Bryce'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Bryce DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (MIA)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (MIA)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIA)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
LeQuint Allen Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (MIA)
LeQuint Allen
RB Syracuse
James Burnip Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (MIA)
James Burnip
P Alabama
Dante Trader Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (MIA)
Dante Trader Jr.
S Maryland
Shemar James Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIA)
Shemar James
LB Florida
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (MIA)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Dolphins, and a B- to prove it.

Nobody had Jake Majors this high, and it is not close. The Dolphins reached 34 spots to get him at the 98th overall pick. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

Getting Mafah where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
They jumped the gun on Kenneth Grant, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick48 Rnd2 Jaxson Dart
A clean, defensible pick in the 48th overall pick with a little surplus value in Jaxson Dart. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick98 Rnd3 Jake Majors
They talked themselves into Jake Majors at pick No. 98, and the board did not agree. It fills a real need, too.
Pick116 Rnd4 Savion Williams
Savion Williams in pick 116 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick135 Rnd4 Dorian Strong
The board had Dorian Strong higher than the 135th pick, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick150 Rnd5 LeQuint Allen
Value with a capital V on LeQuint Allen in No. 150, a genuine coup. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick155 Rnd5 James Burnip
A straight-up fair deal on James Burnip at the 155th pick, value and slot in agreement. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick224 Rnd7 Dante Trader Jr.
They went early on Dante Trader Jr. in slot 224, and the value did not follow. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick231 Rnd7 Shemar James
Shemar James at the Round 7 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick253 Rnd7 Phil Mafah
Phil Mafah at pick No. 253 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.