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Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (MIA)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (MIA)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIA)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (MIA)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (MIA)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (MIA)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIA)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Ja'Corey Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (MIA)
Ja'Corey Brooks
WR Louisville
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Dolphins let Starks fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

The Dolphins spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Malaki Starks, the No. 27 name on the board, in Round 2, Pick 16. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

They will need Farmer to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The Bryant pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at quarterback, edge rusher and other spots.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Will Johnson
In slot 13 they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. More want than need.
Pick48 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Steal is underselling it; Malaki Starks at No. 48 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick98 Rnd3 Joshua Farmer
A premium they did not need to pay, Joshua Farmer a notch or two before his time. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick116 Rnd4 Cobee Bryant
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Cobee Bryant adds a cornerback and leaves quarterback, edge rusher and other spots untouched.
Pick135 Rnd4 Hollin Pierce
Hollin Pierce at the 135th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick150 Rnd5 Cody Simon
Somehow Cody Simon was still sitting there in pick 150, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick155 Rnd5 Mello Dotson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Mello Dotson at Round 5, Pick 17 is the proof. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick224 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey at the 224th pick is money in the bank, a tight end taken below his worth. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick231 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
No drama and no debate, Cam Jackson went about where he belonged in pick 231. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick253 Rnd7 Ja'Corey Brooks
Nice patience on Ja'Corey Brooks, who had no business lasting to the 253rd pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.