Category: Notes

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.

DOLPHINS PICK HIGGINS IN SIXTH ROUND

• The Dolphins selected Stanford TE Elijah Higgins with their sixth-round pick at No. 197 overall.
• Higgins becomes the 44th tight end drafted in Dolphins history and first since TE Hunter Long in 2021.
• Higgins becomes the fifth tight end drafted from Stanford since 2016:

STANFORD TIGHT ENDS SELECTED IN NFL DRAFT SINCE 2016

YR	RD	PICK	OVR	NAME	TEAM
2023	6	20	197	Elijah Higgins	Mia.
2020	4	27	133	Colby Parkinson	Sea.
2019	6	3	176	Kaden Smith	SF
2018	4	37	137	Dalton Schultz	Dal.
2016	3	18	81	Austin Hooper	Atl.

• Higgins is the sixth player from Stanford drafted by the Dolphins and the first tight end:

STANFORD CARDINAL DRAFTED BY THE DOLPHINS

YR	RD	PICK	OVR	NAME	POS
2023	6	20	197	Elijah Higgins	TE
2012	2	10	42	Jonathan Martin	T
1997	6	7	170	Brian Manning	WR
1996	7	21	230	Jeff Buckey	G
1978	2	23	51	Guy Benjamin	QB
1977	5	1	113	Mike Michel	K

DOLPHINS CLOSE DRAFT WITH HAYES IN SEVENTH ROUND

• The Dolphins selected Michigan T Ryan Hayes in the seventh round with the 238th overall pick.
• Hayes is Miami’s first draft pick from the University of Michigan since they selected both T Jake Long (1st round, No. 1 overall) and QB Chad Henne (2nd round, No. 57 overall) in the 2008 NFL Draft.
• Other Michigan offensive linemen drafted by Miami include G Tony Pape (7th round of 2004 NFL Draft) and T Jon Giesler (1st round of 1979 NFL Draft).
• Here is a list of the eight players Miami has selected from Michigan all-time:

MICHIGAN WOLVERINES DRAFTED BY THE DOLPHINS

YR	RD	PICK	OVR	NAME	POS
2023	7	21	238	Ryan Hayes	T
2008	1	1	1	Jake Long	T
2008	2	26	57	Chad Henne	QB
2004	7	20	221	Tony Pape	G
1983	12	27	334	Anthony Carter	WR
1979	1	24	24	Jon Giesler	T
1973	4	26	104	Dave (Bo) Rather	WR
1970	2	3	29	Jim Mandich	TE

QUICK HITS

• Miami has now selected an offensive lineman in 56 of the team’s 58 all-time drafts – 2018 and 2022 are the exceptions.
• This marks the first time since 2006-07 the Dolphins have not been involved with a trade during two consecutive draft weekends. Miami also did not make a trade during the 2022 draft weekend.

DOLPHINS SELECT SMITH IN SECOND ROUND

• The Dolphins selected South Carolina CB Cam Smith in the second round with the 51st overall pick.
• Smith is the earliest defensive back drafted by the Dolphins since S Jevon Holland was picked 36th overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.
• The last two defensive backs Miami has selected in the second round of the draft are Holland and CB Xavien Howard, who was picked 38th overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.
• Smith is the sixth Gamecock selected by Miami in the draft and the first since 2003. The last three South Carolina draft picks by the Dolphins are all defensive backs:

SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS DRAFTED BY THE DOLPHINS

YR	RD	PICK	OVR	NAME	POS
2023	2	20	51	Cam Smith	CB
2003	6	8	181	Corey Jenkins	DB
2000	5	23	152	Arturo Freeman	DB
1996	4	23	118	Stanley Pritchett	RB
1976	17	21	480	Jeff Grantz	QB
1967	12	4	294	Stan Juk	LB

DOLPHINS NAB ACHANE IN THIRD ROUND

• The Dolphins selected Texas A&M RB Devon Achane in the third round with the 84th overall pick.
• Achane is the first Dolphins running back selected in the third round or earlier since RB Kenyan Drake was a third-round selection (73rd overall) in the 2016 NFL Draft.
• This marks the first time the Dolphins have drafted a running back from Texas A&M.
• Achane becomes the 11th Aggie to be drafted by Miami and first since QB Ryan Tannehill was taken eighth overall in the 2012 NFL Draft:

