DOLPHINS MOCK DRAFT GRADE F

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Miami Dolphins

The Dolphins finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a F.

by Canes1 · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 2 steals · 4 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades F
Future F

The Dolphins lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again.

Everything downstream of Drake Maye depends on Drake Maye, and the building knows it. Every board in the league had Lindberg lower, and that gap is the story.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

There is no soft landing here: they fought the board and left interior defensive lineman open, and the grade is the bill.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.2 · Pick 2 · Drake Maye · QB · rank 5
In the 2nd pick they get their guy under center for the next decade. The biggest hole, addressed.
R1.4 · Pick 4 · Brock Bowers · TE · rank 6
In pick No. 4 they get a seam-stretching tight end at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
R1.21 · Pick 21 · Terrion Arnold · CB · rank 20
In pick 21 they get a potential shutdown corner. Need was not the driver here.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · Troy Fautanu · OT · rank 29
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. A real need, handled.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Troy Franklin · WR · rank 25
Troy Franklin slid further than he should have, and slot 36 is lovely value for the wide receiver. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Brandon Dorlus · DE-EDGE · rank 72
No drama and no debate, Brandon Dorlus went about where he belonged in the 67th overall pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Tykee Smith · S · rank 97
Good price on Tykee Smith in the Round 3 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Bucky Irving · RB · rank 93
Nice patience on Bucky Irving, who had no business lasting to No. 102. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R5.22 · Pick 158 · Roger Rosengarten · OT · rank 175
They paid up for Roger Rosengarten at pick 158 when waiting would have done the job. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R6.11 · Pick 186 · Andrew Raym · C · rank 194
A conviction pick on Andrew Raym at the 186th overall pick that the board grades a round light. The roster fit checks out.
R6.24 · Pick 199 · Sam Hartman · QB · rank 211
Sam Hartman at the Round 6 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.22 · Pick 242 · Chad Lindberg · C · rank 260
A big swing on Chad Lindberg at the 242nd pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It fills a real need, too.
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