Dolphins' Team Needs to Fill in 2024 NFL Draft

The Miami Dolphins need to restock parts of their roster through the 2024 NFL draft.

The Dolphins own six picks in the April selection process, starting with the No. 21 overall pick.

Miami's likely first-round path is to add help on the interior to protect Tua Tagovailioa.

However, the Dolphins could go the defensive route as well. They need some insurance on the edge with two players coming off long-term injuries and at safety, where they are a little light following the moves at the start of the offseason.

Offensive Line

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The Dolphins must add protection for Tagovailoa at some point of the draft.

Bleacher Report's NFL scouting department predicted the Dolphins would land Washington offensive lineman Trou Fautanu at No. 21 in their latest mock draft.

Fautanu's versatility across the offensive line would help the Dolphins figure out their interior situation moving forward.

He could be Terron Armstead's successor at offensive tackle, or slide right into a starting spot at guard.

Duke's Graham Barton and Oregon's Jackson Powers-Johnson would be players to consider specifically for the interior if Fautanu is off the board at No. 21.

Edge Rusher

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Bradley Chubb and Jaelan Phillips are both coming off long-term leg injuries.

The Dolphins may have to ease both players back into the lineup once September rolls around. That could lead to an early edge-rusher selection in the draft.

UCLA's Laiatu Latu could be one of Miami's first-round targets on the edge. B/R's NFL scouting department predicted he would be the No. 19 pick in their latest mock draft.

Penn State's Chop Robinson and Washington's Bralen Trice are other edge-rushers Miami could be after. Robinson was mocked to No. 23 and Trice at No. 36 by B/R's NFL staff.

Chubb and Phillips will return in 2024, but the concern is the injuries affect their pass-rushing abilities.

Miami can address that potential concern with an early draft selection, but that may wait until the second round if offensive line is the priority.

Safety

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The Dolphins currently have Jordan Poyer, Jevon Holland and Elijah Campbell on their safety depth chart.

Miami needs to add more depth at that part of the secondary, and with little salary cap space available, the draft is the perfect mechanism to gain that depth.

Safety is not Miami's No. 1 need, so it is unlikely it goes after that position with the No. 21 pick, but if the best player available happens to play safety, it could work in that spot.

B/R's NFL scouting department mocked three safeties to land in the second round. Georgia's Javon Bullard could be among the targets Miami has at No. 55.

Miami could also wait until Day 3 to add depth at safety, but that will all be dependent on which players are available at the other positions of need when the 21st and 55th picks come up.