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Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (MIA)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (MIA)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (MIA)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIA)
Caden Curry
DE Ohio State
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (MIA)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Draft Picks Received
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Players traded away
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Bradley Chubb
LB
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Braeden Daniels
OG
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Cam Smith
CB
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Daniel Brunskill
OT
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Liam Eichenberg
OT
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Matthew Judon
LB
Head Shot
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine
WR
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Tahj Washington
WR
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Tua Tagovailoa
QB
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Tyreek Hill
WR
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Zach Wilson
QB
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Dolphins answered their biggest question with Mendoza. Grade: D.

The phones were a trap the Dolphins kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal.

The whole projection now runs through Fernando Mendoza; hit there and everything else looks smarter. Every board in the league had Mesidor lower, and that gap is the story. The Neal pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and interior defensive lineman is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In pick 1 they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick11 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In slot 11 they get a ballhawk on the back end, and a steal at that.
Pick38 Rnd2 Akheem Mesidor
Akheem Mesidor at pick No. 38 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick43 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
A tidy little value on Olaivavega Ioane in the 43rd overall pick, a step better than break-even. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick59 Rnd2 Max Klare
They took Max Klare at par in Round 2, Pick 27, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick75 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
They let Keionte Scott come to them and pounced at the Round 3 slot. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick87 Rnd3 Julian Neal
They bypassed pressing needs at interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots to take Julian Neal, a cornerback that was not the priority.
Pick90 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. at No. 90 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick111 Rnd4 Caden Curry
Caden Curry at pick No. 111 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick150 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
A conviction pick on Aamil Wagner at the 150th overall pick that the board grades a round light. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick227 Rnd7 Riley Mahlman
They paid a round early for Riley Mahlman in Round 7, Pick 11, more than the board wanted. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.