The Miami Dolphins hope to land a star within the 2024 NFL Draft after back-to-back seasons with no first-round choice. Miami has apparent wants alongside the offensive line, line of defense, and within the secondary — every of which could possibly be addressed when on the clock at No. 21.
Chris Grier, the group’s basic supervisor since 2016, met with the media on Tuesday and was requested about his drafting philosophy and whether or not it is sensible to pursue higher expertise over the bigger want.
“I believe the perfect participant out there, and once more that is in all probability going again from years after I began to be taught below Coach [Bill] Parcells years in the past and going via Coach [Pete] Carroll, Nick Saban and stuff,” Grier mentioned. “You all the time stack your board and you’re employed arduous, however your board, clearly early within the draft, will all the time look sort of the way you set it by way of finest participant.”
Miami had three first-round picks in 2020 (Tua Tagovailoa, Austin Jackson, Noah Igbinoghene) and two in 2021 (Jaylen Waddle and Jaelan Phillips). The Dolphins have six picks this 12 months, however none between No. 55 within the second spherical and No. 157 within the fifth spherical.
“Whenever you get into Day Three, the board is being picked aside,” Grier mentioned. “So it’s a kind of, and I believe generally if you get late within the draft, you find yourself on the lookout for depth or filling holes in your roster.”
Something is feasible in mock draft season, however these involving a first-round quarterback ought to be dumped. Grier appeared sure that quarterback is one place Miami received’t be chasing on the primary evening.
“I might say that’s not someplace I’m taking a look at within the first spherical,” Grier mentioned. “It’s not a place that we’ve even talked about. There are some good gamers, however we’re very pleased with Tua and the place he’s with us. In some unspecified time in the future, I wouldn’t say we’re not going to draft a quarterback at any level.
“We took Skylar [Thompson] right here within the seventh spherical years in the past. You all the time take a look at alternatives for the place you’ll be able to add depth in your roster, so I simply suppose that goes throughout the board for any place.”
The Dolphins may transfer across the draft board and Grier’s by no means shied away from a high-profile commerce to achieve extra picks. That mentioned, not like years previous, it doesn’t look like a transfer will likely be made till the draft begins on April 25.
“A few of these conversations are taking place now the place groups name,” Grier defined. “So for essentially the most half, if a deal is simply too good to go up, you pull the set off now, since you by no means know when these alternatives come and go.
“I believe we’re open to all the pieces, but in addition you don’t need to go on an excellent participant. You all the time weigh these elements of yeah, it’s nice to choose up an additional third, but when that second-round participant is somebody we consider in like a Jevon Holland or Jarvis Landry within the second spherical, then you definitely’ll take the participant.”