TEXAS A&M AGGIES DRAFTED BY THE DOLPHINS

YR	RD	PICK	OVR	NAME	POS
2023	3	21	84	Devon Achane	RB
2012	1	8	8	Ryan Tannehill	QB
2003	3	23	87	Taylor Whitley	G
2002	3	25	90	Seth McKinney	C
1990	1	9	9	Richmond Webb	T
1989	9	9	232	Dana Batiste	LB
1988	8	27	220	Louis Cheek	T
1981	6	14	152	Mack Moore	DE
1978	10	24	274	Mark Dennard	C
1967	11	3	266	Jack Pyburn	T
1966	14	1	119	Phil Scoggin	K

QUICK HITS

• It’s the eighth consecutive draft Miami has selected a player from an SEC school. The last year Miami didn’t draft an SEC player was 2015.
• Tonight marked the 102nd time Miami had selected a defensive back and the 86th time the team had drafted a running back.
• This is the seventh time Miami has spent its top pick on a defensive back and the first time that’s happened since 2018, when Miami drafted S Minkah Fitzpatrick at No. 11 overall.

DOLPHINS PICK EZUKANMA IN FOURTH ROUND

• The Dolphins selected Texas Tech WR Erik Ezukanma in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL Draft at No. 125 overall.
• Ezukanma is just the second wide receiver drafted by the Dolphins since 2017. Miami picked WR Jaylen Waddle with the sixth overall pick of the draft in 2021.
• He is just the second Big 12 player drafted by Miami since 2017, joining S Brandon Jones, who was a third-round pick (70th overall) in the 2020 NFL Draft and attended Texas.
• Ezukanma is the sixth player from Texas Tech drafted by the Dolphins and first since WR Jakeem Grant was taken in the sixth round (186th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft.
• The most notable Dolphins draft pick from Texas Tech is LB Zach Thomas, who was a fifth-round pick (154th overall) in the 1996 NFL Draft and was a seven-time Pro Bowl selection (1999-2003, 2005-06).
• At No. 125 overall, Ezukanma is the second-earliest Dolphins pick from Texas Tech ever, behind TE Andre Tillman who went 38th overall in the second round of the 1974 NFL Draft.

ALL-TIME DOLPHINS DRAFT PICKS FROM TEXAS TECH

YEAR	RD	PICK	OVR	NAME	POS
2022	4	20	125	Erik Ezukanma	WR
2016	6	21	186	Jakeem Grant	WR
1996	5	22	154	Zach Thomas	LB
1988	10	17	266	Artis Jackson	DT
1982	8	25	220	Tate Randle	DB
1974	2	12	38	Andre Tillman	TE

DOLPHINS SELECT GOODE AT NO. 224

• The Dolphins took California OLB Cameron Goode in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL Draft at No. 224 overall.
• Goode is the first Dolphins player selected from Cal since G Ernie Rogers was picked in the 11th round (302nd overall) in 1991.
• The last Cal Bear to be drafted by Miami as early as Goode was TE Joe Rose, who was the 185th overall pick (seventh round) in 1980. Rose is currently an analyst on the team’s radio broadcasts.
• Goode is the first linebacker from Cal to ever be drafted by the Dolphins.

ALL-TIME DOLPHINS DRAFT PICKS FROM CAL

YEAR	RD	PICK	OVR	NAME	POS
2022	7	3	224	Cameron Goode	OLB
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 SELECT THOMPSON WITH FINAL PICK

• The Dolphins took Kansas State QB Skylar Thompson in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL Draft at No. 247 overall.
• Thompson is just the ninth quarterback drafted by the Dolphins in the past 30 drafts (since 1993) and only the second one picked in the seventh round. Miami drafted QB Brandon Doughty in the seventh round (223rd overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft.
• He is the first player from Kansas State drafted by the Dolphins since 2011 when Miami picked RB Daniel Thomas in the second round (62nd overall).
• Thompson is the fourth player selected by the Dolphins from Kansas State.

