B
Miami Dolphins
Best value of the weekend goes to the Dolphins for Burnip: B.
by Kingkong1819 ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 7 steals
· 2 reaches
When a board-topper like James Burnip slides to Round 7, Pick 8, you do not overthink it, and the Dolphins did not.
They will need Slackman to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.
Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.
Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 13 they get protection for the quarterback at fair value.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Harold Fannin Jr. at the Round 2 slot is the proof. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Andrew Mukuba at the 98th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A minor itch, scratched.
Steal is underselling it; Quinshon Judkins at pick 114 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Circle this one: Barrett Carter at pick No. 133 is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
You do not let a safety like Lathan Ransom reach No. 149 and blink. They did not. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Kyren Lacy at the 154th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
The board fumbled James Burnip all the way to slot 224, and they scooped it up. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Joey Slackman at the 231st overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Garrett Dellinger at the Round 7 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.