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Jan26
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dagray08 DRAFTING FOR THEDolphins
Draft Selections
Draft Picks Received
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2
(DAL)
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(MIN)
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(ARI)
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(DAL)
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(MIN)
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(ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
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7
(ARI)
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Players Gained
Harrison
Smith
S
Players traded away
Tua
Tagovailoa
QB
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall
B-
ValueA-
NeedB
TradesF
FutureA+
The Dolphins won the night they stopped Slaughter from sliding. Grade: B-. You could see the war room lean forward. Jake Slaughter at Round 3, Pick 14 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.
The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.
Pick Analysis
Pick43
Rnd2
Olaivavega Ioane
The board fumbled Olaivavega Ioane all the way to the 43rd pick, and they scooped it up. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick47
Rnd2
Colton Hood
Colton Hood in the 47th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick65
Rnd3
Michael Taaffe
Value with a capital V on Michael Taaffe in the Round 3 slot, a genuine coup. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick75
Rnd3
Antonio Williams
They will replay Antonio Williams at pick No. 75 for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick78
Rnd3
Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter at Round 3, Pick 14 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick82
Rnd3
Josiah Trotter
Josiah Trotter in pick 82 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick87
Rnd3
Blake Miller
Blake Miller in No. 87 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick91
Rnd3
Omar Cooper Jr.
They read the board right and Omar Cooper Jr. was the payoff at slot 91. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick111
Rnd4
Kaytron Allen
A quiet steal in No. 111: Kaytron Allen for less than the market said. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick149
Rnd5
DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart at Round 5, Pick 11 is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick161
Rnd5
Tanner Koziol
Tanner Koziol is a better player than pick No. 161 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick166
Rnd5
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
Jermaine Mathews Jr. at slot 166 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick220
Rnd7
Daevin Hobbs
They took Daevin Hobbs at par in the 220th pick, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick221
Rnd7
Kevin Jennings
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Kevin Jennings in the Round 7 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.