Miami Dolphins Draft History: Most recent positional selections for each round

<div><figure> <img alt="NFL: NFL Draft" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/BgfRFGUBQ18EjUs-d0h_CyzFTAQ=/0x0:5185x3457/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73292770/usa_today_15987311.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption> </figure> <p>The Miami Dolphins have never drafted a tight end in the first round, nor a quarterback in the third. </p> <p id="rXbhHi">The <a href="https://www.thephinsider.com/">Miami Dolphins</a> have depth concerns in the trenches, secondary, and at wide receiver — not every issue will be solved in the first two rounds of the 2024 <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/nfl-draft">NFL Draft</a>. Miami holds four picks on Day 3 but nothing in rounds three or four. </p> <p id="ozmfQP">I<a href="https://twitter.com/EMHudsonlives/status/1415513767337762817?lang=en">nspired by one of the best posts</a> on the website formerly known as Twitter, I thought it would be fun to explore the last time the Dolphins selected every position group in each round. </p> <p id="tsmSQj">There are some interesting cases of players being drafted at one position before quickly switching to another like Elijah Higgins <a href="https://www.thephinsider.com/2023/5/15/23724426/miami-dolphins-draft-2023-elijah-higgins-rookie-tight-end-position-change-minicamp">going from wide receiver to tight end</a> and <a href="https://www.thephinsider.com/2015/5/2/8536159/2015-nfl-draft-miami-picks-tony-lippett-in-5th-round">Tony Lippett’s transition</a> from receiver to cornerback. </p> <p id="wd2A2l">The Dolphins have never drafted a third-round quarterback and unless Brock Bowers plummets down draft boards, 2024 will be the 57th-straight year the franchise doesn’t select a tight end with a first-round pick. </p> <figure class="e-image"> <img alt="A closer look at the last time the Miami Dolphins drafted 11 different position groups in each of the NFL Draft’s seven rounds." data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/Y8Oqwk3WFiB212zqbm4UpbEpUN0=/400x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25409781/Screenshot__53_.png"> <figcaption>Charting the last time the Miami Dolphins drafted each position group. </figcaption> </figure> <p id="IMmeTm">Smokescreen season is underway with the draft set for 8 p.m. on Thursday. There may not be too much drama surrounding the Dolphins, considering pick No. 21 is too low to cash in on a deal involving a quarterback-hungry team. The franchise also lacks the draft capital to jump into the top half of the first round and select a top offensive lineman. </p> <p id="TTO8sY"><em>Let us know what you think — which selections will be replaced by the end of the 2024 NFL Draft? </em></p></div>