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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIA)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (MIA)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
KC Concepcion Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (MIA)
KC Concepcion
WR Texas A&M
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (MIA)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
Drew Shelton Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (MIA)
Drew Shelton
OT Penn State
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (MIA)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (MIA)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (MIA)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Trebor Pena Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (MIA)
Trebor Pena
WR Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (SF)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (SF)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Players traded away
Head Shot
Bradley Chubb
LB
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall C-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Dolphins drew a line under the quarterback search with Mendoza: C-.

The Dolphins spent the pick that matters most on Fernando Mendoza, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. A mixed bag that lands at C-.

If Barton pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. That Concepcion pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

So much rides on Fernando Mendoza that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In No. 4 they get their quarterback of the future, though they paid up to get him. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman at pick No. 35 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick66 Rnd3 KC Concepcion
The board fumbled KC Concepcion all the way to the 66th pick, and they scooped it up. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick75 Rnd3 Domonique Orange
They paid a round early for Domonique Orange in Round 3, Pick 11, more than the board wanted. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick89 Rnd3 Xavier Scott
They talked themselves into Xavier Scott at the 89th overall pick, and the board did not agree. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick106 Rnd4 Drew Shelton
Drew Shelton is a better player than slot 106 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick136 Rnd4 Kage Casey
A big swing on Kage Casey at the Round 4 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick137 Rnd4 Lander Barton
Lander Barton at pick 137 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick146 Rnd5 Oscar Delp
Oscar Delp at Round 5, Pick 5 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick220 Rnd7 Trebor Pena
Trebor Pena in pick 220 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.