ALL-TIME DOLPHINS DRAFT PICKS FROM KANSAS STATE

YEAR	RD	PICK	OVR	NAME	POS
2022	7	26	247	Skylar Thompson	QB
2011	2	30	62	Daniel Thomas	RB
1971	7	22	178	Ron Dickerson	DB
1966	9	1	74	Bill Matan	DE

QUICK HITS

• This draft marks the first time the Dolphins have selected multiple linebackers in the same draft since 2018 when Miami took LB Jerome Baker in the third round and LB Quentin Poling in the seventh round.
• Miami’s four selections in the 2022 NFL Draft are the fewest in a single draft in franchise history. The previous low was five in 2002.

DOLPHINS TAKE TINDALL AT NO. 102 OVERALL

• The Dolphins selected Georgia LB Channing Tindall with their first pick of the 2022 NFL Draft at No. 102 overall in the third round.
• Tindall becomes the earliest player Miami has selected from Georgia since 1969, when they picked DE Bill Stanfill at No. 11 overall. Stanfill retired following the 1976 season as Miami’s all-time leader in sacks with 69.5, a mark that is third in team history today.
• He is the first Georgia linebacker the Dolphins have ever drafted.
• Tindall is the 10th Georgia Bulldog drafted by the Dolphins and first since G Solomon Kindley was picked in the fourth round (111th overall) in 2020.

GEORGIA BULLDOGS DRAFTED BY THE DOLPHINS

YR	RD	PICK	OVR	NAME	POS
2023	3	38	102	Channing Tindall	LB
2020	4	5	111	Solomon Kindley	G
2014	5	15	155	Arthur Lynch	TE
2010	5	32	163	Reshad Jones	DB
2002	4	16	114	Randy McMichael	TE
2000	7	26	232	Jeff Harris	DB
1996	7	42	251	Brice Hunter	WR
1975	16	23	413	Vernon Smith	C
1970	7	3	159	Jake Scott	DB
1969	1	11	11	Bill Stanfill	DE

QUICK HITS

• With Miami’s first selection coming at pick No. 102, it’s the latest the Dolphins have ever made their first selection in a draft. The latest Miami had made its first pick in any previous draft was in 2002, when they selected C Seth McKinney out of Texas A&M with the 90th overall pick.
• With Tindall’s selection, the Dolphins have now drafted a player from the reigning CFP national champion in seven consecutive drafts.
• This is also the seventh-consecutive draft the Dolphins have selected a player from an SEC school. The last year Miami didn’t draft an SEC player was 2015.
• Tindall is the seventh defensive player from Georgia taken in the 2022 NFL Draft, which is the most defensive players by a single school in the first three rounds of a single NFL Draft since 1967, surpassing the previous high of six from Alabama (2017) and LSU (2013).

DOLPHINS DRAFT COLEMAN AT NO. 231 OVERALL

• Miami used its first of two seventh-round picks on T Larnel Coleman, who was selected at No. 231 overall.
• Coleman is the first Dolphins draft pick from UMass in team history. If he plays in a regular-season game, he’ll become just the third player in UMass history to appear with the Dolphins, joining WR Brandon London (2008) and G Josh Samuda (2012).
• This marks the third consecutive season the Dolphins have drafted multiple offensive linemen in the same draft.
• The last offensive lineman the Dolphins selected in the seventh round was G Tony Pape in 2004 (221st overall).

DOAKS IS MIAMI’S SECOND SELECTION IN SEVENTH ROUND

• The Dolphins selected RB Gerrid Doaks with their final pick of the draft at No. 244 overall.
• Doaks is just the second player in Dolphins history to be selected from Cincinnati, joining LB Brad Jackson, who was a third-round pick (79th overall) in 1998.
• This marks the fourth consecutive season the Dolphins have drafted a player listed at running back. Miami chose RB Malcolm Perry (seventh round; 246th overall) in 2020, RB Chandler Cox (seventh round; 233rd overall) and RB Myles Gaskin (seventh round; 234th overall) in 2019 and RB Kalen Ballage (131st overall) in 2018.

QUICK HITS

• Miami traded a 2021 5th-round pick (156th overall) to Pittsburgh for a 2022 fourth-round pick.
• The Dolphins had 150 picks taken by other teams between the 81st overall selection (TE Hunter Long) and the 231st overall selection (T Larnel Coleman). It’s the longest gap between picks in a single draft in team history.