Setting the Stage for the Dolphins Draft

Setting the stage for 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

Round 2 — 55th overall (23rd in round )

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

DOLPHINS FIRST-ROUND PICKS OF THE 2000s

2023 — None

2022 — None

2021 — WR Jaylen Waddle, Alabama (6th overall); OLB Jaelan Phillips, Miami (18th)

2020 — QB Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama (5th), T Austin Jackson, USC (18), CB Noah Igbinoghene, Auburn (30th)

2019 — DT Christian Wilkins, Missouri (13th)

2018 — DB Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama (11th)

2017 — DE Charles Harris, Missouri (22nd)

2016 — T Laremy Tunsil, Mississippi (13th)

2015 — WR DeVante Parker, Louisville (14th)

2014 — T Ja'Wuan James, Tennessee (19th)

2013 — DE Dion Jordan, Oregon (3rd)

2012 — QB Ryan Tannehill, Texas A&M (8th)

2011 — C Mike Pouncey, Florida (15th)

2010 — DT Jared Odrick, Penn State (28th)

2009 — CB Vontae Davis, Illinois (25th)

2008 — T Jake Long, Michigan (1st)

2007 — WR Ted Ginn Jr., Ohio State (9th)

2006 — DB Jason Allen, Tennessee (16th)

2005 — RB Ronnie Brown, Auburn (2nd)

2004 — T Vernon Carey, Miami (19th)

2003 — None

2002 — None

2001 — CB Jamar Fletcher, Wisconsin (26th)

2000 — None

TOP DOLPHINS DRAFT NEEDS

1. Interior offensive lineman

2. Edge defender

3. Safety

4. Defensive tackle

5. Wide receiver

MOST LOGICAL FIRST-ROUND TARGETS

Offensive prospects: OL Graham Barton, Duke; OL Taliese Fuaga, Oregon State; OL Olu Fashanu, Penn State; OL Troy Fautanu, Washington; WR Xavier Worthy, Texas; OL Amarius Mims, Georgia

Defensive prospects: DT Jer'Zhan Newton, Illinois; Edge Jared Verse, Florida State; Edge Laiatu Latu, UCLA; DB Cooper DeJean, Iowa

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, the NFL’s free ad-supported streaming offering, with NFL Draft Center. Rhett Lewis, Bucky Brooks and Lance Zierlein anchor the coverage on Thursday starting at 8 p.m. ET and Friday at 7 p.m. ET, with Cynthia Frelund and Mike Yam joining Brooks and 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.

DRAFT-RELATED STORIES

-- Publisher Alain Poupart ranks the most logical first-round options, from taking an offensive lineman to trading down to pick up a third- or fourth-round pick. CLICK HERE

-- Revisiting recent drafts to see how often teams trade down from the 21st overall pick and what those trades looked like. CLICK HERE

-- Examining how the national draft analysts see the Dolphins' first-round pick through a mock draft survey. CLICK HERE