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Draft Selections
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (MIA)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (MIA)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIA)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIA)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (MIA)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (MIA)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
James Burnip Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (MIA)
James Burnip
P Alabama
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Dolphins let Burnip fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how James Burnip got past him. The Dolphins do not have to explain a thing at Round 7, Pick 36.

The Smith pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term starter on the line. A real need, handled.
Pick48 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Tyler Warren in No. 48, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick98 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
They robbed the room for Tate Ratledge here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick115 Rnd4 Omarr Norman-Lott
Omarr Norman-Lott in slot 115 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick135 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
Taking Malachi Moore in pick 135 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick151 Rnd5 Carson Schwesinger
You do not let a linebacker like Carson Schwesinger reach the 151st pick and blink. They did not. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick156 Rnd5 Donovan Smith
This one needs a full-page explanation: Donovan Smith in the 156th overall pick, miles early. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick226 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
Hayden Conner at Round 7, Pick 10 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick233 Rnd7 Ricky White III
Ricky White III in the 233rd pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick252 Rnd7 James Burnip
James Burnip at No. 252 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Stacking talent where they were already deep.