Month: April 2024

MIAMI TRADES UP WITH PHILADELPHIA TO SELECT RB JAYLEN WRIGHT IN FOURTH ROUND

• The Dolphins traded a 2025 third-round pick to Philadelphia for the No. 120 overall pick and used that fourth-round pick to select RB Jaylen Wright.
• Wright is the 16th player all-time to be selected by Miami from the University of Tennessee, but the first in 10 years when Miami picked T Ja’Wuan James in the first round (19th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft.
• Wright is the first running back Miami has ever selected from Tennessee.

ALL-TIME DOLPHINS DRAFT PICKS FROM TENNESSEE

Year	Rd	Pk	Ovr	Player	Pos
2024	4	20	120	Jaylen Wright	RB
2014	1	19	19	Ja’Wuan James	T
2013	3	15	77	Dallas Thomas	T
2006	1	16	16	Jason Allen	DB
2003	2	17	49	Eddie Moore	LB
1996	5	18	150	Shane Burton	DT
1990	8	12	205	Thomas Woods	WR
1988	8	19	212	Harry Galbreath	G
1985	7	27	195	Fuad Reveiz	K
1974	10	26	260	Gary Valbuena	QB
1972	6	25	155	Ray Nettles	LB
1969	5	24	128	Karl Kremser	K
1969	15	11	375	Chick McGeehan	WR
1968	7	7	172	John Boynton	T
1966	2	1	9	Frank Emanuel	LB
1966	8	1	64	Bob Petrella	DB

• With Miami’s selection of RB De’Von Achane in the third round (84th overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft, the Dolphins have now selected running backs in the top four rounds of back-to-back drafts. The last time Miami did that was 2011-12, when Miami took RB Daniel Thomas in the second round (62nd overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft and RB Lamar Miller in the fourth round (97th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft.

DOLPHINS TAKE LB MOHAMED KAMARA IN FIFTH ROUND

• The Dolphins selected Colorado State LB Mohamed Kamara in the fifth round (158th overall).
• Kamara is just the third player Miami has drafted from Colorado State and at No. 158, he is the highest-picked Ram in Dolphins history.

ALL-TIME DOLPHINS DRAFT PICKS FROM COLORADO STATE

Year	Rd	Pk	Ovr	Player	Pos
2024	5	23	158	Mohamed Kamara	LB
2001	6	25	188	Rick Crowell	LB
1975	14	23	361	John Graham	QB

• Kamara is the eighth linebacker all-time that Miami has drafted in the fifth round. Some of Miami’s fifth-round linebackers include Pro Football Hall of Fame LB Zach Thomas (1996) as well as LB Bryan Cox (1991) and LB Andrew Van Ginkel (2019).

LINEBACKERS DRAFTED IN THE FIFTH ROUND BY MIAMI

Year	Rd	Pk	Ovr	Player	Pos	School
2024	5	23	158	Mohamed Kamara	LB	Colorado State
2019	5	13	151	Andrew Van Ginkel	LB	Wisconsin
2014	5	31	171	Jordan Tripp	LB	Montana
2012	5	20	155	Josh Kaddu	LB	Oregon
1999	5	9	142	Bryan Jones	LB	Oregon State
1996	5	22	154	Zach Thomas	LB	Texas Tech
1991	5	2	113	Bryan Cox	LB	Western Illinois
1974	5	26	130	Cleveland Vann	LB	Oklahoma State

MIAMI DRAFTS WR MALIK WASHINGTON AND S PATRICK McMORRIS IN SIXTH ROUND

• With a pair of sixth-round selections, the Dolphins chose WR Malik Washington at No. 184 overall and S Patrick McMorris at No. 198 overall.
• WR Malik Washington is just the third player from the University of Virginia to be selected by Miami and the other two went on to have very good rookie seasons for Miami.
• RB Terry Kirby was a third-round pick (78th overall) in 1993 and his 1,264 scrimmage yards were the most in Dolphins rookie history, while RB/WR Tommy Vigorito was a fifth-round pick (138th overall) in 1981 and named the team’s Outstanding Special Teams player as a rookie that season.

