C+
Miami Dolphins
The jury is out on the Dolphins. For now, C+.
by ScottPawlus ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 2 steals
· 4 reaches
The Dolphins torched the value chart for Layden Robinson, taking him 48 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. For now it grades a C+, with the swing picks left to settle the rest.
A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. Bullard falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.
They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.
In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.
Pick-by-Pick
This one needs a full-page explanation: Kingsley Suamataia in the 42nd pick, miles early. It fills a real need, too.
A quiet steal in pick 55: Javon Bullard for less than the market said. A minor itch, scratched.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Trevor Keegan. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Layden Robinson well ahead of where he belonged. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Tanor Bortolini at the 158th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A need, and now a little less of one.
No drama and no debate, Cornelius Johnson went about where he belonged in the Round 6 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
The board had Johnny Dixon higher than the 198th overall pick, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.