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RUN ON MAR 25, 2024

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  • ScottPawlus DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIA)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (MIA)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (MIA)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (MIA)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (MIA)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (MIA)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (MIA)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Draft Picks Traded
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (HOU)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB- TradesC- FutureB-
The jury is out on the Dolphins. For now, C+.

The Dolphins torched the value chart for Layden Robinson, taking him 48 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. For now it grades a C+, with the swing picks left to settle the rest.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. Bullard falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
This one needs a full-page explanation: Kingsley Suamataia in the 42nd pick, miles early. It fills a real need, too.
Pick55 Rnd2 Javon Bullard
A quiet steal in pick 55: Javon Bullard for less than the market said. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick123 Rnd4 Trevor Keegan
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Trevor Keegan. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick127 Rnd4 Layden Robinson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Layden Robinson well ahead of where he belonged. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick158 Rnd5 Tanor Bortolini
Tanor Bortolini at the 158th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick184 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
No drama and no debate, Cornelius Johnson went about where he belonged in the Round 6 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick198 Rnd6 Johnny Dixon
The board had Johnny Dixon higher than the 198th overall pick, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.