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Draft 26.0
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Derek Kane DRAFTING FOR THEDolphins
Draft Selections
Draft Picks Received
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(WSH)
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(CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Players Gained
Jalen
McMillan
WR
Mike
Sainristil
CB
Mack
Wilson Sr.
LB
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall
A
ValueA-
NeedB+
TradesA+
FutureA+
The Dolphins won the night they stopped McClain from sliding. Grade: A. Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Dolphins were there to profit. Jaylen McClain, the No. 76 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 243rd overall pick. Add it all up and it grades out a clean A.
They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The Dolphins paired the rookies with proven help, Mike Sainristil leading the way. The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.
The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.
Bottom line, they did the job about as well as it can be done.
Pick Analysis
Pick11
Rnd1
Will Echoles
In the 11th overall pick they get a load in the middle at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick41
Rnd2
Matayo Uiagalelei
You do not let an edge rusher like Matayo Uiagalelei reach pick 41 and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick43
Rnd2
Trey'Dez Green
The board fumbled Trey'Dez Green all the way to pick No. 43, and they scooped it up. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick67
Rnd3
Trevor Lauck
Circle this one: Trevor Lauck at No. 67 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick83
Rnd3
Jadan Baugh
Jadan Baugh at the 83rd pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick105
Rnd4
Wyatt Young
They barely believed it either: Wyatt Young still on the board at the Round 4 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick115
Rnd4
Ben Roberts
Ben Roberts at Round 4, Pick 13 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick121
Rnd4
Luke Montgomery
Luke Montgomery in slot 121 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It fills a real need, too.
Pick142
Rnd5
Cooper Barkate
Cooper Barkate in the 142nd pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick166
Rnd5
Josh Hoover
A quiet steal in the Round 5 slot: Josh Hoover for less than the market said. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick182
Rnd6
Maraad Watson
They paid sticker price for Maraad Watson in pick 182, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick231
Rnd7
Drew Bobo
Drew Bobo in the 231st overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick243
Rnd7
Jaylen McClain
Taking Jaylen McClain in No. 243 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick255
Rnd7
Smith Snowden
They robbed the room for Smith Snowden here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.