B-
Miami Dolphins
The Dolphins checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.
by bshea ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 5 steals
· 3 reaches
The Dolphins looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Miles Frazier at the Round 4 slot regardless, 105 picks early.
The Kiser pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.
A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 13 they get a blindside protector. A clean fit for the roster.
Quinn Ewers at the Round 2 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Fair-plus on Gunnar Helm, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It fills a real need, too.
A quiet steal in slot 115: Kevin Winston Jr. for less than the market said. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Miles Frazier well ahead of where he belonged. The roster fit checks out.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Pat Bryant in pick No. 151. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
They read the board right and Raheim Sanders was the payoff at Round 5, Pick 17. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Robert Longerbeam in the Round 7 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Taking Jack Kiser in the 233rd pick is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Kai Kroeger in the 252nd overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.