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Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (MIA)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (MIA)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (MIA)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (MIA)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIA)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (MIA)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (MIA)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (MIA)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Jaylin Smith Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jaylin Smith
CB USC
Draft Picks Received
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (JAX)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (JAX)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Dayon Hayes Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CLE)
Dayon Hayes
DE-EDGE Colorado
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (CLE)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Players traded away
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Tyreek Hill
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Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall C-
ValueB NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
The Dolphins robbed the room for Reed. Final grade: C-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Jaylen Reed had no business being available in No. 216, and the Dolphins did the only sane thing and turned in the card. A weekend of give and take that grades a C-.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. It is not that Winston Jr. is a bad player; it is that the Dolphins had louder needs to answer first.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In Round 1, Pick 13 they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker, even if it was a touch early. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick48 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Taking Malaki Starks in the 48th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick70 Rnd3 Trey Amos
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Trey Amos in slot 70, plain and simple. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick98 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
A tidy bit of business in the 98th pick, where Ozzy Trapilo graded well above the range. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick116 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Of all the spots to shop, they chose safety. Kevin Winston Jr. in No. 116 leaves quarterback, edge rusher and other spots for later.
Pick126 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
No edge and no loss on Darius Alexander in pick 126; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick135 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
Steal is underselling it; Anthony Belton at pick No. 135 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick150 Rnd5 Shemar Turner
They robbed the room for Shemar Turner here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick155 Rnd5 Pat Bryant
The board had Pat Bryant higher than No. 155, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
A safety of that caliber at the 216th pick is the definition of value, full stop. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick253 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
The board fumbled Jamon Dumas-Johnson all the way to Round 7, Pick 37, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick256 Rnd7 Jaylin Smith
Jaylin Smith in pick No. 256 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.