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Miami Dolphins
The Dolphins got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D.
by krmill1 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 2 steals
· 0 reaches
You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Dolphins did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. Too much went sideways, and the D is the honest tally.
They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. Williams at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.
The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.
In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick No. 22 they get a lockdown presence outside. More want than need.
They paid sticker price for Calen Bullock in pick 54, and that is fine. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Mekhi Wingo in the Round 3 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Cooper Beebe at the 116th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
A quiet steal in the 155th pick: McCallan Castles for less than the market said. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Frank Gore Jr. at slot 159 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Joshua Gray in Round 6, Pick 25 is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Isaiah Williams at No. 232 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.