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Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (MIA)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIA)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (MIA)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (MIA)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (MIA)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (MIA)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (MIA)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIA)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Tommy Mellott Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (MIA)
Tommy Mellott
QB Montana State
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Dolphins cashed the board's mistake on James: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Dolphins watched Jordan James slide 101 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

If Mellott pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In pick No. 15 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Taking Tate Ratledge in the Round 2 slot is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick98 Rnd3 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore in No. 98 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick99 Rnd3 Tez Johnson
Nothing to complain about; Tez Johnson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick116 Rnd4 Earnest Greene III
Earnest Greene III in the 116th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick152 Rnd5 Deontae Lawson
The board fumbled Deontae Lawson all the way to pick 152, and they scooped it up. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick154 Rnd5 Jordan James
Jordan James in the 154th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The roster fit checks out.
Pick224 Rnd7 Elijah Arroyo
A tight end of that caliber at Round 7, Pick 10 is the definition of value, full stop. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick231 Rnd7 Xavier Nwankpa
They robbed the room for Xavier Nwankpa here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick251 Rnd7 Tommy Mellott
A big swing on Tommy Mellott at the Round 7 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.