B
Miami Dolphins
The Dolphins worked the phones like thieves and earned a B.
by miamirw ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 3 steals
· 2 reaches
The Dolphins ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.
Cowing has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. They banked enough surplus on Jenkins to cover a lot of smaller sins.
Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
In No. 21 they get a building block for the line at fair value.
Kris Jenkins at pick No. 63 is money in the bank, a edge rusher taken below his worth. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
They talked themselves into Jacob Cowing at the Round 4 slot, and the board did not agree. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Sataoa Laumea at slot 124 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Beau Brade. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Josh Newton slipping to the 133rd overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
A slide stopped in Round 5, Pick 18, with Mason McCormick worth more than the price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
No drama and no debate, Kitan Oladapo went about where he belonged in the 155th pick. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Jalyx Hunt in the Round 5 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
They went early on Justin Rogers in the 186th overall pick, and the value did not follow. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
No edge and no loss on Erick All in slot 200; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.