Miami traded the 62nd pick in 2019 and a 2020 fifth-rounder…
Miami traded the 62nd pick in 2019 and a 2020 fifth-rounder to Arizona for quarterback Josh Rosen, betting that the previous year’s No. 10 pick could rebound in a new setting. Rosen started only three games for the Dolphins, threw one touchdown against five interceptions and was waived before the 2020 season. Arizona used No. 62 on Andy Isabella and later recycled the fifth-round asset in the Kenyan Drake trade.
Arizona Cardinals Received
- pick 2019 2nd round pick (62nd overall, Andy Isabella )
- pick 2020 5th round pick (153rd overall subsequently traded, Colton McKivitz )
Miami Dolphins Received
- player Josh Rosen
Trade Analysis
Miami’s gamble made sense as a low-cost quarterback swing only if Josh Rosen had retained something close to first-round upside. The Dolphins sent No. 62 in the 2019 draft and a 2020 fifth-round pick to Arizona, believing a 22-year-old quarterback could be rehabilitated after one disastrous Cardinals season. His rookie contract was inexpensive, and Miami had no established long-term starter, so the logic was easy to understand.
The results were brutal. Rosen lost the opening competition to Ryan Fitzpatrick, started three games, completed barely half of his passes and threw one touchdown against five interceptions. Miami’s offense functioned noticeably better with Fitzpatrick, and Rosen never regained the starting job. The Dolphins waived him before the 2020 season, ending the experiment after one year and leaving the franchise with almost no on-field return for a premium second-round pick.
Arizona’s haul was imperfect but still decisively better. The Cardinals used No. 62 on Andy Isabella, whose speed never translated into a consistent receiving role. The 2020 fifth-round pick became more useful as a trade asset: Arizona later sent that selection back to Miami in the deal for running back Kenyan Drake. Drake immediately became productive for the Cardinals and scored 18 rushing touchdowns across 2019 and 2020 before departing in free agency.
The larger context also favors Arizona. Once the Cardinals committed to Kyler Murray, Rosen’s value was falling quickly. General manager Steve Keim still recovered a second-round pick and a future fifth from a player the organization no longer planned to start. Miami, by contrast, paid meaningful capital for a quarterback who did not make it through a second season.
Miami stays at F. Arizona settles at A- rather than A because Isabella did not justify the 62nd pick and the return was not maximized. The Cardinals nevertheless win easily because they converted a failed first-round quarterback into multiple usable assets while Miami received almost nothing.