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ScottPawlus'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 29, 2024

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2025 Acquire Picks

  • ScottPawlus DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIA)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (MIA)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (MIA)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (MIA)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIA)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (MIA)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIA)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (HOU)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (BUF)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (HOU)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NYG)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (BUF)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CAR)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (CAR)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Que Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CAR)
Que Robinson
LB-EDGE Alabama
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (NYG)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NYG)
Nick Nash
QB San Jose State
Jonas Sanker Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NYG)
Jonas Sanker
S Virginia
Kaden Prather Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (NYG)
Kaden Prather
WR Maryland
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB- TradesC FutureB-
The jury is out on the Dolphins. For now, C+.

Nobody had Kurtis Rourke this high, and it is not close. The Dolphins reached 51 spots to get him at pick 84. Call it a C+ and check back in two years.

That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. With wide receiver, edge rusher and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on safety is the choice that costs them.

Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Malaki Starks
In pick No. 20 they get a ballhawk on the back end at fair value. More want than need.
Pick61 Rnd2 Dylan Fairchild
Good price on Dylan Fairchild in slot 61, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick84 Rnd3 Kurtis Rourke
Kurtis Rourke at No. 84 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick98 Rnd3 Jermari Harris
Jermari Harris is a better player than pick 98 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick99 Rnd3 Jake Majors
Nothing to complain about; Jake Majors went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick102 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
No drama and no debate, Luke Kandra went about where he belonged in Round 4, Pick 1. The roster fit checks out.
Pick108 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
A curious use of the 108th pick. Wide receiver, edge rusher and other spots needed the pick; a safety in Andrew Mukuba did not.
Pick110 Rnd4 Daylen Everette
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the Round 4 slot on Daylen Everette with wide receiver, edge rusher and other spots unsolved.
Pick149 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
No edge and no loss on DeMonte Capehart in Round 5, Pick 11; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.