The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Dolphins watched Jake Majors slide 63 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.
The cost of the Klubnik reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.
On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with quarterback the one that mattered most. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.12
· Pick 12
· Wyatt Milum
· OT
· rank 13
In slot 12 they get a building block for the line. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.16
· Pick 48
· Quinn Ewers
· QB
· rank 70
A big swing on Quinn Ewers at the 48th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.34
· Pick 98
· Cade Klubnik
· QB
· rank 138
This one needs a full-page explanation: Cade Klubnik in No. 98, miles early. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.35
· Pick 99
· Kaleb Johnson
· RB
· rank 39
Kaleb Johnson at pick 99 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R4.14
· Pick 115
· Andrew Mukuba
· S
· rank 72
Circle this one: Andrew Mukuba at pick No. 115 is a fall that decides a draft. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R5.11
· Pick 149
· Willie Lampkin
· OG
· rank 168
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Willie Lampkin. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.18
· Pick 156
· Jake Majors
· C
· rank 93
The board fumbled Jake Majors all the way to Round 5, Pick 18, and they scooped it up. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.9
· Pick 223
· Antonio Williams
· WR
· rank 219
A reasonable price with a little left over, Antonio Williams in the Round 7 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R7.18
· Pick 232
· Karene Reid
· LB
· rank 180
Karene Reid in slot 232 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R7.37
· Pick 251
· Terrance Ferguson
· TE
· rank 208
They robbed the room for Terrance Ferguson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.