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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (MIA)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (MIA)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIA)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (MIA)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (MIA)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (MIA)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIA)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (MIA)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Dolphins let Ransaw fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

When a board-topper like Caleb Ransaw slides to the 231st overall pick, you do not overthink it, and the Dolphins did not. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In No. 13 they get a cornerstone up front. A real need, handled.
Pick48 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
They will replay Malaki Starks at pick No. 48 for years; that is how good the value is. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick98 Rnd3 Zy Alexander
By-the-book stuff, Zy Alexander at the Round 3 slot squarely in line with his ranking. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick116 Rnd4 Xavier Restrepo
They let Xavier Restrepo come to them and pounced at the 116th pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick135 Rnd4 Kyle McCord
The board had Kyle McCord higher than Round 4, Pick 33, and the quarterback fell to them anyway. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick150 Rnd5 Luke Kandra
They paid sticker price for Luke Kandra in the 150th overall pick, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick155 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
Fair-plus on O'Donnell Fortune, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick224 Rnd7 Donovan Edwards
They robbed the room for Donovan Edwards here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick231 Rnd7 Caleb Ransaw
Circle this one: Caleb Ransaw at slot 231 is a fall that decides a draft. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick253 Rnd7 Tonka Hemingway
Tonka Hemingway at the Round 7 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.