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Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (MIA)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (MIA)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Caleb Tiernan Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (MIA)
Caleb Tiernan
OT Northwestern
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (MIA)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Darian Mensah Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (MIA)
Darian Mensah
QB Duke
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (MIA)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIA)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (MIA)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (MIA)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
Hollywood Smothers Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (MIA)
Hollywood Smothers
RB NC State
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIA)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
Sawyer Robertson Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (MIA)
Sawyer Robertson
QB Baylor
Draft Picks Received
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (BUF)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Darian Mensah Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (TB)
Darian Mensah
QB Duke
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DEN)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (TB)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (LAC)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (BAL)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Peter Woods Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (BUF)
Peter Woods
DL-EDGE Clemson
Players Gained
Head Shot
Dion Dawkins
OT
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B+
ValueC NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Dolphins fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B+.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Dolphins reached some 164 spots for Dominic Zvada, and value like that does not grow back.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. Robertson falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

With edge rusher unsolved, spending premium capital on safety is the choice that costs them. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
Carnell Tate in slot 21 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick40 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles in pick No. 40 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick71 Rnd3 Caleb Tiernan
Caleb Tiernan in the 71st pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick77 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on A.J. Haulcy. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick85 Rnd3 Darian Mensah
This one needs a full-page explanation: Darian Mensah in the Round 3 slot, miles early. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick93 Rnd3 A'Mauri Washington
Taking A'Mauri Washington in Round 3, Pick 29 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick94 Rnd3 Joe Royer
Value with a capital V on Joe Royer in Round 3, Pick 30, a genuine coup. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick108 Rnd4 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
They bypassed pressing needs at edge rusher to take Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, a safety that was not the priority.
Pick124 Rnd4 Dominic Zvada
A surprising call. With edge rusher still to address, they spent No. 124 on Dominic Zvada, a specialist they were not short of.
Pick126 Rnd4 Xavier Scott
A quiet steal in the 126th pick: Xavier Scott for less than the market said. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick147 Rnd5 Hollywood Smothers
A reach for Hollywood Smothers in the Round 5 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick166 Rnd5 Aaron Graves
Aaron Graves in pick 166 is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick221 Rnd7 Sawyer Robertson
Sawyer Robertson in slot 221 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.