The Dolphins traded down 5 spots in the 2nd round from 47 to 52.
They acquired two more 5th round picks and gave up their 6th round pick
With the 52nd Pick the Dolphins selected
Dolphins’ Remaining Picks
4th Round (114)
5th Round (145) (149) (150) & (156)
Finsmob Unleashed 
Wow, nice pick
Ajayi, baby!!!!!
Ajayi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fun to have another WC product to root for. I’ll get the inside scoop from my friend with OR coaching connections tonight when we watch the Pacquiou/Mayweather fight.
NM…my bad. Boise State, not OR.
Now get me Smith!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Smith played at Fresno Jahn!
Miller has some competition
And competitions is good
I called this one above. Ajayi … is he hurt so bad he will miss all of 2015?
Lol, did we just timeout with back to back picks 😛
Funny they had a bc announce McCain and a rb announce ajayi
Wow, check out the analytics program. Ajayi is combine TOP PERFORMER in the Vert, the Broad Jump and both the 20 and 60 yard shuttles.
There is our S
I know nothing about him
Anyone?
CBS praising our draft right now…almost gushing.
Ajayi = Highly productive career, including a record-breaking junior season in 2014, becoming the first player in FBS history to rush for 1,800-plus yards and collect 500-plus receiving yards.
What did Ced say?
I’m down with Smith Wyo!!!
Nice pick! Some medical knee concerns but as a 5th rd pick he’s a steal. He looks like Marshawn Lynch to me.
Magicked had him as the third best back all along
Mayock
Exactly. In the 1st or 2nd round you don’t chance it, but in the 5th… Hell yeah. We ride him for as long as the knee holds up. Really like the Miller/Ajayi combo.
http://www.nfl.com/draft/2015/profiles/cedric-thompson?id=2553229
That is a head scratcher!
But hey they must think he has better upside than the rest on the board!
Okay I said OL, RB, LB and DB in the 5th. RB and DB are check! 😉
That safety sis 21 lifts AND ran a 4.46 40.
sis=did LOL
I’m digging our picks so far..
I don’t think I’m getting my LB
😦
I would rather have Nick Oleary than a Lb
Ced Thomas didn’t compete at the combine, but check this out, he’d have been a combine TOP performer (based on his pro day results) in the Vert, Broad, the Short Shuttle and 3-cone!
Cedric Thompson Minnesota
Pro Day Results
40-yard dash: 4.5 and 4.48 seconds
Vertical jump: 40 1/2 inches
Broad jump: 10 feet, 2 inches
Short shuttle: 4.28 seconds
3-cone: 6.96 seconds
Bench: 21 reps of 225 pounds
Impressive numbers. I know little about him, so I’m gonna reserve judgement. He’s my least fav of the 3 picks so far in the round, but he’s got measurables for sure.
That’s respectable numbers. I wiukda loved prewitt but such is life lol.
Ajayi I’m not loving. Multiple time they have said he may not even make it through his rookie contract
Hey Tim, Ajayi is a much better receiver than Lynch
Cool!
Ajayi is a bona fide steal. That is the definition of “steal” right there.
Yep
I didn’t even know he was on the board
He was projected to be a 2nd rounder
We could get BJ Finney for OD
Big Center that can play OG
THAT might work!
A stefon Diggs to the Vikings is a wake up call to Patterson
He does all the same things
Patterson is on the bust slide.
Size vs speed
Diggs is the better WR IMO.
Okay there’s some safety competition. So I won’t get my 4-fector with two DBs but that’s okay. LOL
I told you!!!
🙂
Harrison gone
Cedric the Safety:
He has terrific athleticism to open his hips and run with backs and tight ends, covering a lot of ground vs. both the run and the pass. Thompson has adequate route recognition in the deep half of the field, but tends to be more reactive than proactive with marginal instincts and ballskills, taking too many late and false steps. He has adequate length to get physical with bigger targets, although he needs to do the same with smaller receivers before they can put the moves on him. Thompson strings out plays and closes the gap on the perimeter, leading with his face and driving his hips on tackle attempts, which should serve him well on special teams.
