Gw'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Gw DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (MIA)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (MIA)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (MIA)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIA)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIA)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Jackson Hawes Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jackson Hawes
TE Georgia Tech
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (MIA)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Andrew Armstrong Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (MIA)
Andrew Armstrong
WR Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Draft Picks Traded
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (WSH)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Fadil Diggs Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (WSH)
Fadil Diggs
DL-EDGE Syracuse
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Dolphins: B-.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Dolphins started one anyway for Jacob Parrish, 88 picks ahead of schedule. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

The Nash pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
In pick 13 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick61 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
A quiet steal in the 61st pick: Xavier Watts for less than the market said. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jack Bech
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jack Bech at No. 79. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick98 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cam Skattebo. It fills a real need, too.
Pick115 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
A conviction pick on Joshua Farmer at Round 4, Pick 14 that the board grades a round light. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick135 Rnd4 Jacob Parrish
Value said wait; Jacob Parrish in pick No. 135 says they were not listening. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick156 Rnd5 Cody Simon
Cody Simon in pick No. 156 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick226 Rnd7 Jackson Hawes
Jackson Hawes in No. 226 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The roster fit checks out.
Pick233 Rnd7 Nick Nash
You do not let a wide receiver like Nick Nash reach the 233rd pick and blink. They did not. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick252 Rnd7 Andrew Armstrong
Andrew Armstrong at Round 7, Pick 34 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.