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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (MIA)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (MIA)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIA)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Decamerion Richardson Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (MIA)
Decamerion Richardson
CB Mississippi State
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (MIA)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (MIA)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (SF)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Draft Picks Traded
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (SF)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (SF)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (SF)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesC FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Dolphins: B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Dolphins took Sedrick Van Pran at No. 63, roughly 27 spots before his name belonged. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. The Richardson steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

A small leak at the table, if not a fatal one.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In the 31st pick they get a true top target, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick63 Rnd2 Sedrick Van Pran
They left a pile of value on the table to take Sedrick Van Pran this early at slot 63. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick94 Rnd3 Mohamed Kamara
This one needs a full-page explanation: Mohamed Kamara in pick No. 94, miles early. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick135 Rnd4 Dallin Holker
They reached a country mile for Dallin Holker at the Round 4 slot, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick184 Rnd6 Decamerion Richardson
Decamerion Richardson slid further than he should have, and the 184th overall pick is lovely value for the cornerback. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick198 Rnd6 Nathan Thomas
They took Nathan Thomas at par in Round 6, Pick 23, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick241 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
A wild overpay on Frank Gore Jr. in pick No. 241, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It patches a soft spot without any drama.