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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (MIA)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (MIA)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIA)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (MIA)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (MIA)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (MIA)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Cam Horsley Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (MIA)
Cam Horsley
DT Boston College
Ethan Downs Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIA)
Ethan Downs
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Dante Trader Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (MIA)
Dante Trader Jr.
S Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Draft Picks Traded
Ty Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ty Robinson
DL Nebraska
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Dolphins, and a B- to prove it.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Dolphins took Ethan Downs at the Round 7 slot, roughly 53 spots before his name belonged. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

The Emmanwori pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Nothing gained and nothing lost at the table.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick48 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori in pick 48 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick98 Rnd3 Zy Alexander
A straight-up fair deal on Zy Alexander at the 98th pick, value and slot in agreement. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick116 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
Anthony Belton at No. 116 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick135 Rnd4 Tory Horton
The board fumbled Tory Horton all the way to the 135th overall pick, and they scooped it up. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick155 Rnd5 Kurtis Rourke
Kurtis Rourke slipping to slot 155 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick171 Rnd5 Vernon Broughton
A reach for Vernon Broughton in slot 171; a little patience would have been rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick204 Rnd6 Karene Reid
They took Karene Reid at par in Round 6, Pick 28, which is nothing to complain about. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick224 Rnd7 Cam Horsley
They left a pile of value on the table to take Cam Horsley this early at the 224th overall pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick231 Rnd7 Ethan Downs
Ethan Downs at the Round 7 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick253 Rnd7 Dante Trader Jr.
Dante Trader Jr. in pick 253 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.