History of Miami Dolphins first-round NFL Draft picks

A look through the list of every Miami Dolphins first-round NFL Draft pick the team has made throughout franchise history.

History of Miami Dolphins first-round NFL Draft picks

Among the Miami Dolphins’ list of first-round NFL Draft picks are some incredible players. However, as with any franchise, there is also a number of highly questionable selections that have been made. Let’s take a look back through the Dolphins’ history of first-round NFL Draft selections.

Miami Dolphins first-round draft picks in history

During their franchise history, the Dolphins have selected three players in the first round who would go on to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. However, the last such selection came all the way back in 1983 with the selection of Dan Marino.

Between 1999 and 2003, the Dolphins made just one first-round draft pick. However, since 2004, they have made at least one first-round selection each year, including a total of five selections between 2020 and 2021.

2021

  • Jaylen Waddle | Pick 6
    WR, Alabama
  • Jaelan Phillips | Pick 18
    DL, Miami (FL)

2020

  • Tua Tagovailoa | Pick 5
    QB, Alabama
  • Austin Jackson | Pick 18
    OT, USC
  • Noah Igbinoghene | Pick 30
    CB, Auburn

2019

  • Christian Wilkins | Pick 13
    DT, Clemson

2018

  • Minkah Fitzpatrick | Pick 11
    S, Alabama

2017

  • Charles Harris | Pick 22
    OLB, Missouri

2016

  • Laremy Tunsil | Pick 13
    OT, Mississippi

2015

  • DeVante Parker | Pick 14
    WR, Louisville

2014

  • Ja’Wuan James | Pick 19
    OT, Tennessee

2013

  • Dion Jordan | Pick 3
    DE, Oregon

2012

  • Ryan Tannehill | Pick 8
    QB, Texas A&M

2011

  • Mike Pouncey | Pick 15
    G, Florida

2010

  • Jared Odrick | Pick 28
    DE, Penn State

2009

  • Vontae Davis | Pick 25
    DB, Illinois

2008

  • Jake Long | Pick 1
    OT, Michigan

2007

  • Ted Ginn Jr. | Pick 9
    WR, Ohio State

2006

  • Jason Allen | Pick 16
    DB, Tennessee

2005

  • Ronnie Brown | Pick 2
    RB, Auburn

2004

  • Vernon Carey | Pick 19
    OT, Miami (FL)

2003

The Dolphins traded the 18th pick to the New Orleans Saints.

2002

The Dolphins traded the 25th pick to the New Orleans Saints.

2001

  • Jamar Fletcher | Pick 26
    DB, Wisconsin

2000

The Dolphins traded the 23rd pick to the Carolina Panthers.

1999

The Dolphins traded the 24th pick to the San Francisco 49ers and the 27th pick to the Detroit Lions.

1998

  • John Avery | Pick 29
    RB, Mississippi

1997

  • Yatil Green | Pick 15
    WR, Miami (FL)

1996

  • Daryl Gardener | Pick 20
    DT, Baylor

1995

  • Billy Milner | Pick 25
    OT, Houston

1994

  • Tim Bowens | Pick 20
    DT, Mississippi

1993

  • O.J. McDuffie | Pick 25
    WR, Penn State

1992

  • Troy Vincent | Pick 7
    DB, Wisconsin
  • Marco Coleman | Pick 12
    DE, Georgia Tech

1991

  • Randal Hill | Pick 23
    WR, Miami (FL)

1990

  • Richmond Webb | Pick 9
    OT, Texas A&M

1989

  • Sammie Smith | Pick 9
    RB, Florida State
  • Louis Oliver | Pick 25
    DB, Florida

1988

  • Eric Kumerow | Pick 16
    DE, Ohio State

1987

  • John Bosa | Pick 16
    DE, Boston College

1986

The Dolphins traded the 25th pick to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

1985

  • Lorenzo Hampton | Pick 27
    RB, Florida

1984

  • Jackie Shipp | Pick 14
    LB, Oklahoma

1983

  • Dan Marino* | Pick 27
    QB, Pittsburgh

1982

  • Roy Foster | Pick 24
    G, USC

1981

  • David Overstreet | Pick 13
    RB, Oklahoma

1980

  • Don McNeal | Pick 21
    DB, Alabama

1979

  • Jon Giesler | Pick 24
    OT, Michigan

1978

The Dolphins traded the 24th pick to the San Francisco 49ers.

1977

  • A.J. Duhe | Pick 13
    LB, LSU

1976

  • Larry Gordon | Pick 17
    LB, Arizona State
  • Kim Bokamper | Pick 19
    DE, San Jose State

1975

  • Darryl Carlton | Pick 23
    OT, Tampa

1974

  • Don Reese | Pick 26
    DT, Jackson State

1973

The Dolphins traded the 26th pick to the Buffalo Bills.

1972

  • Mike Kadish | Pick 25
    DT, Notre Dame

1971

The Dolphins traded the 22nd pick to the Baltimore Colts.

1970

The Dolphins traded the third pick to the Cleveland Browns.

1969

  • Bill Stanfill | Pick 11
    DE, Georgia

1968

  • Larry Csonka* | Pick 8
    RB, Syracuse
  • Doug Crusan | Pick 27
    OT, Indiana

1967

  • Bob Griese* | Pick 4
    QB, Purdue

1966

  • Jim Grabowski | Pick 1
    RB, Illinois
  • Rick Norton | Pick 2
    QB, Kentucky

*Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame

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