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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIA)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIA)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (MIA)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (MIA)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIA)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (MIA)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (MIA)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (MIA)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (MIA)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Zeek Biggers Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIA)
Zeek Biggers
DT Georgia Tech
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (MIA)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
CJ West
DT Indiana
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (CIN)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB+ FutureB
The Dolphins won the night they stopped Howard from sliding. Grade: B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Will Howard tumbling to the Dolphins in the 135th pick is a gift they did not have to think twice about. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

Reaching for Biggers left real value on the table behind him. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick 30 they get a load in the middle at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick48 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Emeka Egbuka in pick No. 48 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick49 Rnd2 Trey Amos
They paid sticker price for Trey Amos in Round 2, Pick 17, and that is fine. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick56 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Steal is underselling it; Malaki Starks at the Round 2 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick98 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Ozzy Trapilo at slot 98 is the proof. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick116 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
Joshua Farmer in the 116th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick135 Rnd4 Will Howard
A top-tier quarterback at a bargain, Will Howard in the 135th overall pick, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick150 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
They took O'Donnell Fortune at par in No. 150, which is nothing to complain about. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick155 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Malachi Moore in pick 155. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick173 Rnd5 CJ West
CJ West at pick No. 173 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick224 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
Carson Vinson at No. 224 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick231 Rnd7 Zeek Biggers
This one needs a full-page explanation: Zeek Biggers in the 231st overall pick, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick253 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
Teddye Buchanan at Round 7, Pick 37 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.