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dagray08 DRAFTING FOR THEDolphins
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Draft Picks Received
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(ATL)
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(SF)
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(ARI)
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Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall
B+
ValueB+
NeedB-
TradesA+
FutureB
Larceny in Round 3, Pick 26 lands the Dolphins a B+, Price and all. The Dolphins spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Jadarian Price, the No. 60 name on the board, in the Round 3 slot.
They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. It is not that Neal is a bad player; it is that the Dolphins had louder needs to answer first.
For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.
Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.
Pick Analysis
Pick28
Rnd1
Kenyon Sadiq
In Round 1, Pick 28 they get a seam-stretching tight end, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49
Rnd2
Kamari Ramsey
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kamari Ramsey at the Round 2 slot is the proof. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick58
Rnd2
CJ Allen
They will replay CJ Allen at slot 58 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick69
Rnd3
Connor Lew
Connor Lew in No. 69 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick79
Rnd3
Keionte Scott
They read the board right and Keionte Scott was the payoff at pick 79. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick82
Rnd3
Domonique Orange
A slide stopped in pick No. 82, with Domonique Orange worth more than the price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick90
Rnd3
Jadarian Price
Circle this one: Jadarian Price at the 90th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick92
Rnd3
Julian Neal
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Julian Neal at cornerback with edge rusher open.
Pick97
Rnd3
Diego Pavia
Diego Pavia at the 97th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the quarterback. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick111
Rnd4
Zachariah Branch
They took Zachariah Branch at par in the 111th pick, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick161
Rnd5
Aamil Wagner
A tidy little value on Aamil Wagner in pick 161, a step better than break-even. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick165
Rnd5
Earnest Greene III
Earnest Greene III at slot 165 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick171
Rnd5
Kobe Baynes
Nothing to complain about; Kobe Baynes went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick184
Rnd6
Bud Clark
A reasonable price with a little left over, Bud Clark in Round 6, Pick 5. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick190
Rnd6
Miles Kitselman
A clean, defensible pick in No. 190 with a little surplus value in Miles Kitselman. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick195
Rnd6
DJ Harvey
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing DJ Harvey in pick No. 195. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.