DOLPHINS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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Miami Dolphins

The Dolphins kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

by 2024 · 2025 NFL Draft · 10 picks · 5 steals · 3 reaches
Value B
Need B-
Trades B-
Future B-

The Dolphins went off the board in a big way for Elijhah Badger, 52 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

Taylor at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.13 · Pick 13 · Nick Emmanwori · S · rank 9
Good price on Nick Emmanwori in slot 13, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R2.17 · Pick 49 · Jack Sawyer · DE · rank 26
You do not let an edge rusher like Jack Sawyer reach the 49th overall pick and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.34 · Pick 98 · JT Tuimoloau · DE · rank 61
Circle this one: JT Tuimoloau at pick No. 98 is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.35 · Pick 99 · Luke Kandra · OG · rank 114
A conviction pick on Luke Kandra at the 99th pick that the board grades a round light. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R4.15 · Pick 116 · Barrett Carter · LB · rank 87
Barrett Carter at pick 116 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R5.13 · Pick 151 · Mason Taylor · TE · rank 104
Steal is underselling it; Mason Taylor at the Round 5 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R5.21 · Pick 159 · Ricky White III · WR · rank 201
Ricky White III in No. 159 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R7.11 · Pick 225 · Clay Webb · OG · rank 226
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Clay Webb. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R7.19 · Pick 233 · Elijhah Badger · WR · rank 285
A wild overpay on Elijhah Badger in the Round 7 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R7.37 · Pick 251 · Terrance Ferguson · TE · rank 222
They barely believed it either: Terrance Ferguson still on the board at pick No. 251. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.