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Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (MIA)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (MIA)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (MIA)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (MIA)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (MIA)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Nyck Harbor Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (MIA)
Nyck Harbor
WR South Carolina
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (MIA)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (MIA)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (MIA)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Whit Weeks Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (MIA)
Whit Weeks
LB LSU
Bray Hubbard Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (MIA)
Bray Hubbard
S Alabama
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (MIA)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Boubacar Traore Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (MIA)
Boubacar Traore
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIA)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIA)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (LV)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CHI)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (LV)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (PHI)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (LV)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (SF)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (PHI)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Whit Weeks Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (SF)
Whit Weeks
LB LSU
Bray Hubbard Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (SF)
Bray Hubbard
S Alabama
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (PHI)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CAR)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NO)
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Draft Picks Traded
Peter Woods Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CHI)
Peter Woods
DL-EDGE Clemson
Tim Keenan III Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (DAL)
Tim Keenan III
DL Alabama
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (CAR)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Matt Pryor
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Alexander Mattison
RB
Head Shot
Jaylen Wright
RB
Head Shot
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
Head Shot
Tyreek Hill
WR
Head Shot
Zach Wilson
QB
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall D+
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesF FutureA+
Quarterback settled, Mendoza in the fold, and a D+ for the Dolphins.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Dolphins spent pick No. 144 on DJ Campbell, a name most had 32 spots down the list. The math is unkind, and the D+ follows.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. So much rides on Fernando Mendoza that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him.

That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. With interior defensive lineman and running back unsolved, spending premium capital on cornerback is the choice that costs them.

The Reese pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

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
Pick8 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In No. 8 they get a two-high chess piece at fair value.
Pick16 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term answer under center. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 Mansoor Delane
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Mansoor Delane at the 35th pick is the proof. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick39 Rnd2 Gennings Dunker
Nice patience on Gennings Dunker, who had no business lasting to the 39th overall pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick59 Rnd2 Arvell Reese
Arvell Reese in Round 2, Pick 27 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick66 Rnd3 Nyck Harbor
Circle this one: Nyck Harbor at pick 66 is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick74 Rnd3 Colton Hood
A want over a need in pick No. 74: Colton Hood adds a cornerback while interior defensive lineman and running back keeps waiting.
Pick75 Rnd3 Germie Bernard
Germie Bernard slid further than he should have, and the Round 3 slot is lovely value for the wide receiver. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick89 Rnd3 Ja'Kobi Lane
Ja'Kobi Lane at pick 89 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick90 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
They bypassed pressing needs at interior defensive lineman and running back to take A.J. Haulcy, a safety that was not the priority.
Pick106 Rnd4 Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers at the 106th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The roster fit checks out.
Pick128 Rnd4 Whit Weeks
Whit Weeks at No. 128 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick136 Rnd4 Bray Hubbard
A surprising call. With interior defensive lineman and running back still to address, they spent Round 4, Pick 36 on Bray Hubbard, a safety they were not short of.
Pick144 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
Value said wait; DJ Campbell in the 144th overall pick says they were not listening. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick146 Rnd5 Boubacar Traore
They paid sticker price for Boubacar Traore in the Round 5 slot, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick168 Rnd5 Jacob Rodriguez
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jacob Rodriguez at pick 168. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick194 Rnd6 Lander Barton
They read the board right and Lander Barton was the payoff at pick No. 194. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.