CBS: “Ajayi is a big, strong back with great hands and great burst, and he excels in pass protection.”
But he may be a pivot away from retirement.
Even if he only has a 3-5 year career due to his knee, he’ll give us everything he has when we’re trying to win super bowls during that time. 🙂
Son
Who is magicked…lol
Ajayi does everything well
That is the book on him
Excited about Ajayi, but heard he has a knee issue. May not be ready to play at the start of the season
Which is fine if true
We have Miller!
Oh, and who is Jamil Douglas? Hope he’s good, because he’s ranked pretty low by NFL.com
Jamil is a really good pick, an old you will like. Check out his film
He’s a ZBS fit at LG.
Have to say that Jets got a pretty good steal as well. Dont like that new GM at all or that coach, lol
Maybe we get a second safety?
I always thought we needed one!
That bills fan looks like she cries every night before she goes to bed
A WR???
Exactly. or WTF??
Ooooooh lippett
I know its a WR but he’s slippery
CBS sports JUST flashed Lippett, then it went away, as phins pick (?)
D, you’re applying 2nd round logic to a 5th round pick. Ajayi was right up there with the most carries in the nation last year, and one of the most productive backs in the nation. Missed no plays, no games, and no practices. The injury happened in 2011 and he hasn’t missed a beat. If they think his knee is degenerative than that’s why he dropped to the 5th. He’s WELL worth a 5th. If you get 2 years of decent production out of him at this point you’ve won big time.
Probably right. I’ll admit I want all picks to pan out and be with us. I hate to see players we draft leave and having the idea he will be gone in just a few years just sucks. But treating it as a commodity its good value
That’s my Boy there!!!!!!!!!!!
Too bad
No LB and no TE
But solid picks nonetheless
Lippett..
wow, I guess they have their board and they are gonna BPA it the entire day
another WR … not named Waller … I think Lippett is a waste of a pick insofar as he has so little chance to make the team and his size is a clone of our round 1 pick so what is the point?
Developement… Gotta have depth.
Did you guys see CB Bobby McCain’s 20 YD shuttle? 3.82!!! That’s outrageous!
We have like 7 combine bests with our first 2 picks of the round, and the Safety didn’t go to the combine, but he’d have had 4 more with his proday numbers!
Mike,
He’s not currently injured. (that I know of) The concern stems from a major injury in 2011, and he proved last season that he recovered well enough to be one of the most productive RBs in the country. I don’t know where missing time is a concern, I think it’s more like Abdul Jabar..where long term degeneration is the concern.
Gil Brandt said he got hurt by his medical report, that he has an issue with his knee, and then Pat Kirwan said, “If the Dolphins can’t shelve him for a few months, he could turn out to be a great pick for the Dolphins, that he may have to miss some of the season. That’s why he’s available in the 5th, and not taken in the 2nd or 3rd.
Oops, if the Dolphins CAN shelve him for a few months
Well there is always a chance Varga goes UDFA? 😦
I know Tim is heartbroken! 😉
LOL
Wow I like Lippett, just saw a thing on him the other day. I didn’t see another WR coming but hey I didn’t see a lot coming in this draft with a lot of teams. Another possession jump ball and red zone guy. See a theme here?
He’s a db and a wr
I’d bet he us going to play cb
Do we view him as a WR or CB or both? Hmmm… a game day roster guy because he also plays STs.
The 5th round feels like the 1st did. A complete win even if we pull a Jordan Phillips at the end. 😉
Lippett had 85% of his catches (55-of-65) in 2014 producing either a touchdown or first down …
WOW
OK, time to start looking at the 2016 draft. lol.
