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RUN ON APR 7, 2025

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2025 Miami Dolphins Draft LXXXV

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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (MIA)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (MIA)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (MIA)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIA)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (MIA)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (MIA)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Jackson Hawes Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jackson Hawes
TE Georgia Tech
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIA)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (MIA)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (ARI)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureC
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Dolphins.

There is reaching, and then there is Hayden Conner at the 231st overall pick. The Dolphins jumped the board by 36 and dared it to prove them wrong. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

With edge rusher and linebacker unsolved, spending premium capital on safety is the choice that costs them. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the 16th pick they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick48 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins at pick No. 48 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick78 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Andrew Mukuba. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick98 Rnd3 Kevin Winston Jr.
A want over a need in Round 3, Pick 34: Kevin Winston Jr. adds a safety while edge rusher and linebacker keeps waiting.
Pick116 Rnd4 Kyle McCord
Kyle McCord at No. 116 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick135 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Luke Kandra well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick150 Rnd5 Pat Bryant
Pat Bryant in Round 5, Pick 12 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick155 Rnd5 Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders in the Round 5 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jackson Hawes
A wild overpay on Jackson Hawes in slot 224, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick231 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
Hayden Conner in the 231st pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick253 Rnd7 John Williams
They liked John Williams enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 253. The roster fit checks out.