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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.
















