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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (MIA)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (MIA)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIA)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (MIA)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (MIA)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIA)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Davin Vann Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (MIA)
Davin Vann
DE-EDGE NC State
Draft Picks Received
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (ATL)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (ATL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesC+ FutureB+
The Dolphins did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Dillon Gabriel at pick 150 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Vann has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get protection for the quarterback at fair value.
Pick48 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks in the 48th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick98 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Darien Porter at the Round 3 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick118 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Joshua Farmer. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick135 Rnd4 Jackson Slater
They went early on Jackson Slater in Round 4, Pick 33, and the value did not follow. The roster fit checks out.
Pick150 Rnd5 Dillon Gabriel
A top-tier quarterback at a bargain, Dillon Gabriel in slot 150, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick155 Rnd5 Nick Nash
They took Nick Nash at par in the 155th pick, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins in pick 224 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick231 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
The board fumbled Luke Lachey all the way to pick No. 231, and they scooped it up. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick253 Rnd7 Davin Vann
They reached into another round for Davin Vann, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.