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The Best Miami Dolphins First-Round Picks In The NFL Draft

Updated July 26, 2019 1.1k votes 54 voters 1.1k views47 items

List RulesVote based only on career success with the Miami Dolphins. Only picks made during Super Bowl era (since 1967).

The Miami Dolphins' best first-round picks in the NFL draft were integral in securing the franchise's only two Super Bowl titles. Hall of Famers like Bob Griese and Larry Csonka have cemented their status among the best football players of all time.

Dan Marino, one of the best quarterbacks of all time and possibly the best Miami Dolphins player ever, was a first-round Miami Dolphins draft pick, and though he did not secure a Super Bowl ring, the Dolphins likely do not regret taking him with the 27th pick in 1983.

So who has been the top first-round draft pick in Dolphins history? The stats below reflect only players' time spent with the Dolphins, and that's what you should consider when voting. How much did these players help the team that drafted them?

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Dan Marino
Overall selection: 27 (1983)

Stats
242 games played, 61,361 passing yards (420 touchdowns, 252 interceptions), 86.4 QB rating

Accomplishments
2005 Hall of Fame inductee
1984 NFL MVP
1984 Offensive Player of the Year
1994 Comeback Player of the Year
1998 Walter Payton Man of the Year
9-time Pro Bowl selection (1983-1987, 1991-1992, 1994-1995)
3-time first-team All-Pro (1984-1986)
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Larry Csonka
Overall selection: 8 (1968)

Stats
106 games played, 6,737 rushing yards (53 touchdowns), 688 receiving yards (4 touchdowns)

Accomplishments
1987 Hall of Fame inductee
1979 Comeback Player of the Year
5-time Pro Bowl selection (1970-1974)
2-time first-team All-Pro (1971, 1973)
2-time Super Bowl champion (Super Bowl VII, Super Bowl VIII)
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Bob Griese
Overall selection: 4 (1967)

Stats
161 games played, 25,092 passing yards (192 touchdowns, 172 interceptions), 77.1 QB rating

Accomplishments
1990 Hall of Fame inductee
8-time Pro Bowl selection (1967-1968, 1970-1971, 1973-1974, 1977-1978)
2-time first-team All-Pro (1971, 1977)
2-time Super Bowl champion (Super Bowl VII, Super Bowl VIII)
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Richmond Webb
Overall selection: 9 (1990)

Stats
163 games played

Accomplishments
7-time Pro Bowl selection (1990-1996)
2-time first-team All-Pro (1992, 1994)
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A. J. Duhe
Overall selection: 13 (1977)

Stats
108 games played, 8.5 sacks, 6 fumble recoveries, 3 interceptions

Accomplishments
1977 Defensive Rookie of the Year
1984 Pro Bowl Selection
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Bill Stanfill
Overall selection: 11 (1969)

Stats
109 games played, 2 interceptions (2 touchdowns), 8 fumble recoveries

Accomplishments
5-time Pro Bowl selection (1969, 1971-1974)
1972 first-team All-Pro
2-time Super Bowl champion (Super Bowl VII, Super Bowl VIII)
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Jake Long
Overall selection: 1 (2008)

Stats
74 games played, 2 fumble recoveries

Accomplishments
4-time Pro Bowl selection (2008-2011)
2010 first-team All-Pro

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Laremy Tunsil
Overall selection: 13 (2016)

Stats
44 games played
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O. J. McDuffie
Overall selection: 25 (1993)

Stats
116 games played, 5,074 receiving yards (29 touchdowns)
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Troy Vincent
Overall selection: 7 (1992)

Stats
57 games played, 14 interceptions (2 touchdowns), 3 fumble recoveries
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Roy Foster
Overall selection: 24 (1982)

Stats
132 games played, 4 fumble recoveries

Accomplishments
2-time Pro Bowl selection (1985-1986)
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Kim Bokamper
Overall selection: 19 (1976)

Stats
127 games played, 6 interceptions (1 touchdown), 3 fumble recoveries, 1 safety

Accomplishments
1979 Pro Bowl selection
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Don McNeal
Overall selection: 21 (1980)

Stats
110 games played, 18 interceptions (2 touchdowns), 5 fumble recoveries
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Mike Pouncey
Overall selection: 15 (2011)

Stats
93 games played, 2 fumble recoveries

Accomplishments
3-time Pro Bowl selection (2013-2015)
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Tim Bowens
Overall selection: 20 (1994)

Stats
157 games played, 22 sacks, 9 fumbles forced, 5 fumble recoveries (1 touchdown)

Accomplishments
1994 Defensive Rookie of the Year
2-time Pro Bowl selection (1998, 2002)
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Daryl Gardener
Overall selection: 20 (1996)

Stats
82 games played, 15 sacks, 3 fumble recoveries
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Ronnie Brown
Overall selection: 2 (2005)

Stats
76 games played, 4,815 rushing yards (36 touchdowns), 1,491 receiving yards (2 touchdowns)

Accomplishments
2008 Pro Bowl selection
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Vernon Carey
Overall selection: 19 (2004)

Stats
121 games played, 8 fumble recoveries
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Louis Oliver
Overall selection: 25 (1989)

Stats
105 games played, 24 interceptions (2 touchdowns), 8 fumble recoveries
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DeVante Parker
Overall selection: 14 (2015)

Stats
54 games played, 2,217 receiving yards (9 touchdowns)
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Doug Crusan
Overall selection: 27 (1968)

Stats
82 games played

Accomplishments
2-time Super Bowl champion (Super Bowl VII, Super Bowl VIII)
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David Overstreet
Overall selection: 13 (1981)

Stats
14 games played, 392 rushing yards (1 touchdown), 55 receiving yards (2 touchdowns)
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Marco Coleman
Overall selection: 12 (1992)

Stats
63 games played, 24 sacks, 6 fumbles forced
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Ja'Wuan James
Overall selection: 19 (2014)

Stats
62 games played, 4 fumble recoveries
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Ryan Tannehill
Overall selection: 8 (2012)

Stats
88 games played, 20,434 passing yards (123 touchdowns, 75 interceptions), 87 QB rating

O. J. McDuffie

Troy Vincent

Ronnie Brown

Louis Oliver