I want Vernon Hargreaves
Reading up on Lippett… started 5 games at CB and two more games at CB the next year. While he is ‘versatile’ he certainly makes up for it in slowness and softness. LOL
Sounds like Troy Brown
Totally forgot
Lippet is projected as a DB
3 DBs in the 5th and a RB
Crazy
Lippett =
Good height and length for the position with large, soft hands…plucks and uses his full extension to expand his catching radius, utilizing every inch of his frame to attack the ball…tracks very well with an excellent feel on back shoulder throws…makes natural adjustments on the ball, staying focused in contested situations to finish…terrific blend of patience and aggressiveness in his routes, using his field awareness to find vulnerable spots in zones…catches the ball well in stride without losing momentum…strong plant foot out of his breaks and works well along the sideline.
As Tim has mentioned several times, the brass didn’t really like the LB group in this draft. And after the past couple years, they know what average looks like.
I think they liked 1 maybe 2. They traded after losing McKinney and right after losing Kendricks
Not sure we were targeting either of those guys.
Outside of the edge rushers the 4-3 types were a mediocre class.
Very true.
just curious… how are we going to camp with only 6 LBs on the roster??
New Age… thanks for LB comment cuz I was just wondering that….
No need to take “average” I guess …. We may be hoping for camp cuts or even a TRADE …
We have 7 and in a 4-3 you only start 3 and 2 in nickel much of the time. I guess we’ll add 2-3 as UDFAs to compete in camp. Maybe a June cut guy as well.
BURN IT DOWN!!! BURN IT ALL DOWN. FIRE THEM ALL!!
HOW DARE THEY!!????
FUCK THIS TEAM. I’M DONE.
I stand corrected on Lipppettt. He has a great write-up on CBS. Hickey does do some awesome homework. This guy is a perfect new millennium West Coast offense type WR.
He flipping can double as depth at two positions, what’s not to like
I liked that!!!!!!!!!!!
Lets get 5 picks in the 4th next year! 🙂
“Lippett is very Physical after the catch with a strong stiff-arm…experienced on defense with nine career pass break-ups at cornerback (seven starts)…impressive toughness, both physical and mental, and considered a 110-percenter by the MSU coaching staff”
WELL, PIGGY, MIAMI DID NOT draft 2 O-Linemen in this draft, so you and I have nothing to bet on. –Let me go ON THE RECORD as saying we do NOT, as of now, have a better Offensive Line than we had at the end of last season. –And that O-Line SUCKED!!
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The return from injury by Brandon Albert gives us hope that Miami’s O-Line might be nearly as good as it was at the start of last season. But Albert is NOT YET READY to play football. –Whether or not he’ll return to his old dominating self is a question we don’t yet have an answer for. –Perhaps Hickey can work some magic with guys who were not drafted or guys cut by other teams during the summer. I sure hope he can do this.
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Anyone else bothered by the fact NO linebackers were taken by the Dolphins?
Nope on your last sentence. It was a mediocre class.
Alberts return most certainly means our OL is better than last years’ he missed the entire 2nd half of the season. Unless Thomas and Turner actually got WORSE, and Pouncey is actually WORSE at center than he was at guard, it’s impossible to conclude the OL is not better than last years finishing group.
IMPOSSIBLE?? I hope you are right. It IS POSSIBLE Albert will return and play AT A LOWER LEVEL then he played last year. It’s also possible he WON’T BE READY FOR WEEK #1. NOT sold on either Thomas or Turner YET. SO-O-O we’re left with Pouncey, James and a bunch of question marks.
So, i’ve been out who did we pick?
So when Mr. Lippett scores they can blast out over the PA system. FHRRAAUMM !!!
No Tyler Fucking Varga huh? pfft dumb asses
UDFA!
Cross your fingers! 😉
Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio had this to say about his versatile pass-catcher. “I heard one scout say [Lippett] has hawk awareness. He can pick the ball up at the blink of an eye and determine where it’s going and pick it. I really think today opened a lot of people’s eyes.”
Mike,
I don’t know Pat’s rational but Gil didn’t say anything about when the injury was. Google him. I’m pretty sure he’s not currently injured beyond the degenerative concerns about his knee stemming form the 2011 injury. He started every single game this year, so if he’s injured are you thinking it happened after the season? I think this is just classic 5th round stuff where Pat is referring to notes and probably doesn’t realize the injury concern is based on an old injury.
