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RUN ON FEB 24, 2024

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  • ScottPawlus DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (MIA)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (MIA)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIA)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (MIA)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (MIA)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Aki Ogunbiyi Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (MIA)
Aki Ogunbiyi
OG Texas A&M
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (MIA)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (MIA)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (MIA)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (MIA)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PHI)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (CLE)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (CLE)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (PHI)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Aki Ogunbiyi Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (PHI)
Aki Ogunbiyi
OG Texas A&M
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (CLE)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (PHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PHI)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (CLE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kenneth Gainwell
RB
Head Shot
Zaire Mitchell-Paden
TE
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B
ValueB- NeedC+ TradesA+ FutureB
Nobody dealt better than the Dolphins this weekend: B.

The real work happened on the phones. The Dolphins fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

Every board in the league had Ogunbiyi lower, and that gap is the story. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. Smith-Wade falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In the 22nd pick they get a press-man option on the boundary. Need was not the driver here.
Pick55 Rnd2 Graham Barton
They did well to land Graham Barton in Round 2, Pick 23, just ahead of his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick135 Rnd4 Drake Nugent
A reach for Drake Nugent in No. 135; a little patience would have been rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick155 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
Layden Robinson in the 155th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick170 Rnd5 Nathan Thomas
Nathan Thomas in the Round 5 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick171 Rnd5 Aki Ogunbiyi
A wild overpay on Aki Ogunbiyi in slot 171, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick186 Rnd6 Chau Smith-Wade
Steal is underselling it; Chau Smith-Wade at pick No. 186 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick199 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
Josh Proctor in pick 199 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick208 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
They liked Tanor Bortolini enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 6, Pick 33. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick239 Rnd7 Trevor Keegan
A premium they did not need to pay, Trevor Keegan a notch or two before his time. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.