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Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (MIA)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
John Mateer Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
John Mateer
QB Oklahoma
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (MIA)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
David Oke Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
David Oke
DL Arkansas
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (MIA)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Jerry Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jerry Wilson
CB Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NE)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DET)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DET)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CHI)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (DET)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
C.J. Fite Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (CIN)
C.J. Fite
DT Arizona State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Orlando Brown Jr.
OT
Head Shot
Jonathan Owens
S
Head Shot
Adrian Phillips
S
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall A-
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesA+ FutureA+
The Dolphins worked the phones like thieves and earned a A-.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Dolphins came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close. Add it all up and it grades out a clean A-.

On value alone, Mateer makes the weekend a net positive. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

Trust the process, because this time the process plainly worked.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In No. 10 they get a two-high chess piece, and a steal at that. More want than need.
Pick87 Rnd3 John Mateer
A slide stopped in the 87th pick, with John Mateer worth more than the price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick110 Rnd4 Kaytron Allen
Kaytron Allen slipping to the Round 4 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick130 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
A tidy bit of business in the 130th overall pick, where Bryce Lance graded well above the range. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick151 Rnd5 David Oke
They paid sticker price for David Oke in pick No. 151, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick221 Rnd7 Nolan Rucci
By-the-book stuff, Nolan Rucci at pick 221 squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick226 Rnd7 Jerry Wilson
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jerry Wilson. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.