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Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (MIA)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (MIA)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (MIA)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (MIA)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (MIA)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (MIA)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (MIA)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (MIA)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (MIA)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (MIA)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Derek Carr
QB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Dolphins bet the future on Nix. The board says D-.

The phones were a trap the Dolphins kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal.

Bo Nix gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. They will need Spann-Ford to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back. The Wingo value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and running back is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In Round 1, Pick 21 they get a blindside protector. A real need, handled.
Pick25 Rnd1 Bo Nix
In the 25th pick they get a long-term answer under center, though they paid up to get him. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Nothing to complain about; Ennis Rakestraw Jr. went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick45 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
Good price on Braden Fiske in No. 45, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick55 Rnd2 Tyler Nubin
Tyler Nubin slipping to slot 55 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick126 Rnd4 Mekhi Wingo
Circle this one: Mekhi Wingo at pick 126 is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick158 Rnd5 Trevin Wallace
A reasonable price with a little left over, Trevin Wallace in the 158th overall pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick184 Rnd6 Khristian Boyd
No edge and no loss on Khristian Boyd in pick No. 184; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick198 Rnd6 Ryan Flournoy
Ryan Flournoy at slot 198 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick241 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
They talked themselves into Brevyn Spann-Ford at Round 7, Pick 21, and the board did not agree. A need, and now a little less of one.