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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIA)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (MIA)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (MIA)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIA)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (MIA)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (MIA)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (MIA)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Zeek Biggers Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (MIA)
Zeek Biggers
DT Georgia Tech
Dante Trader Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (MIA)
Dante Trader Jr.
S Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (JAX)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (JAX)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (GB)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Zeek Biggers Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (GB)
Zeek Biggers
DT Georgia Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (DEN)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Akili Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (CAR)
Akili Arnold
S USC
Players Gained
Head Shot
Quinn Meinerz
OG
Head Shot
Rasheed Walker
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Tyreek Hill
WR
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Dolphins let Marshall Jr. fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

If you want a masterclass in dealing, watch the Dolphins, who turned every swap into a profit this weekend.

That Marshall Jr. pick is the receipt they will wave around later. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

The cost of the Taylor reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In No. 23 they get a matchup problem out wide at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick48 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts in the Round 2 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick70 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor at the 70th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick98 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
They did well to land Darius Alexander in pick No. 98, just ahead of his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick116 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
They paid sticker price for Joshua Farmer in pick 116, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick135 Rnd4 Mello Dotson
No edge and no loss on Mello Dotson in slot 135; it is a wash and a sensible one. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick150 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
They took O'Donnell Fortune at par in slot 150, which is nothing to complain about. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick155 Rnd5 Luke Kandra
By-the-book stuff, Luke Kandra at the 155th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick182 Rnd6 Vernon Broughton
Vernon Broughton in Round 6, Pick 6 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jason Marshall Jr.
Jason Marshall Jr. in the Round 7 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick237 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
A premium they did not need to pay, Jamon Dumas-Johnson a notch or two before his time. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick250 Rnd7 Zeek Biggers
Zeek Biggers at pick 250 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick253 Rnd7 Dante Trader Jr.
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Dante Trader Jr. in No. 253, plain and simple. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.