The Miami Dolphins have the 21st pick in the NFL draft, which gives them a chance to find a newcomer who could have a big effect on the team next season. However, there's a suggested trade from Niners Nation where the Dolphins would trade this pick to the San Francisco 49ers for a haul.
In this exchange, the Dolphins would get the 31st pick, a fifth-round pick, a seventh-round pick, and a third-round pick in 2025. Kyle Posey explains that this is because the Dolphins have early picks but then not until No. 158, so they wouldn't need a lot of convincing to go for it.
“An old friend, Mike McDaniel, has picks in the first and second rounds, but after No. 55, he won’t pick again until No. 158,” Posey wrote in an April 18 article. “It didn’t take much to get Mike to agree. He responded to our text with a thumbs-up and a “cool glasses” emoji. In the second round, Miami ended up drafting BYU tackle Kingsley Suamataia. You’re welcome, Mike.”
Posey's motive for trading with the Dolphins is to help the 49ers get a wide receiver, giving them a new weapon around Brock Purdy.
“Brock Purdy is our guy. This draft is intended to build around our quarterback, and the best way to do that is to ensure he has weapons. Yes, Jauan Jennings and Deebo Samuel are still on the roster, but the odds of both being around after the 2024 season are slim. I’m thinking big picture. Brandon Aiyuk and Adonai Mitchell give Purdy two stud wideouts for the foreseeable future.”
The Positions the Dolphins are Looking to Improve in the Draft
The Miami Dolphins have areas on both offense and defense that they can work on. As stated by Hal Habib of The Palm Beach Post, their biggest need is an offensive lineman.
“RG Rob Hunt is gone. LT Terron Armstead has had injury problems and this could be his final NFL season,” Habib wrote in an April 19 column discussing the Dolphins’ top five draft needs. “The best-case scenario for Miami is if they can get a quality lineman who can play guard or left tackle at No. 21, like Alabama offensive lineman JC Latham or Washington’s Troy Fautanu. Or, to look at it differently, if Oregon C Jackson Powers-Johnson is there at 21, they should take him and switch Liam Eichenberg.”
Even with the addition of Aaron Brewer and the re-signing of Robert Jones and Kendall Lamm, the Dolphins had 12 different combinations on the offensive line. Selecting a lineman could help them bring stability to the unit.
Dolphins General Manager's View on the No. 21 Pick
During the April 16 pre-draft press conference with the Miami Dolphins general manager Chris Grier, he mentioned that he believes they will have options to help them with the 21st pick.
“I think we definitely feel there will be one or two players that we really like there is where we are right now,” Grier said.
He mentioned that he’s “excited” to pick someone at No. 21, so a trade with the San Francisco 49ers or any team seems unlikely prior to the draft.
“We believe that we can get a player who will have a big impact on our team and roster, and we would be very excited to add them. We’ve looked at it a few times. We'll keep looking at it. We feel good about the players who would be available at No. 21 if we were to choose there.”
