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Setting the Stage for Day 3 of the Dolphins Draft
Setting the stage for the third and final day of the 2024 NFL draft from a Miami Dolphins angle.
2024 NFL Draft Facts & Figures
WHAT: 89th Annual National Football League Player Selection Meeting
WHERE: Detroit, Michigan.
WHEN: Thursday, April 25, 8 p.m. (Round 1); Friday, April 26, 7 p.m. (Rounds 2-3); Saturday, April 27, noon (Rounds 4-7)
The first round will conclude Thursday by approximately 11:30 p.m. ET. In 2023, the first round consumed 3 hours, 40 minutes. The second and third rounds will conclude Friday by approximately 11 p.m. ET. The second and third rounds took a combined 3 hours, 59 minutes in 2023. The draft will conclude by approximately 7 p.m. ET on Saturday with the final four rounds. Rounds 4 through 7 took 6 hours , 51 minutes in 2023.
ROUNDS: Seven Rounds – Round 1 on Thursday, April 25; Rounds 2 and 3 on Friday, April 26; and Rounds 4 through 7 on Saturday, April 27
There will be 257 selections, including 34 compensatory choices that have been awarded to 14 teams that either experienced a net loss of certain quality unrestricted free agents last year or received special selections under a 2020 amendment to the League’s Collective Bargaining Agreement, which was agreed upon by the NFL and the NFLPA to promote equal employment opportunities and an inclusive workforce within NFL clubs.
TIME LIMITS: Round 1: 10 minutes per selection. Round 2: Seven minutes per selection. Rounds 3 through 6, including compensatory picks: Five minutes per selection. Round 7, including compensatory picks: Four minutes per selection.
MiAMI DOLPHINS 2024 PICKS
Round 1 — 21st overall ... LB Chop Robinson, Penn State
Round 2 — 55th overall (23rd in round ) ... T Patrick Paul, Houston
Round 3 — None
Round 4 — None
Round 5 — 158th overall (23rd in round)
Round 6 — 184th overall (8th in round), 198th overall (22nd in round)
Round 7 — 241st overall (21st in round)
DOLPHINS TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING 2024 DRAFT PICKS
-- Third-round pick (along with a 2023 first-round pick) forfeited as part of sanctions for tampering with Tom Brady and Sean Payton
-- Fourth-round pick traded to Denver as part of the 2022 trade for OLB Bradley Chubb
-- Sixth-round pick acquired from the Chicago Bears in a 2023 trade for OL Dan Feeney
NOTABLE DOLPHINS DAY 3 PICKS IN THE LAST 10 DRAFTS
2023 — T Ryan Hayes, Michigan (Round 7)
2022 — WR Erik Ezukanma, Texas Tech (Round 4)
2021 — RB Gerrid Doaks, Cincinnati (Round 7)
2020 — LS Blake Ferguson, LSU (Round 6)
2019 — LB Andrew Van Ginkel, Wisconsin (Round 5)
2018 — K Jason Sanders, New Mexico (Round 7)
2017 — DT Davon Godchaux, LSU (Round 5)
2016 — WR Jakeem Grant, Texas Tech (Round 6)
2015 — RB Jay Ajayi, Boise State (Round 5)
2014 — DT Terrence Fede, Marist (Round 7)
TOP REMAINING DOLPHINS DRAFT NEEDS
1. Safet
2. Wide receiver
3. Interior offensive lineman
4. Defensive tackle
HIGHEST RANKED THIRD-DAY PROSPECTS
Offensive: TE Ja'Tavion Sanders, Texas; WR Johnny Wilson, Florida State; T Christian Jones, Texas; WR Devontez Walker, North Carolina; WR Brenden Rice, USC; TE Cade Stover, Ohio State
Defense: CB T.J. Tampa, Iowa State; LB Cedric Gray, North Carolina; S Jaden Hicks, Washington State; DT Brandon Dorlus, Oregon; CB Cam Hart, Notre Dame; EDGE Austin Booker, Kansas; DT Mekhi Wingo, LSU; Kris Abrams-Draine, Missouri
TELEVISION & RADIO: The 2024 NFL Draft will be televised nationally by NFL Network, ABC, ESPN and ESPN Deportes, and can be heard nationwide on Westwood One Radio, SiriusXM NFL Radio and ESPN Radio.
MOBILE: Live NFL Network coverage of the 2024 NFL Draft is available across devices (smartphone, PC, tablet and connected TVs) through the NFL app or NFL.com/watch for subscribers of participating NFL Network providers and on NFL+. For more information, go to NFL.com/nflnetwork.
NFL CHANNEL: Additional live coverage of the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit is available on the NFL Channel, with Cynthia Frelund and Mike Yam joining Bucky Brooks and Lance Zierlein for coverage on Saturday beginning at noon ET. The NFL Channel is available on the NFL App, Roku Channel, Peacock, Pluto TV, Tubi, Vizio WatchFree, Xumo Play, LG and at NFL.com/nflchannel.
ALAIN POUPART
Alain Poupart is the publisher/editor of AllDolphins.com and co-host of the All Dolphins Podcast. Alain has covered the Miami Dolphins on a full-time basis since 1989 for various publications and media outlets, including Dolphin Digest, The Associated Press, the Dolphins team website, and the Fan Nation Network (part of Sports Illustrated). In addition to being a credentialed member of the Miami Dolphins press corps, Alain has covered three Super Bowls (for NFL.com, Football News and the Montreal Gazette), the annual NFL draft, the Senior Bowl, and the NFL Scouting Combine. During his almost 40 years in journalism, which began at the now-defunct Miami News, Alain has covered practically every sport at one time or another, from tennis to golf, baseball, basketball and everything in between. The career also included time as a copy editor, including work on several books such as "Still Perfect," an inside look at the Miami Dolphins' 1972 perfect season. A native of Montreal, Canada, whose first language is French, Alain grew up a huge hockey fan but soon developed a love for all sports, including NFL football. He has lived in South Florida since the 1980s.