As day two ended with three more draft picks for the Miami Dolphins, and as we brace for possibly five more on Saturday, you can almost envision Jeff Ireland sitting in his second floor corner office checking off each position one-by-one as he fills holes and finds solutions.

The plan is unfolding right in front of us, just as it did in free agency.

First, there was the pass rusher on Thursday night in Dion Jordan. The more I learn about him, the more I’m impressed. Great work ethic. Chiseled body. So fast he ran down on kickoffs in college. Quarterback hungry. Has every tool you are looking for.

That was a huge check off of Ireland’s list.

Then there were the cornerbacks, one in the second round (Jamar Taylor) and one in the third (Will Davis). Between the drafting of Taylor and Davis and the free agent signing of Brent Grimes, the Dolphins have brought in three quality players to meld with the returning group and possibly turn a question mark into a strength.

Taylor makes plays. Big plays. Important plays. He was a three-year starter and played against some pretty good passing attacks. He has run a 4.33 40-yard dash. Dedicated? Word has it that the Boise State strength and conditioning coach had to lecture Taylor on the dangers of over training.

And listen to what Taylor had to say to the Idaho Statesman newspaper: “My dad always told me you’re nobody ‘til you make it to the Hall of Fame. That just always sticks with me. I’m going to have something to prove until then.”

May as well raise the bar pretty high, huh?

Davis also comes with play-making abilities. And while he doesn’t have the experience of Taylor, he is also an excellent athlete with a huge upside.

Two young cornerbacks. That’s another big check off of Ireland’s list.

Next came an offensive lineman; the Dolphins using their first third-round pick on Tennesee’s Dallas Thomas. This is a player with 37 career starts in the SEC, which speaks plenty right here. He started his sophomore and junior seasons at left tackle and his senior season at left guard. Interesting that the Dolphins chose to go for a lineman through the draft instead of the trade route, which had been rumored for days. This saved them a draft pick and some significant dollars.

How Thomas fits in remains to be seen. But with Jake Long heading to St. Louis, there is an opening on the left side and you have to figure that Thomas will get his shot.

Another position that Ireland hopes he can check off.

See what’s happening here. The Dolphins are building, brick by brick. And Ireland is making sure that it all fits, that the various needs are taken care of with young, talented players. He is trading up. He is trading down. He is moving around at a dizzying pace.

So many things to consider as the draft heads into its final day.

Don’t, for instance, lose sight of the fact that there is a common thread in the three defensive players selected.

Perhaps Joe Philbin’s biggest disappointment in his first season was the inability of his defense to consistently force turnovers. He stressed this from August through December, but came away disappointed. “We have to get better at takeaways,” Philbin said following the season. “It is a priority.”

Well, Jordan, Taylor and Davis excel in that area. Jordan does it by stripping the ball from runners or by pounding the ball loose from a quarterback. Taylor and Davis do it by picking off passes; they combined for seven interceptions last season.

So what will Saturday bring us? Unless there are more trades, the Dolphins have two picks in the fourth round, two in the fifth and one in the seventh. That’s what you call a nice day’s work. If this draft is as deep as they say, the Dolphins have put themselves in an enviable position.

And now you only have to wonder: What else does Ireland have in store?