Nobody had Caden Curry this high, and it is not close. The Dolphins reached 40 spots to get him at the Round 3 slot. No fireworks, but a solid B-.
The Scott steal is the beam this whole class leans on. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.
The Stukes pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots.
In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.11
· Pick 11
· Mansoor Delane
· CB
· rank 8
Fair-plus on Mansoor Delane, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A minor itch, scratched.
R1.30
· Pick 30
· Omar Cooper Jr.
· WR
· rank 34
In the Round 1 slot they get a true top target. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.11
· Pick 43
· Derrick Moore
· DE-EDGE
· rank 62
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Derrick Moore. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.11
· Pick 75
· Elijah Sarratt
· WR
· rank 77
No drama and no debate, Elijah Sarratt went about where he belonged in No. 75. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.23
· Pick 87
· Treydan Stukes
· CB
· rank 96
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots to take Treydan Stukes, a cornerback that was not the priority.
R3.26
· Pick 90
· Caden Curry
· DE-EDGE
· rank 130
This one needs a full-page explanation: Caden Curry in the 90th overall pick, miles early. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.30
· Pick 94
· Keionte Scott
· CB
· rank 60
A surprising call. With quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots still to address, they spent Round 3, Pick 30 on Keionte Scott, a cornerback they were not short of.
R4.30
· Pick 130
· Beau Stephens
· OG
· rank 158
Beau Stephens at pick No. 130 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R5.11
· Pick 151
· Keagen Trost
· OT
· rank 180
They reached into another round for Keagen Trost, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R7.11
· Pick 227
· Jalen Huskey
· S
· rank 240
Jalen Huskey at the Round 7 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R7.22
· Pick 238
· Zavion Thomas
· WR
· rank 222
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Zavion Thomas in the 238th overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.