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Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (MIA)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (MIA)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (MIA)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (MIA)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Marcus Harris Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (MIA)
Marcus Harris
DE-EDGE Auburn
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (MIA)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Austin Reed Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (MIA)
Austin Reed
QB Western Kentucky
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (MIA)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Austin Reed Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Austin Reed
QB Western Kentucky
Draft Picks Traded
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Dolphins, and a B to prove it.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Dolphins reached some 48 spots for Austin Reed, and value like that does not grow back.

On value alone, Goncalves makes the weekend a net positive. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In pick No. 21 they get a disruptor off the edge at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick71 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
They will replay Xavier Legette at the 71st overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick90 Rnd3 DJ James
They robbed the room for DJ James here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick138 Rnd5 Sataoa Laumea
Fair-plus on Sataoa Laumea, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick158 Rnd5 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves at No. 158 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick184 Rnd6 Marcus Harris
They barely believed it either: Marcus Harris still on the board at Round 6, Pick 9. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick198 Rnd6 Layden Robinson
A offensive lineman of that caliber at slot 198 is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick226 Rnd7 Austin Reed
They reached into another round for Austin Reed, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick241 Rnd7 Steele Chambers
Steele Chambers at No. 241 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.