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Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall
B+
ValueC
NeedB-
TradesA+
FutureA
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Dolphins a B+. Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Marvin Jones Jr. at No. 246 is 91 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.
Slaughter at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.
The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.
Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.
Pick Analysis
Pick47
Rnd2
Caleb Banks
Good price on Caleb Banks in pick No. 47, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick52
Rnd2
Chase Bisontis
This one needs a full-page explanation: Chase Bisontis in the 52nd pick, miles early. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick71
Rnd3
Eli Stowers
They robbed the room for Eli Stowers here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick75
Rnd3
Keionte Scott
Keionte Scott slipping to slot 75 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick83
Rnd3
Jake Slaughter
They will replay Jake Slaughter at Round 3, Pick 19 for years; that is how good the value is. It fills a real need, too.
Pick84
Rnd3
Dametrious Crownover
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Dametrious Crownover. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick90
Rnd3
Isaiah World
Isaiah World at pick No. 90 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick91
Rnd3
Isaiah World
They reached into another round for Isaiah World, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick111
Rnd4
Vincent Anthony Jr.
Vincent Anthony Jr. in pick 111 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick112
Rnd4
Nyjalik Kelly
Nyjalik Kelly in slot 112 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick114
Rnd4
Devin Moore
Taking Devin Moore in the Round 4 slot is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick118
Rnd4
Mike Washington Jr.
Mike Washington Jr. in No. 118 lands just on the right side of the ledger. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick120
Rnd4
Bud Clark
Bud Clark at the 120th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick126
Rnd4
Justin Joly
Justin Joly is a better player than the 126th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
Pick151
Rnd5
Drew Allar
Drew Allar in No. 151 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick159
Rnd5
Jalen Farmer
Jalen Farmer at the 159th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick163
Rnd5
Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson in Round 5, Pick 23 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick165
Rnd5
Marlin Klein
A conviction pick on Marlin Klein at the 165th pick that the board grades a round light. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick169
Rnd5
Ted Hurst
They took Ted Hurst at par in the Round 5 slot, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick170
Rnd5
Taylen Green
They went early on Taylen Green in pick No. 170, and the value did not follow. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick173
Rnd5
Zxavian Harris
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Zxavian Harris well ahead of where he belonged. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick177
Rnd5
Jeff Caldwell
A big swing on Jeff Caldwell at pick 177, well ahead of any board in the building. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick181
Rnd5
Ephesians Prysock
Ephesians Prysock in the 181st pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick197
Rnd6
Lander Barton
Lander Barton at pick No. 197 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick210
Rnd6
VJ Payne
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing VJ Payne in No. 210. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick227
Rnd7
Charles Demmings
The board had cheaper options than Charles Demmings at pick 227, and it noticed. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick228
Rnd7
Bryce Foster
Bryce Foster at slot 228 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick235
Rnd7
Nolan Rucci
They talked themselves into Nolan Rucci at the Round 7 slot, and the board did not agree. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick238
Rnd7
Logan Taylor
A real head-scratcher, Logan Taylor in Round 7, Pick 22 is miles ahead of his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick246
Rnd7
Marvin Jones Jr.
Marvin Jones Jr. at the 246th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.