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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (MIA)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (MIA)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (MIA)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIA)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIA)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (MIA)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
Arian Smith Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIA)
Arian Smith
WR Georgia
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (MIA)
Will Sheppard
WR Colorado
Maliq Carr Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (MIA)
Maliq Carr
TE Houston
Fred Davis Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (MIA)
Fred Davis
CB Jacksonville State
Joey Slackman Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (MIA)
Joey Slackman
DL Florida
Rara Dillworth Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (MIA)
Rara Dillworth
LB-EDGE Baylor
Draft Picks Received
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (SF)
Will Sheppard
WR Colorado
Maliq Carr Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
Maliq Carr
TE Houston
Joey Slackman Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (SF)
Joey Slackman
DL Florida
Rara Dillworth Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (KC)
Rara Dillworth
LB-EDGE Baylor
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Ethan Driskell
OT
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Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Deneric Prince
RB
Head Shot
Kion Smith
OT
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall C
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureD
Ward is the plan now, and the Dolphins grade out a C.

There is reaching, and then there is Rara Dillworth at Round 7, Pick 41. The Dolphins jumped the board by 222 and dared it to prove them wrong.

They have staked the next five years on Cam Ward, which is the only story that really matters here. That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want. They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In No. 11 they get a franchise quarterback. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery in the 47th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It fills a real need, too.
Pick98 Rnd3 Tez Johnson
The board had cheaper options than Tez Johnson at the 98th pick, and it noticed. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick99 Rnd3 Kyren Lacy
They reached into another round for Kyren Lacy, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick114 Rnd4 Cobee Bryant
A big swing on Cobee Bryant at pick 114, well ahead of any board in the building. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jack Bech
Taking Jack Bech in pick No. 148 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick157 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at pick No. 157 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick225 Rnd7 Addison West
Circle this one: Addison West at the Round 7 slot is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick231 Rnd7 Arian Smith
Value said wait; Arian Smith in the 231st pick says they were not listening. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick233 Rnd7 Will Sheppard
Will Sheppard at No. 233 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick249 Rnd7 Maliq Carr
Maliq Carr at the 249th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick251 Rnd7 Fred Davis
They talked themselves into Fred Davis at slot 251, and the board did not agree. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick254 Rnd7 Joey Slackman
This one needs a full-page explanation: Joey Slackman in Round 7, Pick 40, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick255 Rnd7 Rara Dillworth
Rara Dillworth at pick 255 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.