The 2024 NFL Draft: A Complete Review of Miami's 7 Picks

While the Miami Dolphins have lost in the Wild Card round of the National Football League (NFL) playoffs in each of the last two years, the team is trending in the right direction. They've qualified for the playoffs in consecutive seasons for the first time in more than two decades and won 11 games in 2023, tying their record for most wins since they won 12 games in 1990. Miami also scored 496 points in 2023, which is the most they've recorded since scoring 513 in 1984. 

The Dolphins came into the 2024 NFL Draft with positional needs at the offensive and defensive line. The team addressed those needs with its first two picks, selecting a third-team Associated Press (AP) All-American EDGE rusher and first-team All-American Athletic Conference (AAC) offensive tackle. Miami also bolstered its depth at the wide receiver position. 

Here's a recap of the Dolphins' seven picks in the 2024 NFL Draft. 

Chop Robinson (21st Overall) 

Improving the defensive line was the top priority in the offseason for Dolphins general manager Chris Grier and he did just that by selecting EDGE rusher Chop Robinson with the team's first pick, 21st overall, in the NFL Draft. Miami lost defensive linemen Andre Van Ginkel and Emmanuel Ogbah in free agency and had several players at the position miss time due to injuries in 2023. Robinson, a 6-foot-3, 240-pound player with impressive athleticism, gives the Dolphins a solid pass-rush group that also includes offseason acquisitions Shaquil Barrett, Jaelan Phillips, and Bradley Chubb. 

According to Grier, Robinson was the top-ranked player on Miami's draft board, largely due to his explosiveness and ability to disrupt the quarterback. He had the second-fastest 40-yard dash time (4.48 seconds) among defensive linemen in the NFL Combine and ranked sixth among all Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) players with an 18 percent pressure rate last season. While he only had 11.5 sacks through three seasons at Penn State and Maryland, the Dolphins—and Robinson—expect greater production in that regard in the NFL. 

"For me, it was just being inconsistent with my hands. I know I had the speed and the bend, but sometimes I forget to use my hands," Robinson explained of his low sack total in college. "But that's something I've been working on this whole offseason, and I feel very confident because I've been working on this so much repeatedly and I know it's going to be natural when it comes time to put my hands to use." 

Patrick Paul (55th Overall) 

With its second pick, 55th overall, Miami selected Patrick Paul. Yahoo Sports NFL writer Charles McDonald called Paul, a 6-foot-7, 330-pound offensive tackle, his favorite pick from the Dolphins 2024 NFL Draft class. Paul made the first-team All-AAC in each of his last three seasons at the University of Houston and was team captain in 2022 and 2023. Paul also led all FBS tackles last year with a 91.5 Pro Football Focus (PFF) pass-blocking grade. 

Jaylen Wright (120th Overall) 

The Dolphins didn't have a fourth-round pick in the draft, but traded a third-round selection in 2025 to the Philadelphia Eagles to get into the fourth round and draft Tennessee running back Jaylen Wright. As a senior, Wright was the first 1,000-yard rusher for the Volunteers since Jalen Hurd in 2015. He boasts breakaway speed—he ran a 4.38 in the 40-yard dash at the Combine—and should give head coach Mike McDaniel plenty of flexibility with an offense that already features dynamic running backs Raheem Mostert and De'Von Achane.  

Mohamed Kamara (158th Overall) 

Miami selected another EDGE rusher, Mohamed Kamara, with the 158th overall pick in the fifth round. A 6-foot-1, 248-pound lineman, Kamara was Mountain West Conference Defensive Player of the Year with Colorado State last season, finishing third among all FBS players with 13 sacks and leading his team with 17 tackles for a loss.  

Malik Washington (184th Overall) 

The Dolphins selected their first of two wide receivers, Malik Washington, with one of their two sixth-round picks. An undersized receiver at just 5-foot-8, Washington ranked first among FBS players with 110 catches in 2023, his senior season with the University of Virginia. He also ranked fourth in receiving yards (1,426) and ninth in all-purpose yards (1,706), while scoring a team-leading nine receiving touchdowns. 

Patrick McMorris (198th Overall) 

Miami drafted safety Patrick McMorris with its second sixth-round pick. McMorris, as a fifth-year senior in 2023 with the University of California, Berkeley, recorded 90 tackles, one interception, and one sack. He had 162 tackles and five interceptions in four prior seasons at San Diego State University. 

Tahj Washington (241st Overall) 

The Dolphins selected Tahj Washington, a 5-foot-9, 174-pound wide receiver, with its final pick in the draft. Washington, who spent the last three seasons at the University of Southern California, was an honorable mention All-Pac 12 Conference receiver in 2023, finishing the year with 1,062 receiving yards and eight touchdowns.