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Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (MIA)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIA)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Brian Parker II Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIA)
Brian Parker II
OG Duke
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (MIA)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
Eric Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIA)
Eric Rivers
WR Georgia Tech
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (MIA)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIA)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIA)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (MIA)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (MIA)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Jack Velling Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jack Velling
TE Michigan State
Draft Picks Received
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (TB)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Brian Parker II Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Brian Parker II
OG Duke
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (GB)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DEN)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BUF)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Jack Velling Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TB)
Jack Velling
TE Michigan State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Peter Woods Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (TB)
Peter Woods
DL-EDGE Clemson
Chris Brazzell II Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (BUF)
Chris Brazzell II
WR Tennessee
Devin Moore Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (GB)
Devin Moore
CB Florida
Players Gained
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Theo Jackson
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Tykee Smith
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Malik Willis
QB
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B+
ValueA NeedB- TradesC+ FutureA+
Grand theft in the 75th overall pick: the Dolphins steal Reese and grade out a B+.

Thirty-one other rooms let Arvell Reese slide, and the Dolphins were the ones holding the card at No. 75. Highway robbery. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

The Dolphins indulged a want in Hood while a need in quarterback, edge rusher and other spots stayed open. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The veteran additions, Tykee Smith chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick46 Rnd2 Mansoor Delane
You do not let a cornerback like Mansoor Delane reach No. 46 and blink. They did not. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick75 Rnd3 Arvell Reese
The board fumbled Arvell Reese all the way to Round 3, Pick 11, and they scooped it up. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick90 Rnd3 Colton Hood
A want over a need in pick No. 90: Colton Hood adds a cornerback while quarterback, edge rusher and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick111 Rnd4 Ja'Kobi Lane
Ja'Kobi Lane in the 111th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick112 Rnd4 Brian Parker II
Somehow Brian Parker II was still sitting there in slot 112, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick120 Rnd4 Domonique Orange
They will replay Domonique Orange at the 120th pick for years; that is how good the value is. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick149 Rnd5 Eric Rivers
They let Eric Rivers come to them and pounced at pick 149. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick150 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
A tidy bit of business in the Round 5 slot, where DeMonte Capehart graded well above the range. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick168 Rnd5 Kage Casey
They robbed the room for Kage Casey here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick194 Rnd6 Tanner Koziol
Tanner Koziol in No. 194 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick221 Rnd7 Aamil Wagner
Aamil Wagner at pick No. 221 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick227 Rnd7 Barion Brown
Barion Brown in the 227th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick228 Rnd7 Riley Mahlman
By-the-book stuff, Riley Mahlman at the Round 7 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick229 Rnd7 Jack Velling
No edge and no loss on Jack Velling in Round 7, Pick 13; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.