ScottPawlus'S MOCK DRAFT

ScottPawlus'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 24, 2024

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15th Save, trade 1st for 2 3rd's

  • ScottPawlus DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (MIA)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (MIA)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (MIA)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (MIA)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (MIA)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (MIA)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (MIA)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Draft Picks Received
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (JAX)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (JAX)
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Draft Picks Traded
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (JAX)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueB NeedC+ TradesD FutureA
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Dolphins and Smith-Wade: B-.

Call it larceny. Chau Smith-Wade sat on the board until Round 7, Pick 19, and the Dolphins did not need to be asked twice. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game. On the needs board they went 2 of 8, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick53 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson in the Round 2 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick79 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany at pick No. 79 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick96 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter in pick 96 is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick155 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
Javion Cohen at slot 155 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick186 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett at the 186th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick199 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
Josh Proctor at the 199th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick239 Rnd7 Chau Smith-Wade
Chau Smith-Wade in No. 239 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.