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Best players (by round) drafted by Miami.

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Thought this would be interesting to put together and look at. With all the negativity I see on these boards about our "worst drafts" ever, thought it would be nice to put together our greatest draft selections by round.

Grated we've had a ton of misses, but we've had our fair share of hits as well. Amazing how many "late round gems" we found.


ROUND 1:
Bob Griese ... QB (Pick 4 - 1967)
Larry Csonka ... FB (Pick 8 - 1968)
Bill Stanfill ... DE (Pick 11 - 1969)
Kim Bokamper ... LB/DE (Pick 19 - 1976)
A.J. Duhe ... LB (Pick 13 - 1977)
Roy Foster ... G (Pick 24 - 1982
Dan Marino ... QB (Pick 27 - 1983)
Louis Oliver ... S (Pick 25 - 1989)
Richmond Webb ... OT (Pick 9 - 1990)
Troy Vincent ... CB (Pick 7 - 1992)
O.J. McDuffie ... WR (Pick 25 - 1993)
Tim Bowens ... DT (Pick 20 - 1994)
Ronnie Brown ... RB (Pick 2 - 2005)
Jake Long ... OT (Pick 1 - 2008)
Vontae Davis ... CB (Pick 25 - 2009)
Mike Pouncey ... C (Pick 15 - 2011)
Ryan Tannehill ... QB (Pick 8 - 2012)


ROUND 2:
Jim Mandich ... TE (Pick 29 - 1970)
Bob Baumhower ... DT (Pick 40 - 1977)
Dwight Stephenson ... C (Pick 48 - 1980)
Mark Duper ... WR (Pick 52 - 1982)
John Offerdahl ... LB (Pick 52 - 1986)
Keith Sims ... G (Pick 39 - 1990)
Tim Ruddy ... C (Pick 65 - 1994)
Sam Madison ... CB (Pick 44 - 1997)
Patrick Surtain ... CB (Pick 44 - 1998)
Chris Chambers ... WR (Pick 52 - 2001)
Jarvis Landry ... WR (Pick 63 - 2014)


ROUND 3:
Dick Anderson ... S (Pick 73 - 1968)
Mercury Morris ... RB (Pick 63 - 1969)
Nat Moore ... WR (Pick 78 - 1974)
Tony Nathan ... RB (Pick 61 - 1979)
Jason Taylor ... DE (Pick 73 - 1997)


ROUND 4:
NONE


ROUND 5:
Jim Kiick ... RB (Pick 118 - 1968)
Don Strock ... QB (Pick 111 - 1973)
Brian Cox ... LB (Pick 113 - 1991)
Zach Thomas ... LB (Pick 154 - 1996)
Reshad Jones ... S (Pick 163 - 2010)
Jay Ajayi ... RB (Pick 149 - 2015)


ROUND 6:
Ed Newman ... G (Pick 156 - 1973)
Doug Betters ... DE (Pick 163 - 1978)
Reggie Roby ... P (Pick 167 - 1983)
Yeremiah Bell ... S (Pick 213 - 2003)


ROUND 7:
Jake Scott ... S (Pick 159 - 1970)


ROUND 8:
Glenn Blackwood ... S (Pick 215 - 1979)
David Woodley ... QB (Pick 214 - 1980)
Mark Clayton ... WR (Pick 223 - 1983)


ROUND 9:
Vern Den Herder ... DE (Pick 230 - 1971)
Bruce Hardy ... TE (Pick 247 - 1978)


ROUND 10:
NONE


ROUND 11:
Jim Jensen ... WR/ST (Pick 291 - 1981)
 
we had a CB J. B. Brown in the 12th rd once , he was really good. 1989 draft
 
Round 4....Curtis Johnson & Larry Ball....starters on the no-name defense that won championships and were 1 ranked in the league.

Eric Laakso was a solid tackle.

We also drafted Joe Theisman in the 4th round.

Randy McMichael
 
We've had quite a few good players drafted in the 4th round, whom I've listed below:

1970 - Curtis Johnson (Defensive Back) - 22 career INTs

1978 - Gerald Small (Defensive Back) - 24 career INTs

1982 - Charlie Bowser (Linebacker) - 20 career sacks

1985 - Jeff Dellenbach (Center) - Was a good starter and valuable/versatile reserve for the Dolphins from 1985-1993

1987 - Troy Stradford (Running Back) - 1987 Offensive Rookie of the Year showed promise, but was derailed by injuries.

1990 - Scott Mitchell (QB) - Started off the 1993 season like gangbusters in relief of Dan Marino, who ruptured his Achilles Tendon. Showed enough to have the Detroit Lions sign him to a huge contract (for the time). Had some big games, but despite being a decent starter, was considered a bit of a disappointment.

