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Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIA)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (MIA)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (MIA)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (MIA)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (MIA)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIA)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIA)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Hudson Card Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIA)
Hudson Card
QB Purdue
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (MIA)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Draft Picks Received
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (HOU)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (HOU)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Players Gained
Head Shot
LaDarius Henderson
OT
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Dolphins, and a B+ to prove it.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Dolphins reached some 94 spots for Hudson Card, and value like that does not grow back. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.

However the rest shakes out, Starks at that price is a win they earned. The Dolphins indulged a want in Mukuba while a need in running back stayed open.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but running back.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptive interior force at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick48 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
A safety of that caliber at slot 48 is the definition of value, full stop. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick52 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tyler Booker in pick 52. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick84 Rnd3 Charles Grant
A straight-up fair deal on Charles Grant at No. 84, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick98 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
By-the-book stuff, Mason Taylor at pick No. 98 squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick99 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went safety with Andrew Mukuba while clear needs at running back sat open.
Pick115 Rnd4 Evan Stewart
Evan Stewart at No. 115 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jeffrey Bassa
They robbed the room for Jeffrey Bassa here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick156 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They paid up for Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick No. 156 when waiting would have done the job. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jake Briningstool
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jake Briningstool at the 223rd pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick232 Rnd7 Hudson Card
They reached into another round for Hudson Card, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick251 Rnd7 Akheem Mesidor
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Akheem Mesidor. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.