B
Miami Dolphins
The Dolphins let Stewart fall and pounced. Final grade: B.
by ky ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 9 steals
· 0 reaches
Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Josaiah Stewart got past him. The Dolphins do not have to explain a thing at the 249th overall pick.
If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. They trusted the board more than the depth chart.
A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 13th overall pick they get a lockdown presence outside at a price that makes it sweeter.
They barely believed it either: Cam Ward still on the board at No. 45. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Taking Ashton Jeanty in slot 98 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
The board fumbled Xavier Restrepo all the way to pick 99, and they scooped it up. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Tre Harris at the 114th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Steal is underselling it; Jahdae Barron at pick No. 151 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
You do not let an offensive lineman like Wyatt Milum reach the Round 5 slot and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Dylan Fairchild at Round 7, Pick 13 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.
Circle this one: Josaiah Stewart at pick 249 is a fall that decides a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.