ALL-TIME DOLPHINS DRAFT PICKS FROM VIRGINIA

Year	Rd	Pk	Ovr	Player	Pos
2024	6	8	184	Malik Washington	WR
1993	3	22	78	Terry Kirby	RB
1981	5	27	138	Tommy Vigorito	RB

• S Patrick McMorris is Miami’s sixth all-time pick from California-Berkeley and the first since LB Cameron Goode in 2022.
• At No. 198 overall, McManus is the earliest Cal player that Miami has drafted since TE Joe Rose was picked at No. 185 overall (seventh round) in 1980.

ALL-TIME DOLPHINS DRAFT PICKS FROM CALIFORNIA

Year	Rd	Pk	Ovr	Player	Pos
2024	6	22	198	Patrick McManus	S
2022	7	3	224	Cameron Goode	LB
1991	11	24	302	Ernie Rogers	G
1985	12	27	335	Ray Noble	DB
1980	7	20	185	Joe Rose	TE
1971	15	22	386	Bob Richards	G

DOLPHINS CLOSE DRAFT IN SEVENTH ROUND WITH WR TAHJ WASHINGTON

• Miami used its final pick of the draft to select WR Tahj Washington in the seventh round (241st overall).
• Washington is the 10th player all-time from USC to be selected by the Dolphins:

ALL-TIME DOLPHINS DRAFT PICKS FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Year	Rd	Pk	Ovr	Player	Pos
2024	7	21	241	Tahj Washington	WR
2020	1	18	18	Austin Jackson	T
2009	3	23	87	Patrick Turner	WR
2005	5	0	0	Manuel Wright*	DT
2004	4	6	102	Will Poole	DB
1995	6	23	194	Jeff Kopp	LB
1992	10	15	267	Raoul Spears	RB
1990	5	28	137	Leroy Holt	RB
1982	1	24	24	Roy Foster	G
1973	9	26	234	Karl Lorch	DT

* Supplemental draft selection

QUICK HITS

• The Dolphins selected players from all five Power Five conferences this year as well as the Mountain West Conference.

2024 DOLPHINS DRAFT PICKS BY CONFERENCE

RD	PICK	OVR	NAME	POS	COLLEGE	CONFERENCE
1	21	21	Chop Robinson	LB	Penn State	Big Ten
2	23	55	Patrick Paul	T	Houston	Big 12
4	20	120	Jaylen Wright	RB	Tennessee	SEC
5	23	158	Mohamed Kamara	LB	Colorado State	Mountain West
6	8	184	Malik Washington	WR	Virginia	ACC
6	22	198	Patrick McMorris	S	California	Pac-12
7	21	241	Tahj Washington	WR	USC	Pac-12

• Miami selected two wide receivers on the same day of the draft for the first time since 2012, when Miami picked WR B.J. Cunningham in the sixth round (183rd overall) and WR Rishard Matthews in the seventh round (227th overall) on the NFL Draft’s final day.

MIAMI TAKES HOUSTON T PATRICK PAUL IN SECOND ROUND

• The Dolphins drafted T Patrick Paul out of Houston with their second-round pick at No. 55 overall.
• Paul is the seventh all-time player from the University of Houston to be drafted by the Dolphins and the first since C Rex Hadnot was a sixth-round selection (174th overall) in 2004.
• Paul is the third offensive lineman from the University of Houston to be drafted by the Dolphins:

Year	Rd	Pick	Ovr	Player	Pos
2024	2	23	55	Patrick Paul	T
2004	6	9	174	Rex Hadnot	C
1995	1	25	25	Billy Milner	T
1990	3	13	66	Alfred Oglesby	DT
1986	3	26	81	T.J. Turner	DT
1975	3	23	75	Gerald Hill	LB
1968	9	21	240	Tom Paciorek	DB

QUICK HITS

• With the selection of T Patrick Paul, the Dolphins have now selected an offensive lineman in 57 of the 59 drafts in franchise history.
• Offensive line is the most-picked position in Dolphins history. Paul becomes the 122nd offensive lineman to be drafted by Miami.

