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Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall
B+
ValueB
NeedB-
TradesA+
FutureA-
Larceny in the 224th overall pick lands the Dolphins a B+, Thornton Jr. and all. The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Dont'e Thornton Jr., the 224th pick, roughly 51 picks past where he belonged. The bottom line is a respectable B+.
They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. If Crenshaw-Dickson pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. With quarterback, edge rusher and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on safety is the choice that costs them.
Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.
A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.
Pick Analysis
Pick33
Rnd2
Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks at No. 33 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick48
Rnd2
Benjamin Morrison
Benjamin Morrison at pick 48 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick51
Rnd2
Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins in the 51st pick is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick70
Rnd3
Jayden Higgins
No drama and no debate, Jayden Higgins went about where he belonged in pick No. 70. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick98
Rnd3
Mason Taylor
They will replay Mason Taylor at Round 3, Pick 34 for years; that is how good the value is. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick116
Rnd4
Ozzy Trapilo
They robbed the room for Ozzy Trapilo here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick135
Rnd4
Kevin Winston Jr.
A curious use of slot 135. Quarterback, edge rusher and other spots needed the pick; a safety in Kevin Winston Jr. did not.
Pick150
Rnd5
Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander in the 150th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick196
Rnd6
Simeon Barrow Jr.
Simeon Barrow Jr. in pick No. 196 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick224
Rnd7
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They barely believed it either: Dont'e Thornton Jr. still on the board at Round 7, Pick 8. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick231
Rnd7
Ty Hamilton
Ty Hamilton at the 231st overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick253
Rnd7
Nick Martin
They liked Nick Martin enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 7 slot. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick256
Rnd7
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson. A need, and now a little less of one.