List of Miami Dolphins first-round draft picks

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.]
*note label|Note01|b|b On January 27, 1970, the Dolphins traded their #3 overall pick in the 1970 Draft to the Cleveland Browns for wide receiver Paul Warfield.
*note label|Note01|c|c On April 13, 1970, the Dolphins sent their #22 overall pick in the 1971 Draft to the Baltimore Colts as compensation for head coach Don Shula.
*note label|Note01|d|d On June 7, 1972, the Dolphins traded their #26 overall pick in the 1973 Draft to the Buffalo Bills for wide receiver Marlin Briscoe.
*note label|Note01|e|e On January 25, 1974, the Dolphins traded quarterback Joe Theismann to the Washington Redskins for the #17 overall pick in the 1976 Draft.
*note label|Note01|f|f On April 17, 1978, the Dolphins traded safety Vern Roberson, wide receiver Freddie Solomon, and first (#24 overall pick) and fifth-round picks in 1978 to the San Francisco 49ers for running back Delvin Williams.cite web|url=http://www.miamidolphins.com/newsite/news/mediaguide/Pgs_573_632.pdf|title=2007 Media Guide: Trades|work=Miami Dolphins|pages=p. 30 (602)|accessdate=2008-07-13]
*note label|Note01|g|g On May 1, 1984, the Dolphins traded their #26 pick along with two third-round picks to the Buffalo Bills for the #14 overall pick.
*note label|Note01|h|h On October 9, 1985, the Dolphins traded their first (#25 overall pick) and second-round picks to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for linebacker Hugh Green.
*note label|Note01|i|i On April 28, 1987, the Dolphins traded their #14 overall pick to the Minnesota Vikings for the first (#16 overall pick) and fifth-round picks.
*note label|Note01|j|j On April 2, 1989, the Dolphins traded their second and third-round picks to the Chicago Bears for the #25 overall pick.cite web|url=http://www.miamidolphins.com/newsite/news/mediaguide/Pgs_573_632.pdf|title=2007 Media Guide:Trades|work=Miami Dolphins|pages=p. 31 (603)|accessdate=2008-07-14]
*note label|Note01|k|k On September 3, 1991, the Dolphins traded wide receiver Randal Hill to the Phoenix Cardinals for the #7 overall pick.
*note label|Note01|l|l On April 24, 1994, the Dolphins traded their #16 overall pick to the Green Bay Packers for the first (#20 overall pick) and third-round picks.
*note label|Note01|m|m On April 18, 1998, the Dolphins traded their #19 overall pick to the Green Bay Packers for the first (#29 overall pick) and second-round picks.
*note label|Note01|n|n On April 17, 1999, the Dolphins traded their #24 overall pick to the San Francisco 49ers for the first (#27 overall pick) and fifth-round picks. On the same day, the Dolphins traded the #27 overall pick to the Detroit Lions for the second, third, and fifth-round picks.cite web|url=http://www.miamidolphins.com/newsite/news/mediaguide/Pgs_573_632.pdf|title=2007 Media Guide: Trades|work=Miami Dolphins|pages=p. 32 (604)|accessdate=2008-07-14]
*note label|Note01|o|o On April 16, 1998, the Dolphins traded their #23 overall pick in the 2000 Draft to the Carolina Panthers for the second-round pick in the 1998 Draft.
*note label|Note01|p|p 1note label|Note02|p|2 On March 8, 2002, the Dolphins traded their #25 overall pick and fourth-round pick in the 2002 Draft along with the #18 overall pick in the 2003 Draft to the New Orleans Saints for running back Ricky Williams and fourth-round pick in the 2002 Draft.
*note label|Note01|q|q On April 24, 2004, the Dolphins traded their #20 overall pick along with fourth-round pick to the Minnesota Vikings for the #19 overall pick.

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*cite web | work=NFL's Official Website | url=http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?teamId=2700&type=roundbyteam | title=NFL Draft History: First Round by Team | accessdate=2008-07-05
*cite web | work=The Sports Network | url=http://scoreboards.canoe.ca/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=canoe&page=nfl/draft/2008/file.aspx?t=dolphins-picks | title=Miami Dolphins 1st-Round Draft History |publisher=Canadian Online Explorer | accessdate=2008-07-13

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