B
Miami Dolphins
The Dolphins won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B.
by Hellothere66 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 1 steals
· 5 reaches
The Dolphins bet big and early on Taulia Tagovailoa, 49 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.
Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.
Mustapha at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.
Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.
Pick-by-Pick
Adonai Mitchell in the 32nd overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
They jumped the gun on Christian Haynes, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
No drama and no debate, Bralen Trice went about where he belonged in the Round 2 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Tommy Eichenberg at No. 132 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
A reach on Jaheim Bell in pick 158; the board had better options right there. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
A quiet steal in pick No. 184: Malik Mustapha for less than the market said. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
They reached a country mile for Frank Gore Jr. at Round 6, Pick 23, and the board is aghast. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Taulia Tagovailoa at the Round 7 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.