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Miami Dolphins

The Dolphins cashed the board's mistake on Tuten: B-.

by jmace · 2025 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 8 steals · 1 reaches
Value B+
Need B
Trades F
Future A

The Dolphins did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Bhayshul Tuten fell into No. 224. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. They will answer for taking safety early while quarterback and edge rusher went begging. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.23 · Pick 23 · Josh Simmons · OT · rank 22
They paid sticker price for Josh Simmons in the 23rd pick, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Luther Burden III · WR · rank 20
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Luther Burden III at No. 34. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R2.16 · Pick 48 · Tyleik Williams · DT · rank 54
By-the-book stuff, Tyleik Williams at pick No. 48 squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R2.31 · Pick 63 · Jalon Walker · LB · rank 25
Jalon Walker in the 63rd overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · Alfred Collins · DT · rank 62
Alfred Collins at pick 66 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.8 · Pick 72 · Donovan Jackson · OT · rank 85
The board had cheaper options than Donovan Jackson at slot 72, and it noticed. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.31 · Pick 95 · Gunnar Helm · TE · rank 70
You do not let a tight end like Gunnar Helm reach the Round 3 slot and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R3.34 · Pick 98 · Malachi Moore · S · rank 72
They robbed the room for Malachi Moore here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R3.35 · Pick 99 · Andrew Mukuba · S · rank 71
A curious use of pick No. 99. Quarterback and edge rusher needed the pick; a safety in Andrew Mukuba did not.
R4.14 · Pick 115 · Savion Williams · WR · rank 113
They took Savion Williams at par in the 115th pick, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.19 · Pick 156 · Kevin Winston Jr. · S · rank 92
Kevin Winston Jr. at Round 5, Pick 19 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
R6.14 · Pick 189 · Cody Simon · LB · rank 128
Cody Simon in the Round 6 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It fills a real need, too.
R7.8 · Pick 224 · Bhayshul Tuten · RB · rank 158
They barely believed it either: Bhayshul Tuten still on the board at No. 224. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
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