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Draft Selections
Darian Mensah Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (MIA)
Darian Mensah
QB Miami
KJ Duff Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (MIA)
KJ Duff
WR Rutgers
Anthony Smith Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (MIA)
Anthony Smith
DE-EDGE Minnesota
Raleek Brown Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (MIA)
Raleek Brown
RB Texas
Luke Reynolds Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIA)
Luke Reynolds
TE Virginia Tech
Elijah Paige Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIA)
Elijah Paige
OT USC
Joseph Borjon Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (MIA)
Joseph Borjon
OT San Diego State
C.J. Fite Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (MIA)
C.J. Fite
DT Arizona State
Elinneus Davis Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (MIA)
Elinneus Davis
DT Washington
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Mensah is the plan now, and the Dolphins grade out a B-.

The search is over. The Dolphins handed the keys to Darian Mensah, and the whole operation now runs on his development. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

They will need Smith to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. That linebacker hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Darian Mensah
Darian Mensah in pick No. 2 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick34 Rnd2 KJ Duff
A straight-up fair deal on KJ Duff at slot 34, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick66 Rnd3 Anthony Smith
They reached into another round for Anthony Smith, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick103 Rnd4 Raleek Brown
Raleek Brown at the 103rd pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick139 Rnd5 Luke Reynolds
The board had cheaper options than Luke Reynolds at the Round 5 slot, and it noticed. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick161 Rnd5 Elijah Paige
Elijah Paige at No. 161 is a conviction pick that outran the value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick180 Rnd6 Joseph Borjon
Joseph Borjon in the 180th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The roster fit checks out.
Pick239 Rnd7 C.J. Fite
By-the-book stuff, C.J. Fite at Round 7, Pick 19 squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick254 Rnd7 Elinneus Davis
They paid sticker price for Elinneus Davis in slot 254, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.