DOLPHINS SELECT PENN STATE LB CHOP ROBINSON AT No. 21 OVERALL

• Miami selected LB Chop Robinson with their first-round pick at No. 21 overall.
• Robinson is the 13th player from Penn State to be drafted by the Dolphins and the third Nittany Lion to be taken in the first round by Miami.
• At No. 21 overall, Robinson is the quickest Miami has taken a player from Penn State in any NFL Draft.
• The other two Penn State players selected by Miami in the first round were DT Jared Odrick (28th overall) in 2010 and WR O.J. McDuffie (25th overall) in 1993.

Yr	Rd	Pick	Ovr	Player	Pos
2024	1	21	21	Chop Robinson	LB
2018	2	10	42	Mike Gesicki	TE
2016	6	29	204	Jordan Lucas	CB
2010	1	28	28	Jared Odrick	DT
1993	1	25	25	O.J. McDuffie	WR
1992	8	13	209	Andre Powell	LB
1987	5	20	132	Chris Conlin	T
1982	3	25	80	Paul Lankford	DB
1978	3	25	81	Jimmy Cefalo	WR
1975	10	22	256	Joe Jackson	TE
1974	6	6	136	Randy Crowder	DE
1971	11	22	282	Vic Surma	T
1969	7	18	174	John Kulka	G

ROBINSON IS THE SIXTH LINEBACKER MIAMI HAS DRAFTED IN THE FIRST ROUND

• Miami’s selection of LB Chop Robinson marks just the sixth time in franchise history the team has picked a linebacker in the first round.
• The last time the Dolphins selected a linebacker in the first round was actually their last first-round pick, LB Jaelan Phillips, who was the 18th overall pick out of Miami (FL) in the 2021 NFL Draft.
• The Dolphins have had success picking first-round linebackers. LB A.J. Duhe was the 13th overall pick in the 1977 NFL Draft and was the NFL’s Defensive Rookie of the Year that season and earned a Pro Bowl selection in 1984. LB Kim Bokamper was the 19th overall pick in the 1976 NFL Draft and was a Pro Bowl selection in 1979. LB Jaelan Phillips was the 18th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft and was selected to the PFWA All-Rookie Team and has 22.0 career sacks in three seasons.

Yr	Rd	Pick	Ovr	Player	Pos	School
2024	1	21	21	Chop Robinson	LB	Penn State
2021	1	18	18	Jaelan Phillips	LB	Miami (FL)
1984	1	14	14	Jackie Shipp	LB	Oklahoma
1977	1	13	13	A.J. Duhe	LB	LSU
1976	1	17	17	Larry Gordon	LB	Arizona State
1976	1	19	19	Kim Bokamper	LB	San Jose State

QUICK HITS

• This is just the second time the Dolphins have ever picked at No. 21 overall. Miami selected DB Don McNeal at No. 21 overall in the 1980 NFL Draft out of Alabama, who played 10 seasons for the Dolphins from 1980-89.
• LB Chop Robinson has ties to several notable Dolphins alumni that are still involved with the team. WR Jimmy Cefalo has been the team’s radio play-by-play voice since 2005 and was drafted by Miami out of Penn State in the 1978 NFL Draft. Robinson joins LB Kim Bokamper as one of six linebackers drafted in the first round by Miami (1976) and has been a sideline reporter on the team’s radio broadcasts since 2012. And WR O.J. McDuffie was the first Penn State player Miami drafted in the first round back in 1993 and co-hosts The Fish Tank podcast on the Miami Dolphins Podcast Network.