B-
Miami Dolphins
Best value of the weekend goes to the Dolphins for Williams: B-.
by ScottPawlus ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 3 steals
· 1 reaches
When a board-topper like Isaiah Williams slides to pick 241, you do not overthink it, and the Dolphins did not. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.
The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. If Mahogany pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.
On the needs board they went 3 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.
Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Brian Thomas Jr.. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Christian Haynes at the Round 3 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
They talked themselves into Christian Mahogany at No. 79, and the board did not agree. It fills a real need, too.
Hunter Nourzad in Round 5, Pick 22 is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
They read the board right and Malik Mustapha was the payoff at the 184th overall pick. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Myles Cole in slot 198 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
They robbed the room for Isaiah Williams here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.