Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Dolphins were there to profit. Quinshon Judkins, the No. 77 name on the board, should have been long gone before slot 159. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.
The Rourke reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The Dolphins indulged a want in Moore while a need in wide receiver and tight end stayed open.
The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.22
· Pick 22
· Kenneth Grant
· DL
· rank 28
In No. 22 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.21
· Pick 53
· Tyler Booker
· OG
· rank 38
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Tyler Booker at Round 2, Pick 21 is the proof. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R3.20
· Pick 84
· Kurtis Rourke
· QB
· rank 140
A big swing on Kurtis Rourke at the Round 3 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.34
· Pick 98
· Andrew Mukuba
· S
· rank 75
Taking Andrew Mukuba in pick 98 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R3.35
· Pick 99
· Jake Majors
· C
· rank 97
Jake Majors in pick No. 99 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R3.36
· Pick 100
· Malachi Moore
· S
· rank 76
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the 100th overall pick on Malachi Moore with wide receiver and tight end unsolved.
R4.15
· Pick 116
· Luke Kandra
· OG
· rank 114
Luke Kandra at the 116th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R4.19
· Pick 120
· Jared Ivey
· DE
· rank 83
They barely believed it either: Jared Ivey still on the board at slot 120. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.24
· Pick 125
· Mansoor Delane
· CB
· rank 144
Value said wait; Mansoor Delane in the 125th pick says they were not listening. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R5.13
· Pick 151
· Barrett Carter
· LB
· rank 87
Barrett Carter at the Round 5 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R5.21
· Pick 159
· Quinshon Judkins
· RB
· rank 77
They will replay Quinshon Judkins at the 159th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R6.15
· Pick 190
· DJ Campbell
· OG
· rank 217
A swing that ignored the value entirely, DJ Campbell well ahead of where he belonged. A need, and now a little less of one.