Dough'S MOCK DRAFT

Miami2@25

  • Dough DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIA)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (MIA)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (MIA)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIA)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (MIA)
Tyler Baron
DE-EDGE Miami
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (MIA)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (MIA)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (MIA)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Zeek Biggers Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (MIA)
Zeek Biggers
DT Georgia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (GB)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (DEN)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (BAL)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Players Gained
Head Shot
Devonte Wyatt
DT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Tyreek Hill
WR
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB- TradesD- FutureB
The Dolphins let Starks fall and pounced. Final grade: C+.

The trade table was where it all came apart. The Dolphins shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill. It washes out to a C+, no better and no worse.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. The Starks pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They will answer for taking safety early while quarterback and running back went begging.

They will need Fairchild to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

So much rides on Shavon Revel Jr. that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Shavon Revel Jr.
In No. 20 they get a sticky cover corner. Need was not the driver here.
Pick48 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Steal is underselling it; Malaki Starks at slot 48 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick51 Rnd2 T.J. Sanders
They let T.J. Sanders come to them and pounced at the 51st overall pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick87 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
They went early on Dylan Fairchild in the 87th pick, and the value did not follow. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick98 Rnd3 Gunnar Helm
They read the board right and Gunnar Helm was the payoff at pick No. 98. It fills a real need, too.
Pick116 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
A curious use of the Round 4 slot. Quarterback and running back needed the pick; a safety in Kevin Winston Jr. did not.
Pick135 Rnd4 Pat Bryant
Pat Bryant at Round 4, Pick 33 is a conviction pick that outran the value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick150 Rnd5 Tyler Baron
Tyler Baron in pick No. 150 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick155 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
A clean, defensible pick in No. 155 with a little surplus value in O'Donnell Fortune. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick191 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. slipping to the 191st pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick224 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
By-the-book stuff, Cam Jackson at the 224th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick231 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
Jamon Dumas-Johnson in pick 231 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick253 Rnd7 Zeek Biggers
Zeek Biggers at the Round 7 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.