1992 - Dwight Hollier (Linebacker) - Valuable starter and reserve

1995 - Pete Mitchell (Tight End/H-Back) - Never played a down for Miami as he was foolishly traded to Jacksonville, where he went on to catch 279 passes and 15 TDs.

1998 - Lorenzo Brommell (Defensive End) - Started the 1998 year off like gangbusters and set the Miami rookie sack record. Valuable role player/starter in Miami's excellent defensive line of the late 1990s/early 2000s.

2004 - Randy McMichael (Tight End) - The best draft pick out of Wannstedt's time with Miami. The best Tight End Miami has had since Keith Jackson. During his 10 years in the NFL, he caught 426 passes and 24 TDs.

2007 - Paul Soliai (Defensive Tackle) - One of the very few bright spots in the horrid 2007 draft. Not a big stats guy, Soliai was an immovable force at nose tackle when Miami moved to a 3-4 defense.

2009 - Brian Hartline (Wide Receiver) - Was a player that Miami was seemingly always trying to upgrade from, despite catching 344 passes and 14 TDs. Made some big plays during his time in Miami, but typically struggled getting separation from good corners. Had a monster game against Arizona on 9/30/12 when he set the Dolphins receiving yardage for a single game record with 253 yards.

2012 - Lamar Miller (Running Back) - Explosive back that made some of the longest runs in Dolphins' History. Left as a free agent to Houston in 2016.
 
Let's hope we can add a few names to this list with the 2017 draft! :up: :brewskis: :hump:
 
Excluding first round picks, and specifically Dan Marino. I'd say Jason Taylor is arguably the most impressive selection we've made. Along with Dwight Stephenson those two were amazing value. I'd put Zach Thomas right behind them. I'm 36 so I don't have the proper prospective on the guys from those 70's teams.

13 is in a class of his own, obviously.
 
The Ghost said:
Excluding first round picks, and specifically Dan Marino. I'd say Jason Taylor is arguably the most impressive selection we've made. Along with Dwight Stephenson those two were amazing value. I'd put Zach Thomas right behind them. I'm 36 so I don't have the proper prospective on the guys from those 70's teams.

13 is in a class of his own, obviously.
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Mark Clayton in the 8th is hard to beat.

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endorPHINS72 said:
We've had quite a few good players drafted in the 4th round, whom I've listed below:

1970 - Curtis Johnson (Defensive Back) - 22 career INTs

1978 - Gerald Small (Defensive Back) - 24 career INTs

1982 - Charlie Bowser (Linebacker) - 20 career sacks

1985 - Jeff Dellenbach (Center) - Was a good starter and valuable/versatile reserve for the Dolphins from 1985-1993

1987 - Troy Stradford (Running Back) - 1987 Offensive Rookie of the Year showed promise, but was derailed by injuries.

1990 - Scott Mitchell (QB) - Started off the 1993 season like gangbusters in relief of Dan Marino, who ruptured his Achilles Tendon. Showed enough to have the Detroit Lions sign him to a huge contract (for the time). Had some big games, but despite being a decent starter, was considered a bit of a disappointment.

1992 - Dwight Hollier (Linebacker) - Valuable starter and reserve

1995 - Pete Mitchell (Tight End/H-Back) - Never played a down for Miami as he was foolishly traded to Jacksonville, where he went on to catch 279 passes and 15 TDs.

1998 - Lorenzo Brommell (Defensive End) - Started the 1998 year off like gangbusters and set the Miami rookie sack record. Valuable role player/starter in Miami's excellent defensive line of the late 1990s/early 2000s.

2004 - Randy McMichael (Tight End) - The best draft pick out of Wannstedt's time with Miami. The best Tight End Miami has had since Keith Jackson. During his 10 years in the NFL, he caught 426 passes and 24 TDs.

2007 - Paul Soliai (Defensive Tackle) - One of the very few bright spots in the horrid 2007 draft. Not a big stats guy, Soliai was an immovable force at nose tackle when Miami moved to a 3-4 defense.

2009 - Brian Hartline (Wide Receiver) - Was a player that Miami was seemingly always trying to upgrade from, despite catching 344 passes and 14 TDs. Made some big plays during his time in Miami, but typically struggled getting separation from good corners. Had a monster game against Arizona on 9/30/12 when he set the Dolphins receiving yardage for a single game record with 253 yards.

2012 - Lamar Miller (Running Back) - Explosive back that made some of the longest runs in Dolphins' History. Left as a free agent to Houston in 2016.
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How can you leave Larry Ball out?..Starting linebacker on one the greatest defenses in NFL history.
 
daryl said:
Jeff Cross 9th Round.
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Whaooo Jeff Cross! Totally forgot about him! Remember Holy Toledo marco Coleman! I don't know who is better Wake or Coleman ?
 
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