List of Miami Dolphins first-round draft picks

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Dan Marino, drafted by the Dolphins in 1983, became a Hall of Famer in 2005.

The Miami Dolphins, a professional American football team based in Miami, Florida, are part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The Dolphins were founded by Joseph Robbie and Danny Thomas in 1965.[1] They began playing in the American Football League (AFL) as an expansion team in 1966 and joined the NFL as part of the AFL-NFL merger in 1967.[1]

They first participated in the 1966 AFL Annual Player Selection Meeting, more commonly known as the NFL Draft.[2] In the annual NFL Draft, each franchise seeks to add new players to its roster. Teams are ranked in reverse order based on the previous season's record, with the worst record picking first, the second worst picking second and so on. The two exceptions to this order are made for teams that appeared in the previous Super Bowl; the Super Bowl champion always picks 32nd, and the Super Bowl loser always picks 31st. Teams have the option of trading away their picks to other teams for different picks, players, cash, or a combination thereof. Thus, it is not uncommon for a team's actual draft pick to differ from their assigned draft pick, or for a team to have extra or no draft picks in any round due to these trades.[3]

As an expansion team in the AFL, the Dolphins were granted the first two picks in the 1966 American Football League Draft.[4] They selected Jim Grabowski and Rick Norton with the first and second picks, respectively. The Dolphins' first selection as an NFL team was Bob Griese, a quarterback from Purdue. The team's most recent first-round selection was DeVante Parker, a wide receiver from the University of Louisville.

Players selected

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Ronnie Brown was selected in the 2005 NFL Draft.
 *  Selected number one overall
 †  Enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Year[A] Pick Player Position College Notes
1966 1 Grabowski, JimJim Grabowski * RB Illinois
1966 2 Norton, RickRick Norton QB Kentucky
1967 4 Griese, BobBob Griese † QB Purdue
1968 8 Csonka, LarryLarry Csonka † FB Syracuse
1968 27 Crusan, DougDoug Crusan OT Indiana [a]
1969 11 Stanfill, BillBill Stanfill DE Georgia
1970 — No pick — — [b]
1971 — No pick — — [c]
1972 25 Kadish, MikeMike Kadish DT Notre Dame
1973 — No pick — — [d]
1974 26 Reese, DonDon Reese DE Jackson State
1975 23 Carlton, DarrylDarryl Carlton OT Tampa
1976 17 Gordon, LarryLarry Gordon LB Arizona State [e]
1976 19 Bokamper, KimKim Bokamper LB San Jose State
1977 13 Duhe, A. J.A. J. Duhe DE Louisiana State
1978 — No pick — — [f]
1979 24 Giesler, JonJon Giesler OT Michigan
1980 21 McNeal, DonDon McNeal DB Alabama
1981 13 Overstreet, DavidDavid Overstreet RB Oklahoma
1982 24 Foster, RoyRoy Foster G USC
1983 27 Marino, DanDan Marino † QB Pittsburgh
1984 14 Shipp, JackieJackie Shipp LB Oklahoma [g]
1985 27 Hampton, LorenzoLorenzo Hampton RB Florida
1986 — No pick — — [h]
1987 16 Bosa, JohnJohn Bosa DE Boston College [i]
1988 16 Kumerow, EricEric Kumerow DE Ohio State
1989 9 Smith, SammieSammie Smith RB Florida State
1989 25 Oliver, LouisLouis Oliver S Florida [j]
1990 9 Webb, RichmondRichmond Webb OT Texas A&M
1991 23 Hill, RandalRandal Hill WR Miami (FL)
1992 7 Vincent, TroyTroy Vincent DB Wisconsin [k]
1992 12 Coleman, MarcoMarco Coleman LB Georgia Tech
1993 25 McDuffie, O. J.O. J. McDuffie WR Penn State
1994 20 Bowens, TimTim Bowens DT Mississippi [l]
1995 25 Milner, BillyBilly Milner OT Houston
1996 20 Gardener, DarylDaryl Gardener DT Baylor
1997 15 Green, YatilYatil Green WR Miami (FL)
1998 29 Avery, JohnJohn Avery RB Mississippi [m]
1999 — No pick — — [n]
2000 — No pick — — [o]
2001 26 Fletcher, JamarJamar Fletcher DB Wisconsin
2002 — No pick — — [p]
2003 — No pick — — [p]
2004 19 Carey, VernonVernon Carey OT Miami (FL) [q]
2005 2 Brown, RonnieRonnie Brown RB Auburn
2006 16 Allen, JasonJason Allen DB Tennessee
2007 9 Ginn, Jr., TedTed Ginn, Jr. WR Ohio State
2008 1 Long, JakeJake Long * OT Michigan
2009 25 Davis, VontaeVontae Davis CB Illinois
2010 28 Odrick, JaredJared Odrick DT Penn State [r]
2011 15 Pouncey, MikeMike Pouncey C Florida
2012 8 Tannehill, RyanRyan Tannehill QB Texas A&M
2013 3 Jordan, DionDion Jordan DE Oregon [s]
2014 19 James, Ja'WuanJa'Wuan James OT Tennessee
2015 14 Parker, DeVanteDeVante Parker WR University of Louisville

Footnotes

References

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  1. 1 2 "History:Historical Highlights". miamidolphins.com. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
  2. ↑ Branch, John (2000-04-09). "The 2000 Liars Club/ Draft makes Broncos coach cloak intentions". Colorado Springs Gazette (findarticles.com). Retrieved 2008-07-05.
  3. ↑ Pittman, Andrew; John Otto Spengler; Sarah J. Young (2008). Case studies in sport law. Human Kinetics. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-7360-6821-5.
  4. ↑ "Pro football draft history: 1966". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "2007 Media Guide: Trades" (PDF). Miami Dolphins. p. 29 (601). Retrieved 2008-07-13.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "2007 Media Guide: Trades" (PDF). Miami Dolphins. p. 30 (602). Retrieved 2008-07-13.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2007 Media Guide:Trades" (PDF). Miami Dolphins. p. 31 (603). Retrieved 2008-07-14.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "2007 Media Guide: Trades" (PDF). Miami Dolphins. p. 32 (604). Retrieved 2008-07-14.
  9. ↑ "Draft trade tracker: Let's make a deal: Chargers move up 16 spots". NFL.com. National Football League. April 22, 2010. Retrieved 2011-03-01.

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