Miami Dolphins
Battle card · first-round draft history, season-by-season record, and how Dolphins top picks have shaped the franchise.
R1 Picks
53
Hall of Famers
1
1.9% hit rate
Avg pick slot
17.3
Highest pick
#1
Jake Long · 2008
All-time record
496–379–2
0.567 win %
Playoff seasons
25
of 56
The Story
- Miami Dolphins have made 53 first-round selections and produced 1 Hall of Famers (1.9% hit rate).
- Their highest selection on record is #1 overall in 2008, when they took Jake Long.
- Across 56 seasons in this dataset they have a 496-379-2 record (0.567) and reached the playoffs 25 times.
- In seasons after holding at least one top-10 pick, Miami Dolphins added an average of 2.5 wins versus the prior year (10 such seasons in the data).
- Their most-drafted position group is DL, taken 14 times in Round 1.
- Alabama is their go-to talent pipeline, supplying 5 first-round picks.
- Their best season was 1972: 14-0-0 (+214 point differential).
- Their worst was 2007: 1-15-0 (-170 point differential).
Wins per Season
R1 Pick Slot by Year
Position Breakdown
Point Differential by Season
Impact of Top-10 Picks (Next-Season Wins Delta)
| Draft Year | Pick | Player | Prior-Year Wins | New-Year Wins | Delta | HoF? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | #9 | Sammie Smith | 6 | 8 | +2 | |
| 1990 | #9 | Richmond Webb | 8 | 12 | +4 | |
| 1992 | #7 | Troy Vincent | 8 | 11 | +3 | |
| 2005 | #2 | Ronnie Brown | 4 | 9 | +5 | |
| 2007 | #9 | Ted Ginn Jr. | 6 | 1 | -5 | |
| 2008 | #1 | Jake Long | 1 | 11 | +10 | |
| 2012 | #8 | Ryan Tannehill | 6 | 7 | +1 | |
| 2013 | #3 | Dion Jordan | 7 | 8 | +1 | |
| 2020 | #5 | Tua Tagovailoa | 5 | 10 | +5 | |
| 2021 | #6 | Jaylen Waddle | 10 | 9 | -1 |
Hall of Fame Selections
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | #27 | Dan Marino | QB | Pittsburgh |
Every First-Round Pick
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | College | HoF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | #25 | Mike Kadish | DT | Notre Dame | |
| 1974 | #26 | Don Reese | DT | Jackson St. | |
| 1975 | #23 | Darryl Carlton | T | Tampa | |
| 1976 | #17 | Larry Gordon | LB | Arizona St. | |
| 1976 | #19 | Kim Bokamper | DE | San Jose St. | |
| 1977 | #13 | A.J. Duhe | LB | LSU | |
| 1979 | #24 | Jon Giesler | T | Michigan | |
| 1980 | #21 | Don McNeal | DB | Alabama | |
| 1981 | #13 | David Overstreet | RB | Oklahoma | |
| 1982 | #24 | Roy Foster | G | USC | |
| 1983 | #27 | Dan Marino | QB | Pittsburgh | HoF |
| 1984 | #14 | Jackie Shipp | LB | Oklahoma | |
| 1985 | #27 | Lorenzo Hampton | RB | Florida | |
| 1987 | #16 | John Bosa | DE | Boston Col. | |
| 1988 | #16 | Eric Kumerow | DE | Ohio St. | |
| 1989 | #9 | Sammie Smith | RB | Florida St. | |
| 1989 | #25 | Louis Oliver | DB | Florida | |
| 1990 | #9 | Richmond Webb | T | Texas A&M | |
| 1991 | #23 | Randal Hill | WR | Miami (FL) | |
| 1992 | #7 | Troy Vincent | DB | Wisconsin | |
| 1992 | #12 | Marco Coleman | DE | Georgia Tech | |
| 1993 | #25 | O.J. McDuffie | WR | Penn St. | |
| 1994 | #20 | Tim Bowens | DT | Mississippi | |
| 1995 | #25 | Billy Milner | T | Houston | |
| 1996 | #20 | Daryl Gardener | DT | Baylor | |
| 1997 | #15 | Yatil Green | WR | Miami (FL) | |
| 1998 | #29 | John Avery | RB | Mississippi | |
| 2001 | #26 | Jamar Fletcher | DB | Wisconsin | |
| 2004 | #19 | Vernon Carey | T | Miami (FL) | |
| 2005 | #2 | Ronnie Brown | RB | Auburn | |
| 2006 | #16 | Jason Allen | DB | Tennessee | |
| 2007 | #9 | Ted Ginn Jr. | WR | Ohio St. | |
| 2008 | #1 | Jake Long | T | Michigan | |
| 2009 | #25 | Vontae Davis | DB | Illinois | |
| 2010 | #28 | Jared Odrick | DE | Penn St. | |
| 2011 | #15 | Mike Pouncey | G | Florida | |
| 2012 | #8 | Ryan Tannehill | QB | Texas A&M | |
| 2013 | #3 | Dion Jordan | DE | Oregon | |
| 2014 | #19 | Ja'Wuan James | T | Tennessee | |
| 2015 | #14 | DeVante Parker | WR | Louisville | |
| 2016 | #13 | Laremy Tunsil | T | Mississippi | |
| 2017 | #22 | Charles Harris | OLB | Missouri | |
| 2018 | #11 | Minkah Fitzpatrick | S | Alabama | |
| 2019 | #13 | Christian Wilkins | DT | Clemson | |
| 2020 | #5 | Tua Tagovailoa | QB | Alabama | |
| 2020 | #18 | Austin Jackson | T | USC | |
| 2020 | #30 | Noah Igbinoghene | CB | Auburn | |
| 2021 | #6 | Jaylen Waddle | WR | Alabama | |
| 2021 | #18 | Jaelan Phillips | DL | Miami (FL) | |
| 2024 | #21 | Chop Robinson | DE | Penn St. | |
| 2025 | #13 | Kenneth Grant | DT | Michigan | |
| 2026 | #12 | Kadyn Proctor | OT | Alabama | |
| 2026 | #27 | Chris Johnson | CB | San Diego St. |