The Dolphins clearly saw something nobody else did in Taylen Green, taking him 68 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. The bottom line is a respectable B-.
The Dolphins indulged a want in Masses while a need in tight end, running back and other spots stayed open. Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.
If one pick saves this weekend, it is Prysock.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but tight end.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.11
· Pick 11
· Mansoor Delane
· CB
· rank 8
In the 11th overall pick they get a ballhawk on the outside at fair value.
R1.30
· Pick 30
· Omar Cooper Jr.
· WR
· rank 35
In the 30th pick they get a go-to option on the outside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.11
· Pick 43
· Gabe Jacas
· LB-EDGE
· rank 55
Gabe Jacas at pick No. 43 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.11
· Pick 75
· Elijah Sarratt
· WR
· rank 77
They paid sticker price for Elijah Sarratt in No. 75, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.26
· Pick 90
· Skyler Bell
· WR
· rank 85
Skyler Bell at the Round 3 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.30
· Pick 94
· Kaleb Proctor
· DL
· rank 135
A big swing on Kaleb Proctor at Round 3, Pick 30, well ahead of any board in the building. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R4.26
· Pick 126
· Taylen Green
· QB
· rank 194
A real head-scratcher, Taylen Green in slot 126 is miles ahead of his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R4.30
· Pick 130
· Hezekiah Masses
· CB
· rank 139
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went cornerback with Hezekiah Masses while clear needs at tight end, running back and other spots sat open.
R5.14
· Pick 154
· Nadame Tucker
· DE-EDGE
· rank 177
They talked themselves into Nadame Tucker at pick 154, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.28
· Pick 168
· Louis Moore
· S
· rank 169
A straight-up fair deal on Louis Moore at Round 5, Pick 28, value and slot in agreement. A minor itch, scratched.
R6.30
· Pick 211
· Ephesians Prysock
· CB
· rank 192
The board fumbled Ephesians Prysock all the way to No. 211, and they scooped it up. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
R7.11
· Pick 227
· Kalil Alexander
· LB-EDGE
· rank 295
Kalil Alexander in the Round 7 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R7.22
· Pick 238
· Aiden Fisher
· LB
· rank 240
Aiden Fisher at the 238th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.