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Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIA)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (MIA)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (MIA)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIA)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (MIA)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIA)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Roman Hemby Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Roman Hemby
RB Indiana
Draft Picks Received
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (GB)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (GB)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (BUF)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (BUF)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (GB)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Players Gained
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J.J. McCarthy
QB
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Dolphins worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.

The Roman Hemby pick is the one that will follow the Dolphins into the fall. They took him 52 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The Neal value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. It is not that Neal is a bad player; it is that the Dolphins had louder needs to answer first.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In pick No. 18 they get a difference-maker at receiver at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick43 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
They did well to land Emmanuel McNeil-Warren in Round 2, Pick 11, just ahead of his grade. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick75 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
They read the board right and Keionte Scott was the payoff at No. 75. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick87 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Omar Cooper Jr. at the 87th overall pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick91 Rnd3 Julian Neal
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Julian Neal adds a cornerback and leaves quarterback, edge rusher and other spots untouched.
Pick120 Rnd4 Jaeden Roberts
A straight-up fair deal on Jaeden Roberts at the 120th pick, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick149 Rnd5 Pat Coogan
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Pat Coogan well ahead of where he belonged. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick158 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
Aamil Wagner in pick No. 158 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick166 Rnd5 Bud Clark
They talked themselves into Bud Clark at No. 166, and the board did not agree. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick227 Rnd7 Roman Hemby
Roman Hemby in pick 227 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.