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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (MIA)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (MIA)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIA)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Daijun Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (MIA)
Daijun Edwards
RB Georgia
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (MIA)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Picks Traded
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (SEA)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Players Gained
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Quandre Diggs
S
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Noah Fant
TE
Players traded away
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Xavien Howard
CB
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Dolphins: B.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Dolphins reached some 36 spots for Taulia Tagovailoa, and value like that does not grow back. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In pick 21 they get a press-man option on the boundary. Need was not the driver here.
Pick55 Rnd2 Ricky Pearsall
They paid sticker price for Ricky Pearsall in the Round 2 slot, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick157 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis in No. 157 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick200 Rnd6 Daijun Edwards
By-the-book stuff, Daijun Edwards at slot 200 squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick239 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
This one needs a full-page explanation: Taulia Tagovailoa in Round 7, Pick 19, miles early. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.