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Draft Selections
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (MIA)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (MIA)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (MIA)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIA)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (MIA)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (MIA)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Ty Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIA)
Ty Robinson
DL Nebraska
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (MIA)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (MIA)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Desmond Watson Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (MIA)
Desmond Watson
DT Florida
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIA)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jalen Travis
OT Iowa State
Draft Picks Received
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesC+ FutureA
The Dolphins did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

The Dolphins treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending pick No. 253 on Jalen Travis a full 36 spots early. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

Arroyo at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Derrick Harmon
In pick 31 they get a wrecking ball inside at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick48 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
A premium they did not need to pay, Donovan Jackson a notch or two before his time. The roster fit checks out.
Pick63 Rnd2 Maxwell Hairston
A reach for Maxwell Hairston in pick No. 63; a little patience would have been rewarded. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick95 Rnd3 Elijah Arroyo
Elijah Arroyo in No. 95 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick98 Rnd3 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at the 98th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick109 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
A straight-up fair deal on Anthony Belton at slot 109, value and slot in agreement. It fills a real need, too.
Pick116 Rnd4 Oluwafemi Oladejo
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Oluwafemi Oladejo well ahead of where he belonged. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick122 Rnd4 Jackson Slater
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jackson Slater this early at Round 4, Pick 20. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick135 Rnd4 Ty Robinson
Value said wait; Ty Robinson in No. 135 says they were not listening. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick150 Rnd5 Tyler Shough
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Tyler Shough at the 150th pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick155 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
Nice patience on Malachi Moore, who had no business lasting to pick No. 155. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick224 Rnd7 Desmond Watson
They took Desmond Watson at par in slot 224, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick231 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Teddye Buchanan. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick253 Rnd7 Jalen Travis
A wild overpay on Jalen Travis in pick 253, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.