Kurtis Rourke
A top-tier quarterback at a bargain, Kurtis Rourke in pick No. 156, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick159 Rnd5 Mitchell Evans
They barely believed it either: Mitchell Evans still on the board at Round 5, Pick 20. The roster fit checks out.
Pick178 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They did well to land Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the 178th pick, just ahead of his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick226 Rnd7 DJ Giddens
The board fumbled DJ Giddens all the way to slot 226, and they scooped it up. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick233 Rnd7 Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson in No. 233 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It fills a real need, too.
Pick252 Rnd7 Marcus Yarns
Marcus Yarns slipping to the 252nd overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A need, and now a little less of one.