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Miami Dolphins

Larceny in the 199th overall pick lands the Dolphins a D-, Phillips and all.

by sim3 · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 1 steals · 6 reaches
Value C
Need B
Trades F
Future A-

Somebody took the Dolphins to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. Reaching for Powers-Johnson left real value on the table behind him.

That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.31 · Pick 31 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 51
In slot 31 they get a plug-and-play piece up front, though the board says they badly overpaid. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.21 · Pick 53 · Jeremiah Trotter Jr. · LB · rank 59
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at pick No. 53 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Braden Fiske · DL · rank 81
They jumped the gun on Braden Fiske, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.22 · Pick 85 · Roman Wilson · WR · rank 79
Nothing to complain about; Roman Wilson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.27 · Pick 90 · Marshawn Kneeland · DE-EDGE · rank 103
They went early on Marshawn Kneeland in the Round 3 slot, and the value did not follow. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.5 · Pick 105 · Jarvis Brownlee Jr. · CB · rank 109
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jarvis Brownlee Jr.. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R4.32 · Pick 132 · Theo Johnson · TE · rank 152
Theo Johnson at Round 4, Pick 32 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R4.35 · Pick 135 · Logan Lee · DL · rank 155
Logan Lee in No. 135 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.19 · Pick 155 · LaDarius Henderson · OT · rank 169
LaDarius Henderson at slot 155 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R6.24 · Pick 199 · Andru Phillips · CB · rank 176
Andru Phillips at the 199th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
R6.34 · Pick 209 · JD Bertrand · LB · rank 205
They did well to land JD Bertrand in pick 209, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
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