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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (MIA)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (MIA)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (MIA)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (MIA)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIA)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (MIA)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (MIA)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (MIA)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (MIA)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (MIA)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (MIA)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (MIA)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (MIA)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Woody Marks Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (MIA)
Woody Marks
RB USC
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Mac McWilliams Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (MIA)
Mac McWilliams
CB UCF
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (MIA)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (MIA)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (ATL)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NYG)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (ATL)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (TEN)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (LAC)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CLE)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LAC)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Mac McWilliams Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Mac McWilliams
CB UCF
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (ATL)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (TEN)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (DAL)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Players Gained
Head Shot
Devante Bond
LB
Head Shot
Kaden Elliss
LB
Head Shot
Taylor Rapp
S
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall A
ValueA- NeedB- TradesA+ FutureA+
The Dolphins robbed the room for Horton. Final grade: A.

Thirty-one other rooms let Tory Horton slide, and the Dolphins were the ones holding the card at Round 6, Pick 33. Highway robbery.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. The cost of the Cooper reach is exactly the players who went right after him. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

The Dolphins clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

Bottom line, they left the weekend a clearly better team, and they earned every bit of it.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
Fair-plus on Kelvin Banks Jr., a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick58 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Nice patience on Xavier Watts, who had no business lasting to the Round 2 slot. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jaxson Dart
A quarterback of that caliber at pick No. 76 is the definition of value, full stop. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick98 Rnd3 Barrett Carter
The board had Barrett Carter higher than Round 3, Pick 34, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jalen Royals
Circle this one: Jalen Royals at pick 104 is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick117 Rnd4 Isaiah Bond
You do not let a wide receiver like Isaiah Bond reach the 117th overall pick and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick135 Rnd4 Devin Neal
Devin Neal in the 135th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick141 Rnd5 Darius Alexander
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Darius Alexander in No. 141. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick142 Rnd5 Ajani Cornelius
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Ajani Cornelius in pick 142, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick150 Rnd5 Tyler Cooper
They left a pile of value on the table to take Tyler Cooper this early at Round 5, Pick 11. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick151 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Somehow Lathan Ransom was still sitting there in the 151st pick, and they pounced on premier safety value. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick181 Rnd6 Will Howard
The board fumbled Will Howard all the way to No. 181, and they scooped it up. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick201 Rnd6 Damien Martinez
Damien Martinez at the Round 6 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick211 Rnd6 Tory Horton
Taking Tory Horton in pick No. 211 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick217 Rnd6 Dorian Strong
Dorian Strong at the 217th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick220 Rnd7 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant in slot 220 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick226 Rnd7 Woody Marks
Steal is underselling it; Woody Marks at pick No. 226 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick229 Rnd7 Jack Kiser
They barely believed it either: Jack Kiser still on the board at the 229th overall pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick233 Rnd7 Jake Briningstool
Jake Briningstool in slot 233 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick243 Rnd7 Mac McWilliams
Mac McWilliams at Round 7, Pick 25 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick249 Rnd7 Donovan Edwards
They will replay Donovan Edwards at pick 249 for years; that is how good the value is. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick252 Rnd7 John Williams
They let John Williams come to them and pounced at No. 252. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.