““It definitely caught me by surprise,” Ajayi said Tuesday, referring to a flurry of reports about the knee leading up to the draft. “At the same time, I knew I had an injury in 2011 and I knew that it would probably be something teams would look at just because it’s something, if you have an injury, at the (NFL Scouting Combine) you have to get it checked out. I knew it was a possibility that a team would ask me about my knee. I was just surprised at how big it really got.
“I can’t control that and I can’t control what teams think. I can only control what I can do. I know how my knee feels. I know it feels healthy.”
Ajayi finished second in the nation in 2014 with 2,358 yards from scrimmage, first with 397 touches and tied for first with 32 touchdowns. He was the first player in FBS history with at least 1,800 rushing yards and at least 500 receiving yards in a season.
He also carried a heavy workload in 2013.
Read more here: http://www.idahostatesman.com/2015/05/01/3782569/nfl-snubs-jay-ajayi-on-drafts.html#storylink=cpy“
I will volunteer I love and respect both those guys, but I have nothing to do but to google Fins picks and they have to offer “analysis” for every teams pick and we’re 160 deep into the draft.
Wow! Steal right here.
Maybe they aren’t overly confidant in Davis or Taylor 2 cbs
I must say… I enjoyed this draft more than most recent years. If anything… four picks so close to each other was FUN. 🙂 Once camp starts, they may THEN decide if OL is indeed a need and start looking for a possible trade…. Maybe Matt Moore is gonna be “trade bait” to a QB hungry team like Texans… for a solid veteran guard or linebacker…..
I liked it too. Players this year were all more average than standouts so makes sense to reflect that with where the majority of you picks lay
Barry Jackson @flasportsbuzz
And Dolphins announce Lippett will be DB for them, not WR>
They could use Ajayi as a third down back in spot duty to keep the wear and tear low in his first year.
He is a very good blocker picking up blitzes!
Adam Beasley @AdamHBeasley
Schefter saying Ajayi flunked some teams’ physicals. He might only be a one-contract player, but that would be OK for a fifth-round pick.
Adam Beasley @AdamHBeasley
Stokes on Ajayi’s knee: “Not an issue for us.”
Adam Beasley @AdamHBeasley
Stokes calls Ajayi being there in fifth “an unexpected” surprise.
Led the country in carries this season, so longevity might be an issue, but he can clearly currently play at a high level.
with Boise ST schedule maybe 1/3 of his carries were touchdowns where the defense didn’t even touch him. 🙂 jk
Again what Hahn said was right, for it being a 5th I’m not going to lose sleep over it I just love our picks and hope for all to have long careers with it so I justcgate thinking I’ll only be able to enjoy them for a small time. It was personal and this is business an it was a smart business move
Ajayi’s injury was 2011 !!!! He was killer the last two years. If he is so freaking brittle, how did he have over 2,300 all purpose yard ?!?! 5th round pick for that kind of production all damn day, baby.
He might be the steal of the draft.
Agreed. I don’t necessarily think he’ll have a long NFL career, but it could be very productive one.
Is it okay to like this draft or will that be viewed as just being a homer? I just want to know what I’m getting myself into. LOL
I like this draft but we still have some holes to fill. We need more competition in some spots.
type carefully, my friend, ve hav vays uf making you sad.
Omar Kelly @OmarKelly · 4m 4 minutes ago
“He’s going to be great for Ryan [Tannehill] and our offense as a whole,” Eric Stokes said of Jay Ajayi.
Wyoming,
Yep, and he can catch the ball. Possible high reward on a low risk pick in the 5th. The rest of the picks in that round look like special teamers…and they took a flier on Ajayi.
If it’s just a matter of a short, but very productive career (4-5 years), I’ll sign up for that ASAP! He’s a very talented RB
AJAYI
Adam Beasley @AdamHBeasley
Hickey: “We do like our linebackers. … We stuck to our board and took the best player available.”
