The Miami Dolphins have been working magic by turning draft picks into even more draft capital, as evidenced by their latest blockbuster trades with the San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles.
Of course, none of that would be possible without Miami’s decision to trade left tackle Laremy Tunsil to the Houston Texans back in September 2019. The Dolphins received first-round picks in 2020 and 2021 and a second-round pick in 2021 for Tunsil.
Miami’s latest trade came on Friday when they dealt the third overall pick to the 49ers in exchange for the 12th overall selection, a 2022 third-round pick and first-round picks in 2022 and 2023.
But, wait, they weren’t done yet.
The Dolphins then traded that 12th overall pick, as well as a 2021 fourth-round pick and a 2022 first-round pick, to the Eagles for the sixth overall selection and a fifth-rounder this year.
There have certainly been a lot of moving parts — and draft picks — that stem back to that original trade for Tunsil, who has been the catalyst for the Dolphins’ rebuilding efforts.
Tunsil shared a hilarious photoshopped picture with a statue in his honor outside of Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, along with the draft haul that the Dolphins have now received since trading Tunsil two years ago.
Laremy Tunsil chimed in on Miami’s blockbuster trade 😂
(via @KingTunsil78) pic.twitter.com/dXKs2ittrl
— B/R Gridiron (@brgridiron) March 27, 2021
Miami has turned Tunsil into four first-round picks, two second-round picks and a third-round pick, an impressive feat for a team that has become a playoff contender that also happens to be rebuilding in the process.
Who knows, if the Dolphins end up building a winning roster that can compete in the postseason in the future — perhaps even win a Super Bowl — who’s to say that photoshop won’t become reality.
