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Chris Brazzell II Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIA)
Chris Brazzell II
WR Tennessee
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIA)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIA)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (MIA)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (MIA)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (MIA)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (MIA)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIA)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIA)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Jalen Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (MIA)
Jalen Farmer
OG Kentucky
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIA)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Marlin Klein Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (MIA)
Marlin Klein
TE Michigan
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (MIA)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (MIA)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIA)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (MIA)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (MIA)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (MIA)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Adam Randall Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (MIA)
Adam Randall
RB Clemson
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (MIA)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Logan Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (MIA)
Logan Taylor
OG Boston College
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (MIA)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Marvin Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (MIA)
Marvin Jones Jr.
LB-EDGE Oklahoma
Keaten Wade Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (MIA)
Keaten Wade
DE-EDGE Colorado
Kamran James Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (MIA)
Kamran James
DE-EDGE Florida
Joey Aguilar Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (MIA)
Joey Aguilar
QB Tennessee
Joshua Braun Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (MIA)
Joshua Braun
OG Kentucky
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (MIA)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Draft Picks Received
Chris Brazzell II Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Chris Brazzell II
WR Tennessee
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Jalen Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (BAL)
Jalen Farmer
OG Kentucky
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Marlin Klein Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DEN)
Marlin Klein
TE Michigan
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (BAL)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (BUF)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Adam Randall Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (MIN)
Adam Randall
RB Clemson
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Logan Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (IND)
Logan Taylor
OG Boston College
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BAL)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Marvin Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (LAR)
Marvin Jones Jr.
LB-EDGE Oklahoma
Keaten Wade Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (LAR)
Keaten Wade
DE-EDGE Colorado
Kamran James Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (BAL)
Kamran James
DE-EDGE Florida
Joey Aguilar Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (IND)
Joey Aguilar
QB Tennessee
Joshua Braun Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (DEN)
Joshua Braun
OG Kentucky
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (DEN)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (BUF)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (CHI)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIN)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Chris McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BAL)
Chris McClellan
DT Missouri
Kaleb Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (DEN)
Kaleb Proctor
DL SE Louisiana
Players Gained
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Tyler Guyton
OT
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Theo Jackson
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Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB+
The Dolphins fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B+.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Dolphins did exactly that with Keaten Wade in the 252nd overall pick.

Getting Stowers where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The veteran additions, Tyler Guyton chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Chris Brazzell II
In the 24th pick they get a No. 1 receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick30 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In Round 1, Pick 30 they get a building block for the line, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Pick43 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Anthony Hill Jr. at pick 43 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick49 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Good price on Caleb Banks in slot 49, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick70 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
A tidy bit of business in the Round 3 slot, where Omar Cooper Jr. graded well above the range. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick89 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Circle this one: Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at No. 89 is a fall that decides a draft. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick91 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
Steal is underselling it; Eli Stowers at slot 91 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick94 Rnd3 Connor Lew
They barely believed it either: Connor Lew still on the board at the 94th overall pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick95 Rnd3 Dametrious Crownover
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Dametrious Crownover. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick97 Rnd3 Isaiah World
Isaiah World at Round 3, Pick 33 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick112 Rnd4 Sam Roush
Taking Sam Roush in No. 112 is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. It fills a real need, too.
Pick154 Rnd5 Jalen Farmer
By-the-book stuff, Jalen Farmer at pick 154 squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick163 Rnd5 Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson at the Round 5 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick170 Rnd5 Marlin Klein
A straight-up fair deal on Marlin Klein at pick No. 170, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick171 Rnd5 Ted Hurst
They took Ted Hurst at par in Round 5, Pick 31, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick177 Rnd5 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
A reasonable price with a little left over, Kaleb Elarms-Orr in pick 177. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick196 Rnd6 VJ Payne
VJ Payne in the 196th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick211 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
Jeff Caldwell at slot 211 is a conviction pick that outran the value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick220 Rnd7 Raylen Wilson
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Raylen Wilson. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick227 Rnd7 Charles Demmings
A reach for Charles Demmings in No. 227; a little patience would have been rewarded. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick238 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
They went early on Bryce Foster in the Round 7 slot, and the value did not follow. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick239 Rnd7 Nolan Rucci
Nolan Rucci in the 239th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick244 Rnd7 Adam Randall
Adam Randall at pick No. 244 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick248 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
They jumped the gun on Robert Spears-Jennings, taking him earlier than his grade liked. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick249 Rnd7 Logan Taylor
A reach on Logan Taylor in No. 249; the board had better options right there. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick250 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
No drama and no debate, Trey Zuhn III went about where he belonged in slot 250. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick251 Rnd7 Marvin Jones Jr.
They reached into another round for Marvin Jones Jr., and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick252 Rnd7 Keaten Wade
Value said wait; Keaten Wade in the 252nd pick says they were not listening. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick253 Rnd7 Kamran James
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Kamran James well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick254 Rnd7 Joey Aguilar
This one needs a full-page explanation: Joey Aguilar in the Round 7 slot, miles early. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick256 Rnd7 Joshua Braun
Joshua Braun in slot 256 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick257 Rnd7 Riley Mahlman
They reached a country mile for Riley Mahlman at the Round 7 slot, and the board is aghast. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.