B
Miami Dolphins
A solid, sensible weekend for the Dolphins: B.
by HIT ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 4 steals
· 5 reaches
The Dolphins treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending Round 7, Pick 36 on CJ Dippre a full 99 spots early. Good, not great, and the B says as much.
The Gordon II steal is the beam this whole class leans on. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.
Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.
Pick-by-Pick
Nothing to complain about; Abdul Carter went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
A reach on JT Tuimoloau in Round 2, Pick 16; the board had better options right there. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
They did well to land Jake Majors in the 98th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jaeden Roberts. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
They will replay Lathan Ransom at No. 133 for years; that is how good the value is. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Somehow Cam Skattebo was still sitting there in the 149th pick, and they pounced on premier running back value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Chris Paul Jr. at slot 154 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Nick Nash at the Round 6 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Steal is underselling it; Ollie Gordon II at Round 7, Pick 8 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
A big swing on Thor Griffith at pick 231, well ahead of any board in the building. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
CJ Dippre in the 252nd pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
