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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIA)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (MIA)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (MIA)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIA)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIA)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (MIA)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (MIA)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Akili Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (MIA)
Akili Arnold
S USC
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (GB)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (GB)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (GB)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (GB)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (KC)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Players Gained
Head Shot
Andre Dillard
OT
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB
Larceny in No. 252 lands the Dolphins a B+, Arnold and all.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Akili Arnold, pick 252, roughly 42 picks past where he belonged. No fireworks, but a solid B+.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Reaching for Ratledge left real value on the table behind him.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In the Round 1 slot they get a mismatch in the passing game, and a steal at that.
Pick48 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks at slot 48 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick54 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
They left a pile of value on the table to take Tate Ratledge this early at Round 2, Pick 22. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick98 Rnd3 Darien Porter
The board fumbled Darien Porter all the way to No. 98, and they scooped it up. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick115 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
A quiet steal in the 115th pick: Cam Skattebo for less than the market said. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick135 Rnd4 Ajani Cornelius
They barely believed it either: Ajani Cornelius still on the board at pick 135. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick151 Rnd5 Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander at the 151st overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick156 Rnd5 Jeffrey Bassa
Somehow Jeffrey Bassa was still sitting there in pick No. 156, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick226 Rnd7 Antwane Wells Jr.
Antwane Wells Jr. in slot 226 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick239 Rnd7 Jaishawn Barham
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jaishawn Barham. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick251 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
Steal is underselling it; Trey Zuhn III at pick 251 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick252 Rnd7 Akili Arnold
They will replay Akili Arnold at the Round 7 slot for years; that is how good the value is. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.