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Favorite Dolphin draft pick ever?

Dan Marino. I watched him beat my Georgia Bulldogs in the Sugar Bowl on a last second bomb. A year later we drafted him as the 6th QB taken in the first round. Only time I have ever been truly excited about our draft pick.
 
I wasn't following the draft in '84, or else this would be an easy question. Probably Gesicki for me. Oops. Dion Jordan was up there too, even though I wanted Lane Johnson more. Double-oops.

I don't relate much to many athletes (or people in general lol), but I was very happy to draft Tua. Obviously injuries have led to mixed results, but he's easy for me to cheer for, and I'm always happy to watch him play.

Most disappointing pick for me was Richmond Webb. More egg on my face, but my pre-teen brain wasn't ready to take "a blocker" that high instead of a weapon for Dan.
 
I was a big fan of Achane pre draft.

I also was a big fan of Reshad Jones pre draft and was surprised he fell so far

I liked the Lamar Miller and Jay Ajayi picks in mid rounds

I was thrilled when we drafted Devante Parker. I thought he was going to be AJ Green. He had one season that was AJ Green esque.

And like most I wanted Tua.
 
Norm Evans

Selected in the 1966 AFL Expansion Draft from the Houston Oilers
Played 10 years as the starting RT for our FINS
Played in three Super Bowls for Miami,
Played in two Pro Bowls
In 1977 made NFL history, when selected in the 1977 Expansion draft by the Seattle Seahawks, as the only player ever drafted in two Expansion Drafts.

He was one of early rocks of the FINS solid OL play through the 70's.
 
I grew up in Penn State territory, and I remember on draft day 1983 coming home from school and my family (Penn State fans) mocking me because the Dolphins picked Dan Marino (Pitt guy). I remember thinking, "well, I'm a fan now."
Worked out pretty well.
 
I was so excited about Ronnie Brown. Also I remember being jacked for Minkah when we got him. ehh
 
MrClean said:
The ones I most reacted to with obvious jubilation were Louis Oliver (which was partly due to my opposite reaction about Sammie Smith), and Zach Thomas. I'd been begging Jimmy to pick him with every pick from the beginning of the 4th round on. So, as the names were announced, my anxiety just kept getting worse. Pointer, Pritchett, Jones (another LB, oh no was this the extent at the position?), McPhail, Burton, till finally at pick 154, there it was, flashing on the bottom of the screen: ZACH THOMAS, LB, TEXAS TECH. I was dancing around the living room like the Dolphins had just won the Super Bowl. When you want a certain player that much, and then to see it come true, that late, it feels like winning the lottery.
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I had the same experience you had with the Louis Oliver and Sammie Smith picks.
 
Laremy Tunsil was the most exciting for me for just the way it happened, Tua a close second
 
Marino: I liked Marino, mostly just because he was the only college QB I knew at the time. I’m not really sure why, but I remember thinking, “I hope the Dolphins draft him.”

Tua: I liked Tua, even though at the time I really preferred Burrow and wanted us to trade up for him.

Positive Reactions: I had a very positive reaction to the picks of Gesicki, Minkah, and Holland.

DeVante Parker: I liked the pick, although I was really hoping Kevin White would fall to us instead.
 
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