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Draft Selections
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (MIA)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (MIA)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (MIA)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (MIA)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (MIA)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (MIA)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (MIA)
Carson Beck
QB Georgia
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (MIA)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIA)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIA)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (MIA)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (MIA)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (CLE)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Carson Beck
QB Georgia
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (CIN)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CLE)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Trent Brown
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Julian Hill
TE
Head Shot
Marcus Maye
S
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueA- NeedB- TradesD FutureB+
The Dolphins cashed the board's mistake on Simon: B-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Cody Simon, the Round 7 slot, roughly 123 picks past where he belonged. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

The Gray pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The Dolphins indulged a want in Porter while a need in edge rusher and running back stayed open.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Malaki Starks
In the 31st pick they get a two-high chess piece, and a steal at that. Need was not the driver here.
Pick48 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Circle this one: Kenneth Grant at the 48th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick66 Rnd3 Benjamin Morrison
They will replay Benjamin Morrison at pick No. 66 for years; that is how good the value is. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick93 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
Taking Alfred Collins in slot 93 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick95 Rnd3 Darien Porter
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending No. 95 on Darien Porter with edge rusher and running back unsolved.
Pick98 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
A wide receiver of that caliber at Round 3, Pick 34 is the definition of value, full stop. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick99 Rnd3 Ajani Cornelius
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ajani Cornelius. The roster fit checks out.
Pick103 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra in the Round 4 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick118 Rnd4 Carson Beck
Carson Beck in slot 118 is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick132 Rnd4 Joshua Gray
They reached into another round for Joshua Gray, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick149 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Kevin Winston Jr. at No. 149 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick156 Rnd5 Gunnar Helm
The board fumbled Gunnar Helm all the way to the Round 5 slot, and they scooped it up. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick224 Rnd7 Oronde Gadsden II
Somehow Oronde Gadsden II was still sitting there in Round 7, Pick 8, and they pounced on premier tight end value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick231 Rnd7 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at the 231st pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick251 Rnd7 Cody Simon
Cody Simon in the 251st overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.