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RUN ON APR 7, 2024

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  • ScottPawlus DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (MIA)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (MIA)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (MIA)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (MIA)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (MIA)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (MIA)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (MIA)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Draft Picks Received
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (ATL)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Dolphins for Williams: B-.

When a board-topper like Isaiah Williams slides to pick 241, you do not overthink it, and the Dolphins did not. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. If Mahogany pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

On the needs board they went 3 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Brian Thomas Jr.. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick74 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
Christian Haynes at the Round 3 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick79 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
They talked themselves into Christian Mahogany at No. 79, and the board did not agree. It fills a real need, too.
Pick158 Rnd5 Hunter Nourzad
Hunter Nourzad in Round 5, Pick 22 is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick184 Rnd6 Malik Mustapha
They read the board right and Malik Mustapha was the payoff at the 184th overall pick. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick198 Rnd6 Myles Cole
Myles Cole in slot 198 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick241 Rnd7 Isaiah Williams
They robbed the room for Isaiah Williams here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.