Best Dolphins Draft

Draft Selections
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIA)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (MIA)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (MIA)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (MIA)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (MIA)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIA)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (MIA)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (MIA)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (MIA)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (MIA)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Roc Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (MIA)
Roc Taylor
WR Memphis
Bru McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (MIA)
Bru McCoy
WR Tennessee
Bryson Nesbit Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (MIA)
Bryson Nesbit
TE North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (PHI)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (ATL)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (PHI)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (DEN)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (DEN)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Bryson Nesbit Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Bryson Nesbit
TE North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (ATL)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (DEN)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Players Gained
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Connor McGovern
OG
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Ryan Neuzil
OG
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Alex Palczewski
OT
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB- TradesA+ FutureA-
The Dolphins won the night they stopped Skattebo from sliding. Grade: B+.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Cam Skattebo, the No. 105 name on the board, stolen at the 226th overall pick. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.

They are betting McCoy proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. It is not that Mukuba is a bad player; it is that the Dolphins had louder needs to answer first.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker at the 30th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick48 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
They barely believed it either: Nick Emmanwori still on the board at the 48th overall pick. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick62 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge in Round 2, Pick 30 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick64 Rnd2 Deone Walker
A straight-up fair deal on Deone Walker at slot 64, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick98 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Andrew Mukuba adds a safety and leaves quarterback and edge rusher untouched.
Pick115 Rnd4 Danny Stutsman
Danny Stutsman at the Round 4 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The roster fit checks out.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Jake Majors slipping to pick No. 117 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick135 Rnd4 Jeffrey Bassa
Fair-plus on Jeffrey Bassa, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick151 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Oronde Gadsden II in the 151st pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick162 Rnd5 Nazir Stackhouse
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Nazir Stackhouse well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick193 Rnd6 Quincy Riley
A quiet steal in pick 193: Quincy Riley for less than the market said. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick199 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed at the 199th overall pick is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick226 Rnd7 Cam Skattebo
Circle this one: Cam Skattebo at the Round 7 slot is a fall that decides a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick233 Rnd7 Roc Taylor
You do not let a wide receiver like Roc Taylor reach No. 233 and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick252 Rnd7 Bru McCoy
Bru McCoy in slot 252 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick253 Rnd7 Bryson Nesbit
Bryson Nesbit in pick No. 253 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.