Miami sent picks No. 42 and No. 107 to Baltimore to move up…
Miami sent picks No. 42 and No. 107 to Baltimore to move up four spots for Xavien Howard. Howard became a four-time Pro Bowler, a first-team All-Pro and one of the league's most productive interception creators during his Dolphins tenure. Baltimore drafted Kamalei Correa and Chris Moore with the return; both became NFL contributors, but neither approached Howard's impact. Miami turned a modest trade-up into a franchise-level defensive back.
Baltimore Ravens Received
- pick 2016 2nd round pick (42nd overall, Kamalei Correa)
- pick 2016 4th round pick (107th overall, Chris Moore)
Miami Dolphins Received
- pick 2016 2nd round pick (38th overall, Xavien Howard )
Trade Analysis
Miami moved from No. 42 to No. 38 in the second round because it wanted Baylor cornerback Xavien Howard. The cost was a fourth-round pick, No. 107, sent to Baltimore along with the lower second-rounder. Four spots is a small move, but the difference in player outcomes became enormous.
Howard developed into one of the best ball-producing cornerbacks of his era. He earned four Pro Bowl selections during his Dolphins career and was a first-team All-Pro in 2020 after leading the NFL with 10 interceptions. Miami's 2022 contract announcement noted that Howard had 27 interceptions since entering the league, the most in the NFL over that span at the time. He became a long-term starter, a team MVP and one of the defining defensive players of Miami's roster.
Baltimore used pick No. 42 on Kamalei Correa and pick No. 107 on receiver Chris Moore. Correa appeared in 25 games for the Ravens across two seasons before being traded to Tennessee in 2018. Moore had more staying power, spending four years in Baltimore as a reserve receiver and special-teams contributor. Those are legitimate NFL outcomes, but neither selection delivered the high-end impact Howard provided.
The Ravens' decision to move down was not inherently poor. They added an extra top-110 pick and got two players who made the roster. The issue is simply the magnitude of the player they allowed Miami to secure.
Miami deserves an A+ because the Dolphins spent only a fourth-round pick to move up for a multiple-Pro Bowl, first-team All-Pro cornerback who anchored the secondary for years. Baltimore earns a D+ rather than an outright failure because both picks produced NFL contributors, but the value gap is still overwhelming. This is a decisive Miami Dolphins win.