Since things are a little slow with news (unless we get more intelligent info from Rex), I figured I would go back into the early days and discuss the changes in the draft from 1966 - 1993. In the early days of the NFL, when there were fewer teams, the draft had 17 rounds(1966-1976). From 1977 - 1993 the NFL draft had 12 rounds of player selection. In 1993, the NFL decided to reduce the number of rounds to 8 then the following year reduce it to 7 rounds. In Miami's history we have had some great players selected in the later rounds of the draft. See List below. I couldnt imagine not having Mark Clayton teamed up with Mark " Super" Duper, but if there was only 7 rounds in 1983 then he might not have been on the team. 
via www.prosportsmemorabilia.com
Would you like the NFL to go back to 1993 when they had 12 rounds or even 1976 with 17 rounds? Poll below
Some players that may have never been on the Dolphins if we had 7 rounds back prior to 1993.
| Year | Rd | Player Name | Pos | College |
| 1966 | 12 | Howard Twilley | WR | Tulsa |
| 1969 | 16 | Lloyd Mumphord | CB | Texas Southern |
| 1970 | 12 | Mike Kolen (289) | LB | Auburn |
| 1971 | 9 | Vern Den Herder (230) | DE | Central Iowa |
| 1978 | 9 | Bruce Hardy (247) | TE | Arizona St. |
| 1978 | 10 | Mark Dennard (274) | C | Texas A&M |
| 1979 | 8b | Glenn Blackwood (215) | S | Texas |
| 1979 | 10b | Mike Kozlowski (272) | S | Colorado |
| 1980 | 8b | David Woodley (214) | QB | Louisiana St. |
| 1981 | 8 | William Judson (206) | CB | S. Carolina St. |
| 1981 | 11 | Jim Jensen (291) | QB | Boston Univ. |
| 1983 | 8 | Mark Clayton (223) | WR | Louisville |
| 1983 | 9 | Mark Brown (250) | LB | Purdue |
| 1984 | 11 | Bud Brown (305) | S | Southern Miss. |
| 1988 | 8a | Harry Galbreath (212) | G | Tennessee |
| 1988 | 9 | Jeff Cross (239) | DE | Missouri |
| 1988 | 12 | Brian Kinchen (320) | TE | Louisiana St. |
| 1989 | 8 | Pete Stoyanovich (203) | K | Indiana |
| 1989 | 11 | Bert Weidner (288) | DT | Kent State |
| 1989 | 12 | J.B. Brown (315) | CB | Maryland |
Poll
Would you like to see more than 7 rounds in the NFL draft?
yes, 12 rounds would be nice (4 votes)
yes, 17 rounds like the old days (60s & 70s) (2 votes)
No, 7 rounds is perfect, i like getting UDFA, allows teams to go out do good research and find those hidden gems (32 votes)
other options would be nice, ~10 rounds (9 votes)
47 total votes
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