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Draft Selections
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (MIA)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (MIA)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (MIA)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (MIA)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (MIA)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (MIA)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (MIA)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Jontrey Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (MIA)
Jontrey Hunter
S Georgia State
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (MIA)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Draft Picks Received
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PHI)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (PHI)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PHI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PHI)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Fletcher Cox
DT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Christian Wilkins
DT
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall D
ValueD+ NeedB TradesF FutureB
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Dolphins to a D.

The Dolphins spent real capital to be 47 picks early on Joe Milton III, and the board is going to hold them to it. The math is unkind, and the D follows.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Hadden at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and tight end is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 T'Vondre Sweat
In slot 22 they get a disruptive interior force, a steep price for the projection. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick53 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kingsley Suamataia. The roster fit checks out.
Pick59 Rnd2 Zak Zinter
They left a pile of value on the table to take Zak Zinter this early at pick No. 59. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick124 Rnd4 Joe Milton III
They reached into another round for Joe Milton III, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick155 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
A slide stopped in the 155th pick, with Kamal Hadden worth more than the price. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick171 Rnd5 Michael Barrett
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Michael Barrett. It fills a real need, too.
Pick186 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark at pick 186 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick199 Rnd6 Jontrey Hunter
Jontrey Hunter in slot 199 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick239 Rnd7 Xavier Thomas
A wild overpay on Xavier Thomas in the 239th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.