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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIA)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIA)
Abdul Carter
DE Penn State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (MIA)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (MIA)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (MIA)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Mikail Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (MIA)
Mikail Kamara
DE Indiana
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (MIA)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (MIA)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (MIA)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (MIA)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Samuel Brown Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIA)
Samuel Brown
WR Miami
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (MIA)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Jordan White Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jordan White
OG Liberty
Draft Picks Received
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (DEN)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (DEN)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (BUF)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (NE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Samuel Brown Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Samuel Brown
WR Miami
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (CLE)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Jordan White Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jordan White
OG Liberty
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (HOU)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (BUF)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE Penn State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (BUF)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
KJ Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BUF)
KJ Jefferson
QB UCF
Julian Fleming Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (BUF)
Julian Fleming
WR Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Players Gained
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Troy Franklin
WR
Players traded away
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Braxton Berrios
WR
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Chris Brooks
RB
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Erik Ezukanma
WR
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Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
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Raheem Mostert
RB
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Terron Armstead
OT
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Tyreek Hill
WR
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureD+
Johnson should have been long gone. The Dolphins pounced, and earned a D-.

The Dolphins did not so much draft Jalon Daniels as overpay for him, 81 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D- is the result.

Getting Johnson where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In pick No. 4 they get a ballhawk on the outside at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick12 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In slot 12 they get a bendy edge with upside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick46 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori in pick 46 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick53 Rnd2 Ozzy Trapilo
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 2 slot with a little surplus value in Ozzy Trapilo. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick84 Rnd3 Colston Loveland
They will replay Colston Loveland at the Round 3 slot for years; that is how good the value is. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick98 Rnd3 Smael Mondon Jr.
Taking Smael Mondon Jr. in the 98th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. The roster fit checks out.
Pick99 Rnd3 Mikail Kamara
Mikail Kamara at the 99th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick113 Rnd4 Riley Mahlman
No edge and no loss on Riley Mahlman in slot 113; it is a wash and a sensible one. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick122 Rnd4 Jalon Daniels
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jalon Daniels in pick No. 122, miles early. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick138 Rnd4 Kaleb Johnson
The board fumbled Kaleb Johnson all the way to No. 138, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick142 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
You do not let a linebacker like Jay Higgins reach Round 5, Pick 4 and blink. They did not. It fills a real need, too.
Pick166 Rnd5 Samuel Brown
Samuel Brown at pick 166 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick213 Rnd6 Kyren Lacy
They reached a country mile for Kyren Lacy at slot 213, and the board is aghast. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick245 Rnd7 Jordan White
Steal is underselling it; Jordan White at the 245th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.