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Draft Selections
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (MIA)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Gabe Jacas Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Gabe Jacas
LB-EDGE Illinois
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (MIA)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Devin Moore Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Devin Moore
CB Florida
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIA)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIA)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIA)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (MIA)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Marvin Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (MIA)
Marvin Jones Jr.
LB-EDGE Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DEN)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Marvin Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (DEN)
Marvin Jones Jr.
LB-EDGE Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Chris McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (DEN)
Chris McClellan
DT Missouri
Players Gained
Head Shot
Bryan Cook
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Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureA+
The Dolphins checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Dolphins would have aced it. Marvin Jones Jr. at pick 255 is 83 spots clear of where he belonged. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

With tight end, running back and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on safety is the choice that costs them. That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick40 Rnd2 Zion Young
They took Zion Young at par in Round 2, Pick 8, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick43 Rnd2 Gabe Jacas
Gabe Jacas at the Round 2 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick74 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren in slot 74 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick75 Rnd3 Devin Moore
They jumped the gun on Devin Moore, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick87 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
A curious use of the 87th overall pick. Tight end, running back and other spots needed the pick; a safety in Zakee Wheatley did not.
Pick90 Rnd3 Darrell Jackson Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Darrell Jackson Jr. at pick No. 90 squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick109 Rnd4 Harold Perkins Jr.
They went early on Harold Perkins Jr. in pick No. 109, and the value did not follow. It fills a real need, too.
Pick149 Rnd5 Drew Allar
Nothing to complain about; Drew Allar went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick168 Rnd5 Ted Hurst
Ted Hurst in No. 168 is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick176 Rnd5 Taylen Green
A conviction pick on Taylen Green at the 176th overall pick that the board grades a round light. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jeff Caldwell
Jeff Caldwell at the 227th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick255 Rnd7 Marvin Jones Jr.
A big swing on Marvin Jones Jr. at the Round 7 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.