The Miami Dolphins are down to 5 picks within the 2022 NFL draft to fill within the roster holes leftover after free company.
Miami’s quite a few trades all through the previous few offseasons have left the staff with simply the handful of picks, and lots of of them aren’t the Dolphins’ authentic choice.
Right here’s the place the Dolphins are drafting, and the the reason why:
Third spherical: No. 102
After dealing the twenty ninth and fiftieth picks within the 2022 draft to Kansas Metropolis within the Tyreek Hill commerce, the Dolphins at the moment are set to have the newest first decide of a draft in staff historical past, “beating out” the ninetieth decide in 2002 (OL Seth McKinney).
Final yr, the Dolphins traded their very own second-round decide (No. 50) and a third-round decide (No. 81) in 2022 to the New York Giants to maneuver as much as decide No. 42 to pick offensive lineman Liam Eichenberg, who began 16 of the 17 video games at deal with he performed as a rookie.
Choose No. 102 is from the 49ers for the commerce that led to San Francisco taking Lance.
Fourth spherical: No. 125
Miami acquired decide No. 125 from the Pittsburgh Steelers in a draft-day commerce out of the fifth spherical (No. 156) final yr.
Fifth spherical: No. 158
Seventh spherical: Nos. 224 and 247
Miami despatched its 2022 sixth-round decide (No. 196) to the Ravens for decide No. 224 within the commerce that produced heart Greg Mancz, who began 4 video games due to Michael Deiter’s foot damage, and is now a free agent.
Miami doesn’t have its personal seventh-round decide (No. 238) due to the commerce that acquired Aqib Talib’s rights in 2019 for 2020 fifth-round decide.
And decide No. 247 got here from Tennessee in a decide swap for Isaiah Wilson, who by no means made it to coaching camp due to his off-field conduct.
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