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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (MIA)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (MIA)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (MIA)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (MIA)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (MIA)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (MIA)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (MIA)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (MIA)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Jaden Crumedy Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (MIA)
Jaden Crumedy
DT Mississippi State
KT Leveston Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (MIA)
KT Leveston
OT Kansas State
Draft Picks Received
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
Draft Picks Traded
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (ARI)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (HOU)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Dolphins: B.

The Dolphins bet big and early on Isaiah Davis, 33 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In the 31st pick they get a matchup problem out wide. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick59 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
By-the-book stuff, Kingsley Suamataia at pick 59 squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick90 Rnd3 Jonah Elliss
A straight-up fair deal on Jonah Elliss at Round 3, Pick 27, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick94 Rnd3 Matt Goncalves
A big swing on Matt Goncalves at slot 94, well ahead of any board in the building. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick123 Rnd4 Isaiah Davis
They reached a country mile for Isaiah Davis at the 123rd overall pick, and the board is aghast. It fills a real need, too.
Pick127 Rnd4 McKinnley Jackson
McKinnley Jackson at No. 127 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick133 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
The board had cheaper options than Luke McCaffrey at pick No. 133, and it noticed. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick138 Rnd5 Jalyx Hunt
A conviction pick on Jalyx Hunt at pick 138 that the board grades a round light. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick158 Rnd5 Walter Rouse
No drama and no debate, Walter Rouse went about where he belonged in Round 5, Pick 22. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick184 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III at the 184th pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick198 Rnd6 Jaden Crumedy
Jaden Crumedy in No. 198 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick241 Rnd7 KT Leveston
KT Leveston in the 241st overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.