DOLPHINS PICK EZUKANMA IN FOURTH ROUND
- The Dolphins selected Texas Tech WR Erik Ezukanma in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL Draft at No. 125 overall.
- Ezukanma is just the second wide receiver drafted by the Dolphins since 2017. Miami picked WR Jaylen Waddle with the sixth overall pick of the draft in 2021.
- He is just the second Big 12 player drafted by Miami since 2017, joining S Brandon Jones, who was a third-round pick (70th overall) in the 2020 NFL Draft and attended Texas.
- Ezukanma is the sixth player from Texas Tech drafted by the Dolphins and first since WR Jakeem Grant was taken in the sixth round (186th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft.
- The most notable Dolphins draft pick from Texas Tech is LB Zach Thomas, who was a fifth-round pick (154th overall) in the 1996 NFL Draft and was a seven-time Pro Bowl selection (1999-2003, 2005-06).
- At No. 125 overall, Ezukanma is the second-earliest Dolphins pick from Texas Tech ever, behind TE Andre Tillman who went 38th overall in the second round of the 1974 NFL Draft.
ALL-TIME DOLPHINS DRAFT PICKS FROM TEXAS TECH
| YEAR | RD | PICK | OVR | NAME | POS |
| 2022 | 4 | 20 | 125 | Erik Ezukanma | WR |
| 2016 | 6 | 21 | 186 | Jakeem Grant | WR |
| 1996 | 5 | 22 | 154 | Zach Thomas | LB |
| 1988 | 10 | 17 | 266 | Artis Jackson | DT |
| 1982 | 8 | 25 | 220 | Tate Randle | DB |
| 1974 | 2 | 12 | 38 | Andre Tillman | TE |
DOLPHINS SELECT GOODE AT NO. 224
- The Dolphins took California OLB Cameron Goode in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL Draft at No. 224 overall.
- Goode is the first Dolphins player selected from Cal since G Ernie Rogers was picked in the 11th round (302nd overall) in 1991.
- The last Cal Bear to be drafted by Miami as early as Goode was TE Joe Rose, who was the 185th overall pick (seventh round) in 1980. Rose is currently an analyst on the team’s radio broadcasts.
- Goode is the first linebacker from Cal to ever be drafted by the Dolphins.
ALL-TIME DOLPHINS DRAFT PICKS FROM CAL
| YEAR | RD | PICK | OVR | NAME | POS |
| 2022 | 7 | 3 | 224 | Cameron Goode | OLB |
| 1991 | 11 | 24 | 302 | Ernie Rogers | G |
| 1985 | 12 | 27 | 335 | Ray Noble | DB |
| 1980 | 7 | 20 | 185 | Joe Rose | TE |
| 1971 | 15 | 22 | 386 | Bob Richards | G |
DOLPHINS SELECT THOMPSON WITH FINAL PICK
- The Dolphins took Kansas State QB Skylar Thompson in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL Draft at No. 247 overall.
- Thompson is just the ninth quarterback drafted by the Dolphins in the past 30 drafts (since 1993) and only the second one picked in the seventh round. Miami drafted QB Brandon Doughty in the seventh round (223rd overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft.
- He is the first player from Kansas State drafted by the Dolphins since 2011 when Miami picked RB Daniel Thomas in the second round (62nd overall).
- Thompson is the fourth player selected by the Dolphins from Kansas State.
ALL-TIME DOLPHINS DRAFT PICKS FROM KANSAS STATE
| YEAR | RD | PICK | OVR | NAME | POS |
| 2022 | 7 | 26 | 247 | Skylar Thompson | QB |
| 2011 | 2 | 30 | 62 | Daniel Thomas | RB |
| 1971 | 7 | 22 | 178 | Ron Dickerson | DB |
| 1966 | 9 | 1 | 74 | Bill Matan | DE |
QUICK HITS
- This draft marks the first time the Dolphins have selected multiple linebackers in the same draft since 2018 when Miami took LB Jerome Baker in the third round and LB Quentin Poling in the seventh round.
- Miami’s four selections in the 2022 NFL Draft are the fewest in a single draft in franchise history. The previous low was five in 2002.
