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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (MIA)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (MIA)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIA)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (MIA)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (MIA)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (MIA)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIA)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (MIA)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (BUF)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BUF)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYJ)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
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Tua Tagovailoa
QB
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Tyreek Hill
WR
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall D-
ValueC NeedB TradesF FutureB
The Dolphins got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D-.

The Dolphins bet big and early on Donovan Smith, 117 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. Put together, it is a D-.

However the rest shakes out, Carter at that price is a win they earned. They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, edge rusher very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In No. 7 they get protection for the quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick13 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In slot 13 they get a run-stuffing presence up front, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick42 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Steal is underselling it; Malaki Starks at pick No. 42 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick48 Rnd2 Will Howard
Will Howard in the 48th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick98 Rnd3 Jaylin Noel
A straight-up fair deal on Jaylin Noel at the 98th pick, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick107 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
They jumped the gun on Luke Kandra, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The roster fit checks out.
Pick114 Rnd4 Donovan Smith
Donovan Smith at the 114th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick130 Rnd4 Elijah Arroyo
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Elijah Arroyo in the 130th overall pick, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick133 Rnd4 Jake Majors
A offensive lineman of that caliber at slot 133 is the definition of value, full stop. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick149 Rnd5 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant at No. 149 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick154 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
Barrett Carter in Round 5, Pick 17 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.