ScottPawlus'S MOCK DRAFT

ScottPawlus'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 24, 2025

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Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (MIA)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (MIA)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIA)
CJ West
DT Indiana
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (MIA)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (MIA)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (MIA)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIA)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (MIA)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Dolphins.

The Dolphins went off the board in a big way for CJ West, 48 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.

On value alone, Warren makes the weekend a net positive. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with quarterback the one that mattered most.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In pick 13 they get a lockdown presence outside. More want than need.
Pick48 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren in Round 2, Pick 16 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick98 Rnd3 Kevin Winston Jr.
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kevin Winston Jr.. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick116 Rnd4 Jackson Slater
A big swing on Jackson Slater at No. 116, well ahead of any board in the building. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick135 Rnd4 CJ West
A real head-scratcher, CJ West in slot 135 is miles ahead of his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick150 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
By-the-book stuff, O'Donnell Fortune at the 150th pick squarely in line with his ranking. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick155 Rnd5 Willie Lampkin
They reached into another round for Willie Lampkin, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick224 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
Value said wait; Hayden Conner in pick No. 224 says they were not listening. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick231 Rnd7 Donovan Edwards
Somehow Donovan Edwards was still sitting there in pick 231, and they pounced on premier running back value. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick253 Rnd7 Donovan Smith
A straight-up fair deal on Donovan Smith at slot 253, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.