DOLPHINS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D

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Miami Dolphins

The Dolphins got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D.

by sim · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 1 steals · 5 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades F
Future A

The Dolphins lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. Put together, it is a D.

If Ugwu pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Phillips at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The Dolphins paired the rookies with proven help, Baker Mayfield leading the way.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and quarterback is still a hole.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.25 · Pick 25 · Troy Fautanu · OT · rank 28
In the Round 1 slot they get a building block for the line. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.21 · Pick 53 · T'Vondre Sweat · DT · rank 58
They paid sticker price for T'Vondre Sweat in Round 2, Pick 21, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Sedrick Van Pran · C · rank 89
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Sedrick Van Pran well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R3.11 · Pick 75 · Roman Wilson · WR · rank 79
By-the-book stuff, Roman Wilson at the 75th pick squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.25 · Pick 88 · Caelen Carson · CB · rank 85
Fair-plus on Caelen Carson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R4.26 · Pick 126 · Cedric Gray · LB · rank 136
Cedric Gray at the 126th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. It fills a real need, too.
R5.19 · Pick 155 · Ty'Ron Hopper · LB · rank 157
They took Ty'Ron Hopper at par in No. 155, which is nothing to complain about. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R6.11 · Pick 186 · AJ Barner · TE · rank 203
AJ Barner at pick 186 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R6.19 · Pick 194 · Andru Phillips · CB · rank 176
Andru Phillips at slot 194 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
R6.24 · Pick 199 · Braiden McGregor · DE-EDGE · rank 215
Braiden McGregor in Round 6, Pick 24 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R6.33 · Pick 208 · Brian Ugwu · DL-EDGE · rank 234
Brian Ugwu at pick No. 208 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
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