B-
Miami Dolphins
The Dolphins cashed the board's mistake on Williams: B-.
by ScottPawlus ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 3 steals
· 2 reaches
The Dolphins did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Isaiah Williams fell into slot 241. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.
The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. Robinson has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.
Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
Jordan Morgan in pick 55 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
By-the-book stuff, Ja'Lynn Polk at the 72nd overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Christian Mahogany at Round 4, Pick 11 is the proof. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Layden Robinson at pick No. 158 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Grayson Murphy at No. 184 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the edge rusher. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Evan Williams in slot 198 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Isaiah Williams at the 241st pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.