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Fins1981 DRAFTING FOR THEDolphins
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Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall
B+
ValueC
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureA-
The Dolphins worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+. The Dolphins clearly saw something nobody else did in Marvin Jones Jr., taking him 109 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.
They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. However the rest shakes out, Golday at that price is a win they earned.
For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.
Pick Analysis
Pick40
Rnd2
Gabe Jacas
Gabe Jacas at the Round 2 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick43
Rnd2
Dani Dennis-Sutton
They reached a country mile for Dani Dennis-Sutton at Round 2, Pick 11, and the board is aghast. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick63
Rnd2
Eli Stowers
A clean, defensible pick in the 63rd pick with a little surplus value in Eli Stowers. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick75
Rnd3
Keionte Scott
Keionte Scott in slot 75 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick91
Rnd3
Jake Golday
You do not let an edge rusher like Jake Golday reach No. 91 and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick111
Rnd4
Justin Joly
No drama and no debate, Justin Joly went about where he belonged in the 111th overall pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick116
Rnd4
Bryce Lance
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Bryce Lance. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick125
Rnd4
Mike Washington Jr.
They went early on Mike Washington Jr. in pick 125, and the value did not follow. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick131
Rnd4
Isaiah World
A straight-up fair deal on Isaiah World at the Round 4 slot, value and slot in agreement. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick146
Rnd5
DeMonte Capehart
A tidy little value on DeMonte Capehart in the 146th overall pick, a step better than break-even. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick150
Rnd5
Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson at slot 150 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick166
Rnd5
Aaron Graves
Good price on Aaron Graves in the 166th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick200
Rnd6
Ted Hurst
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Ted Hurst in pick No. 200, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick210
Rnd6
Jeremiah Wright
No edge and no loss on Jeremiah Wright in No. 210; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick215
Rnd6
Zxavian Harris
Zxavian Harris in Round 6, Pick 36 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick220
Rnd7
Jeff Caldwell
They paid sticker price for Jeff Caldwell in No. 220, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick227
Rnd7
Jimmy Rolder
Jimmy Rolder slipping to the 227th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It fills a real need, too.
Pick229
Rnd7
Marvin Jones Jr.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Marvin Jones Jr. in the Round 7 slot, miles early. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick247
Rnd7
Kamran James
A wild overpay on Kamran James in the 247th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.



