Okay so Lippett is a corner. Interesting. I think I mixed him up with a WR I saw on NFLN with Mariccui and Irvin doing WR drills. It wasn’t him. Someone mentioned Lippett the other day and I asked if he was the son of Ronnie Lippett. Yeah that’s the ticket. LOL
So we added 3 DBs out of 4 in the 5th. Go Piggy!!! LOL
Tim – He did play WR as well. He’s listed as a WR by NFL.com. Two-way player
Sources Tell Us “Of all the backs in this draft, Ajayi might be my favorite because he can do everything you want from a back and you don’t have to find a complementary back to pick up the slack for him in any one area.” — AFC scout in charge of grading running backs “I like every single thing about him except that he doesn’t show the instincts you are looking for. If you don’t have instincts you will always be limited.” – NFC running back coach
NFL Media’s Mike Mayock said several teams told him they took Ajayi off their board due to the knee, which was characterized as bone rubbing on bone.
“One team will say, ‘He’s off the board because he’s bone on bone,'” Mayock said. “Other teams say, ‘That’s fine. We’ll get one contract out of him.’ “
The Dolphins have been looking for someone to take some of the work off Miller’s shoulders. Expect Ajayi to earn that role quickly as a rookie.
Even if the running back’s knee doesn’t allow him to get to a second contract, in the fifth round Miami nabbed a player with the talent to compete and contribute at the pro level from Day 1.
Wtf is up with Michael Bennett dropping so far
Randy
If you’re still around, what do you say about Cedric Thompson?
Stokes is just doing the typical positive spin on picks. The Dolphins DID pass on Ajayi many times…just like every team. Even just in the 5th….he was their third choice. They were obviously concerned like every other team. If he pans out great…if he doesn’t…it was a 5th round pick. Acceptable risk for what you MIGHT get.
the reward is worth the risk
^
The guy was super productive his last two seasons. It’s not like he’s coming off of knee surgery. 😉
JAHNDOH: Reply for you below your 2:57 Post. –Enjoy!!
Reply for you below. I get where you’re coming from.
Tim you are such a fucking homer. LOL
I agree, I have fun like that, sorry I can’t be more pessimistic. Maybe I’ll go cut myself and scream at my neighbors for no reason. LOL
ROFLMAO! Awesome.
I just rationalized my way through the OL. I think it’s lightyears better already than it was at the end of last season. How?
LT: Albert>James
LG: Douglas or Turner or Thomas the winner is def at least = Colledge
C: Pouncey much > Satele
RG: Turner/Fox/Douglas/Thomas winner is likely at least = Pouncey (as a guard)
RT: James much > Thomas.
We’re vastly improved at 3 positions, and likely at least equal, but possibly improved in the other two positions. Benton 2nd year with many of these guys> Benton 1st year with many of these guys.
OD, I read your reply. I get your rationale. Here’s mine right here, admittedly, they’ll have to SHOW both of us before we know which rationale is right.
I bet we still bring in a veteran guard to camp.
Good chance of that for sure.
i think with their next pick the fins should select melissa stark
MikeE,
I can’t say I’m a big fan of Thompson. I can’t see him being a big contributor. But, our safety situation is so shallow. Because of that…he might make the roster…you never know. As athletic as he is, he’s a little slow on the uptake. He doesn’t seem to recognize what’s going on very well.
Gotcha – Thanks Randy!
Jahn I also replied to you above and then summarized again in a reply to someone else later though I did call you Hahn.
LOL..saw that.
I find it hard to believe that a RB with no instincts can be so productive. LOL
Yeah, I found that comment to be silly. The other scouting reports I saw and his production say the exact opposite.
It’s a crazy time of year. Opinions are like assholes, everyone has one. LOL
Who is sick of seeing Joran Phillips and ready for a new blog on our Day 3 picks?
Sure!
Ajayji really solidified this draft for me. A top 3 WR and a top 5 RB for our offense and a big fatty to help stop the run. The rest are competition but solid players all around. Not bad Mr Silver Fox. Not bad.
No one knows wtf happened to Michael Bennett to make him fall so far?