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Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (MIA)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (MIA)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (MIA)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Garrett Nussmeier Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (MIA)
Garrett Nussmeier
QB LSU
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (MIA)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (MIA)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Whit Weeks Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (MIA)
Whit Weeks
LB LSU
Brian Parker II Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (MIA)
Brian Parker II
OG Duke
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Arch Manning Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (MIA)
Arch Manning
QB Texas
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (MIA)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Jaden Greathouse Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (MIA)
Jaden Greathouse
WR Notre Dame
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (MIA)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CLE)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (CLE)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Brian Parker II Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (IND)
Brian Parker II
OG Duke
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PHI)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Arch Manning Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (JAX)
Arch Manning
QB Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Peter Woods Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LAC)
Peter Woods
DL-EDGE Clemson
Players Gained
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Joe Alt
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
De'Von Achane
RB
Head Shot
Jaelan Phillips
LB
Head Shot
Minkah Fitzpatrick
S
Head Shot
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The phones sank the Dolphins this weekend: D-.

The war room fell hard for Oscar Delp, and it showed at slot 105: 79 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. The process wobbled, and the D- is where it lands.

That is a quarterback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down.

Spending an early pick on safety with edge rusher and interior defensive lineman open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, edge rusher very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In the 6th pick they get a rangy last line of defense at fair value.
Pick19 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In the 19th overall pick they get a workhorse for the backfield, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick22 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In slot 22 they get a matchup problem out wide. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Garrett Nussmeier
They took Garrett Nussmeier at par in pick 37, which is nothing to complain about. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick39 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
A straight-up fair deal on Anthony Hill Jr. at No. 39, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick68 Rnd3 Malik Muhammad
A tidy little value on Malik Muhammad in pick No. 68, a step better than break-even. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick75 Rnd3 Rod Moore
A curious use of the 75th pick. Edge rusher and interior defensive lineman needed the pick; a safety in Rod Moore did not.
Pick95 Rnd3 Whit Weeks
No drama and no debate, Whit Weeks went about where he belonged in the 95th overall pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick96 Rnd3 Brian Parker II
Brian Parker II at pick 96 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick98 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
By-the-book stuff, Nicholas Singleton at No. 98 squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick100 Rnd3 Arch Manning
Somehow Arch Manning was still sitting there in pick No. 100, and they pounced on premier quarterback value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick105 Rnd4 Oscar Delp
They talked themselves into Oscar Delp at slot 105, and the board did not agree. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jaden Greathouse
They paid a round early for Jaden Greathouse in Round 5, Pick 4, more than the board wanted. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick218 Rnd7 Lawson Luckie
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Lawson Luckie well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.