B-
Miami Dolphins
The Dolphins checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.
by ScottPawlus ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 2 steals
· 2 reaches
The Dolphins torched the value chart for Layden Robinson, taking him 43 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted.
The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Jones pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.
Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 30th pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A real need, handled.
A straight-up fair deal on Kingsley Suamataia at the Round 2 slot, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
They took Kamren Kinchens at par in pick 64, which is nothing to complain about. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Layden Robinson in the 132nd overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Tyrone Tracy Jr. at Round 5, Pick 22 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Fabien Lovett in pick No. 184 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Keaton Bills at pick No. 198 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
You do not let a cornerback like Sheridan Jones reach Round 7, Pick 21 and blink. They did not. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Michael Barrett at slot 252 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The roster fit checks out.
