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RUN ON APR 21, 2025

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    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (MIA)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (MIA)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIA)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (MIA)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (MIA)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (MIA)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Torricelli Simpkins III Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIA)
Torricelli Simpkins III
OG South Carolina
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (MIA)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedC+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Dolphins: B-.

The tape said wait; the Dolphins did not. Hayden Conner went at Round 7, Pick 8, a good 47 picks before the board was ready. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

Emmanwori at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The Riley pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at wide receiver, edge rusher and other spots. They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
They took Jahdae Barron at par in the Round 1 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick48 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
They will replay Nick Emmanwori at Round 2, Pick 16 for years; that is how good the value is. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick98 Rnd3 Joshua Farmer
Joshua Farmer at No. 98 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick116 Rnd4 Charles Grant
Charles Grant in slot 116 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick135 Rnd4 Quincy Riley
A curious use of the 135th overall pick. Wide receiver, edge rusher and other spots needed the pick; a cornerback in Quincy Riley did not.
Pick150 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
A swing that ignored the value entirely, JJ Pegues well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick155 Rnd5 Emery Jones Jr.
A quiet steal in pick No. 155: Emery Jones Jr. for less than the market said. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick224 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
Hayden Conner in the 224th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick231 Rnd7 Torricelli Simpkins III
A wild overpay on Torricelli Simpkins III in the Round 7 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick253 Rnd7 Donovan Smith
Value said wait; Donovan Smith in slot 253 says they were not listening. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.