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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (MIA)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
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
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (MIA)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (MIA)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (MIA)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Dolphins checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The Dolphins clearly saw something nobody else did in Vernon Broughton, taking him 31 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

However the rest shakes out, Winston Jr. at that price is a win they earned. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In the 13th pick they get a building block for the line at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick48 Rnd2 T.J. Sanders
T.J. Sanders in pick 48 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick98 Rnd3 Zy Alexander
No drama and no debate, Zy Alexander went about where he belonged in the Round 3 slot. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick116 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
A safety of that caliber at pick No. 116 is the definition of value, full stop. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick135 Rnd4 Pat Bryant
They jumped the gun on Pat Bryant, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick150 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
O'Donnell Fortune in No. 150 is fair value, right on his grade. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick155 Rnd5 Vernon Broughton
Vernon Broughton at pick 155 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock at the Round 7 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick231 Rnd7 Jermari Harris
Jermari Harris at the 231st pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick253 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Teddye Buchanan. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.