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Draft Selections
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (MIA)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Kevin Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Kevin Jennings
QB SMU
Torricelli Simpkins III Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (MIA)
Torricelli Simpkins III
OG South Carolina
Henry Parrish Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIA)
Henry Parrish Jr.
RB Ole Miss
Zeek Biggers Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (MIA)
Zeek Biggers
DT Georgia Tech
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (MIA)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Tyler Loop Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (MIA)
Tyler Loop
PK Arizona
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIA)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Max Brosmer Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (MIA)
Max Brosmer
QB Minnesota
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall C+
ValueD NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Dolphins landed square in the muddy middle: C+.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Kevin Jennings at the Round 3 slot, a reach of 182 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. It lands right in the middle: a C+, no more, no less.

The Gadsden II pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

Hit on Josh Simmons and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
In the 13th pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick48 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Fair-plus on Xavier Watts, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick98 Rnd3 Kevin Jennings
Kevin Jennings at No. 98 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick116 Rnd4 Torricelli Simpkins III
Torricelli Simpkins III at pick 116 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick135 Rnd4 Henry Parrish Jr.
They reached into another round for Henry Parrish Jr., and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick150 Rnd5 Zeek Biggers
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Zeek Biggers. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick155 Rnd5 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
KeAndre Lambert-Smith at slot 155 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick224 Rnd7 Tyler Loop
A big swing on Tyler Loop at pick 224, well ahead of any board in the building. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick231 Rnd7 Oronde Gadsden II
Somehow Oronde Gadsden II was still sitting there in Round 7, Pick 15, and they pounced on premier tight end value. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick253 Rnd7 Max Brosmer
Max Brosmer in the Round 7 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.