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Draft Selections
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIA)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIA)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (MIA)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (MIA)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (MIA)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (MIA)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Simeon Barrow Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIA)
Simeon Barrow Jr.
DL Miami
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (MIA)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (MIA)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Graham Mertz Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (MIA)
Graham Mertz
QB Florida
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (MIA)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (CIN)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Players Gained
Head Shot
Sam Darnold
QB
Head Shot
Cody Ford
OT
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesA- FutureA
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Dolphins and Higgins: B+.

Call it larceny. Jay Higgins sat on the board until the 231st pick, and the Dolphins did not need to be asked twice.

Reaching for Mertz left real value on the table behind him. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Malaki Starks
In the Round 1 slot they get a centerfielder for the defense. Need was not the driver here.
Pick49 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Tyler Booker at Round 2, Pick 17. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick98 Rnd3 Charles Grant
Charles Grant at the 98th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick114 Rnd4 Mason Taylor
They robbed the room for Mason Taylor here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick117 Rnd4 Danny Stutsman
Danny Stutsman at No. 117 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick133 Rnd4 Elic Ayomanor
Elic Ayomanor in pick 133 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick138 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Cam Skattebo in slot 138, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick149 Rnd5 Simeon Barrow Jr.
A reach on Simeon Barrow Jr. in pick No. 149; the board had better options right there. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick152 Rnd5 Jake Majors
They will replay Jake Majors at pick 152 for years; that is how good the value is. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick154 Rnd5 Connor Colby
They paid up for Connor Colby at pick No. 154 when waiting would have done the job. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick224 Rnd7 Graham Mertz
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Graham Mertz well ahead of where he belonged. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick231 Rnd7 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins in slot 231 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It fills a real need, too.
Pick252 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
Shilo Sanders in the Round 7 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.