There is conviction, and then there is this. The Dolphins took Keaton Bills a full 42 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.
On value alone, McGlothern makes the weekend a net positive. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.
Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
R2.5
· Pick 37
· Jordan Morgan
· OT
· rank 37
A straight-up fair deal on Jordan Morgan at the Round 2 slot, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
R2.23
· Pick 55
· Sedrick Van Pran
· C
· rank 71
Sedrick Van Pran at slot 55 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It fills a real need, too.
R3.5
· Pick 69
· Renardo Green
· S
· rank 86
A conviction pick on Renardo Green at the 69th pick that the board grades a round light. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R4.5
· Pick 105
· Zak Zinter
· OG
· rank 106
Zak Zinter at pick No. 105 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.10
· Pick 110
· Trevor Keegan
· OG
· rank 144
They reached a country mile for Trevor Keegan at pick 110, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R5.22
· Pick 158
· Luke McCaffrey
· WR
· rank 149
Luke McCaffrey slid further than he should have, and the 158th overall pick is lovely value for the wide receiver. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.6
· Pick 181
· Dwight McGlothern
· CB
· rank 161
Dwight McGlothern in pick No. 181 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R6.9
· Pick 184
· Jaylen Harrell
· DE-EDGE
· rank 207
A big swing on Jaylen Harrell at the Round 6 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R6.23
· Pick 198
· Keaton Bills
· OG
· rank 240
Keaton Bills in slot 198 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.21
· Pick 241
· Matthew Jones
· OG
· rank 271
Matthew Jones at Round 7, Pick 21 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.