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Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (MIA)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (MIA)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIA)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIA)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (MIA)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (MIA)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in the 252nd pick: the Dolphins steal Thornton Jr. and grade out a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Dont'e Thornton Jr. had no business being available in the Round 7 slot, and the Dolphins did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

The back end got a real overhaul.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Will Johnson
Will Johnson in No. 13 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick48 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Steal is underselling it; Nick Emmanwori at pick No. 48 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick98 Rnd3 Aeneas Peebles
Aeneas Peebles in pick 98 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick115 Rnd4 Carson Schwesinger
Carson Schwesinger in the Round 4 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick135 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the 135th pick is the definition of value, full stop. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick151 Rnd5 Anthony Belton
They will replay Anthony Belton at slot 151 for years; that is how good the value is. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick156 Rnd5 Luke Kandra
Circle this one: Luke Kandra at the 156th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick226 Rnd7 RJ Harvey
A top-tier running back at a bargain, RJ Harvey in Round 7, Pick 8, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick233 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed at No. 233 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick252 Rnd7 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. in pick No. 252 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.