B
Miami Dolphins
The Dolphins let Styles fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.
by SD ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 12 picks
· 4 steals
· 3 reaches
The Dolphins spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Sonny Styles, the No. 51 name on the board, in pick 99.
The phones were where this weekend was really won. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.
The Jones Jr. reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.
A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 14 they get a cornerstone up front, though they paid up to get him. A real need, handled.
Fair-plus on Tyler Booker, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Carson Beck at the 49th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Deontae Lawson in No. 98 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It fills a real need, too.
They will replay Sonny Styles at the Round 3 slot for years; that is how good the value is. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
A tidy little value on Tacario Davis in pick No. 101, a step better than break-even. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Ozzy Trapilo at Round 4, Pick 10 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Gunnar Helm at pick 148 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Antwane Wells Jr.. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Dorian Strong at the 224th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
No drama and no debate, Terion Stewart went about where he belonged in No. 231. A need, and now a little less of one.
No edge and no loss on Power Echols in pick 249; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.