B-
Miami Dolphins
Good, not great, for the Dolphins: B-.
by Richard6750 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 0 steals
· 4 reaches
The Dolphins torched the value chart for Drake Nugent, taking him 42 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted.
If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. They will answer for taking OLB-EDGE early while quarterback, tight end and other spots went begging. The trade work was a quiet net positive.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.
Pick-by-Pick
They took Jordan Morgan at par in the Round 2 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.
Chris Braswell in pick 55 is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Calen Bullock in slot 89 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
No edge and no loss on Mekhi Wingo in No. 94; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
A curious use of the 103rd pick. Quarterback, tight end and other spots needed the pick; an OLB-EDGE in Javon Solomon did not.
Of all the spots to shop, they chose safety. Kitan Oladapo in the 108th overall pick leaves quarterback, tight end and other spots for later.
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cornelius Johnson. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
By-the-book stuff, Jha'Quan Jackson at the 184th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
A premium they did not need to pay, Kimani Vidal a notch or two before his time. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
They reached a country mile for Drake Nugent at No. 241, and the board is aghast. It fills a real need, too.
