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Jan26
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dagray08 DRAFTING FOR THEDolphins
Draft Selections
Draft Picks Received
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RND:
2
(DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
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3
(ARI)
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PICK:
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3
(NYG)
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PICK:
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4
(ARI)
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PICK:
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4
(DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
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7
(ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
Players Gained
Christian
Darrisaw
OT
Players traded away
Nick
Westbrook-Ikhine
WR
Tua
Tagovailoa
QB
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall
B
ValueA
NeedB
TradesD
FutureA
The Dolphins won the night they stopped Thieneman from sliding. Grade: B. The Dolphins spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Dillon Thieneman, the No. 35 name on the board, in the Round 3 slot.
With linebacker unsolved, spending premium capital on cornerback is the choice that costs them. That linebacker hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Christian Darrisaw gives the group a proven body among the projects.
The dealing tilted against them, just enough to notice.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the linebacker spot they never got to.
Pick Analysis
Pick37
Rnd2
Avieon Terrell
They barely believed it either: Avieon Terrell still on the board at No. 37. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick43
Rnd2
Kenyon Sadiq
Taking Kenyon Sadiq in pick No. 43 is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick49
Rnd2
Denzel Boston
Denzel Boston at pick 49 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick75
Rnd3
Dillon Thieneman
Steal is underselling it; Dillon Thieneman at the 75th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick87
Rnd3
Jake Golday
You do not let an edge rusher like Jake Golday reach Round 3, Pick 23 and blink. They did not. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick90
Rnd3
Connor Lew
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Connor Lew in the 90th overall pick, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick104
Rnd4
Jonah Coleman
Jonah Coleman in the Round 4 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick105
Rnd4
Malachi Fields
Malachi Fields at slot 105 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick111
Rnd4
Julian Neal
A surprising call. With linebacker still to address, they spent Round 4, Pick 11 on Julian Neal, a cornerback they were not short of.
Pick141
Rnd5
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
Nothing to complain about; Ar'maj Reed-Adams went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick149
Rnd5
Tim Keenan III
Tim Keenan III in the Round 5 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick181
Rnd6
Tanner Koziol
They robbed the room for Tanner Koziol here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The roster fit checks out.
Pick227
Rnd7
Jalon Daniels
The board fumbled Jalon Daniels all the way to pick 227, and they scooped it up. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.